§ 31-7-304 — Issuance; classifications and endorsements

(a) Commercial driver's licenses may be issued with the
following classifications and endorsements. The holder of a
valid commercial driver's license may drive all vehicles in the
class for which that license is issued and all lesser classes of
vehicles except motorcycles and vehicles which require a
separate endorsement, unless the proper endorsement appears on
the license:
(i) Classifications:
(A) Class "A" consists of any combination of
vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of twenty-six
thousand one (26,001) pounds or more, provided the gross vehicle
weight rating of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is in
excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds;
(B) Class "B" consists of any single vehicle
with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one
(26,001) or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle
which is not in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds;
(C) Class "C" consists of any single vehicle or
combination of vehicles that does not meet the definition of a
class "A" or class "B" vehicle as contained herein, but that
either is designed to transport sixteen (16) or more passengers
including the driver or is placarded for transportation of
hazardous materials.
(ii) The following driver's license endorsements are
special authorizations permitting the driver to operate certain
types of motor vehicles or transport certain types of cargo if
the endorsement is displayed on the driver's license:
(A) "H" authorizes the operation of a vehicle
transporting hazardous materials, provided that the licensed
driver has attained the age of eighteen (18) years;
(B) "N" authorizes the operation of a vehicle
which is designed to transport as its primary cargo any liquid,
bulk or gaseous material within a tank having a designed
capacity of one thousand (1,000) gallons or more and attached to
the vehicle;
(C) "P" authorizes the driver to operate a bus
or any motor vehicle as defined in W.S. 31-7-102(a)(iii) used
for the transportation of passengers, providing the licensed
driver has attained the age of eighteen (18) years;
(D) "T" authorizes a class "A" vehicle to be
operated while pulling more than one (1) trailer;
(E) "X" represents a combination of "H" and "N"
endorsements;
(F) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 11, § 2.
(G) "S" authorizes the driver to operate a bus
or any motor vehicle as defined in W.S. 31-7-102(a)(iii) used
for the transportation of preschool, elementary or secondary
school students from home to school, school to home or to and
from school sponsored events.
(b) Before issuing a commercial driver's license, the
department shall obtain driving record information through the
commercial driver license information system, through the
National Driver Register, and from each state in which the
person has been licensed.
(c) Within ten (10) days after issuing a commercial
driver's license, the department shall notify the commercial
driver license information system of the issuance and provide
all information required to ensure identification of the person.
(d) The commercial driver's license shall expire as
provided by W.S. 31-7-119.
(e) When applying for renewal of a commercial driver's
license, the applicant must complete the application form
required by W.S. 31-7-111 and provide updated information and
required certifications. The written test for a hazardous
materials endorsement must be taken and passed if the person
wants to retain an "H" endorsement.
(f) Before issuing or renewing a commercial driver's
license or at any time before an applicant's current federal
medical qualification certificate expires, the department shall
require that the applicant present a current federal medical
qualification certificate.
(g) Before applying for a commercial driver's license, an
applicant shall have held a commercial learner's permit in this
state or another state for not less than fourteen (14) days.