[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR383.93]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 383--COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart F--Vehicle Groups and Endorsements
 
Sec. 383.93  Endorsements.

    (a) General. In addition to taking and passing the knowledge and 
skills tests described in subpart G of this part, all persons who 
operate or expect to operate the type(s) of motor vehicles described in 
paragraph (b) of this section shall take and pass specialized tests to 
obtain each endorsement. The State shall issue CDL endorsements only to 
drivers who successfully complete the tests.
    (b) Endorsement descriptions. An operator must obtain State-issued 
endorsements to his/her CDL to operate commercial motor vehicles which 
are:
    (1) Double/triple trailers;
    (2) Passenger vehicles;
    (3) Tank vehicles;
    (4) Required to be placarded for hazardous materials; or
    (5) School buses.
    (c) Endorsement testing requirements. The following tests are 
required for the endorsements contained in paragraph (b) of this 
section:
    (1) Double/Triple Trailers--a knowledge test;
    (2) Passenger--a knowledge and a skills test;
    (3) Tank vehicle--a knowledge test;
    (4) Hazardous Materials--a knowledge test; and
    (5) School bus--a knowledge and a skills test.

[53 FR 27651, July 21, 1988, as amended at 67 FR 49760, July 31, 2002]