Sec. 522.014. PERMIT. (a) The department may issue a commercial learner's permit to an individual who:
(1) has been issued a driver's license by the department; and
(2) has passed the vision and written tests required for the class of vehicle to be driven.
(b) A commercial learner's permit must be a separate document from a driver's license or a commercial driver's license.
(c) The issuance of a commercial learner's permit is required for:
(1) the initial issuance of a commercial driver's license; or
(2) the upgrade in classification of a commercial driver's license that requires a skills test.
(d) A commercial learner's permit holder may not take a commercial driver's license skills test before the 15th day after the date of the issuance of the permit.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 752 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2016.
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