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SECTION : INTRODUCTION

COMMERCIAL LICENSE & PERMIT FEES RESTRICTION CODES
– COMMERCIAL
Type Term Fee
CLASSIFICATIONS
CDL License Class A, B 8 years $32
E No Manual Transmission Equipped CMV
CDL Learner’s Permit AP, BP 365 days $10 K Intrastate Commerce Only
CDL Application $35 L Without Air-Brakes
CDL Road Skills Test* $50 M No Class A Passenger Buses
N No Class A or B Passenger Buses
CDL Endorsements “Term of License w/o Hazmat” $5 each
O No Tractor Trailer CMV
NOTE: If you possess a Hazmat Endorsement, it will expire on the Threat Assessment Date which is a
maximum of 5 years. The fee is $20. *After Feb. 7, 2022, applicants must complete Entry-Level Driver P No Passengers in CMV bus
Training (ELDT) before scheduling a roadtest. V Medical Variance
COMMERCIAL CLASSES X No Cargo in CMV Tank Vehicle
Class Purpose
Y Hearing Aid Required
Truck trailer or tractor-semi trailer combination in which the combination weight
exceeds 26,001 pounds and the unit being towed exceeds 10,000 pounds. Class Z No Full Air Brake
A driver may operate vehicles in Class B and C with required endorsements. Ap-
Class A plicants must possess a Class C driver’s license before obtaining a Class A and
be at least 18 years of age. COMMERCIAL CLASS
A single driver’s license, with a combination of classifications, will be issued to ENDORSEMENTS
qualified persons who wish to drive various types of vehicles. C For-Hire
Class AP Class A Commercial Learner’s Permit Passenger Vehicles (sixteen or more,
P
Single vehicles weighing 26,001 or more pounds and the unit being towed is including driver)
less than 10,000 pounds. A class B driver may operate motor vehicles included T Double/Triple-Trailers
Class B within Class C. Tanker and Hazardous (not qualified for
Applicants must possess a Class C driver’s license prior to obtaining a Class B X Permits)
driver’s license and be at least 18 years of age.
Class BP Class B Commercial Learner’s Permit H Hazardous Materials Haulers
(not qualified for Permits)
Class ‘C’ Commercial Driver’s Licenses are issued only if the vehicle is designed to S School Bus
Class C transport sixteen or more passengers (including the driver), or utilized to transport
hazardous materials in quantities that require placarding. N Tank Vehicles

THE “MOVE OVER” LAW

Georgia’s “Move Over” Law helps ensure highway safety for motorists, emergency personnel,
active sanitation workers, and utility service workers when their vehicles How does the “Move
are stopped on the side of the roadway. Over” Law make a
This law was created to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities to
police officers, paramedics, firefighters, wrecker operators, and high- difference?
way maintenance workers by maintaining an open buffer lane between
passing highway traffic and authorized roadside emergency vehicles • Thirty percent of all crashes occur as the
displaying flashing yellow, amber, white, red, or blue lights. It was result of another crash.
amended to include active sanitation workers and utility service workers • Providing a buffer lane for these vehicles
who are utilizing traffic cones and/or vehicles displaying flashing lights. parked on the roadway shoulder actually
In Georgia, this law requires motorists to: reduces the risk of another crash.
• Move Over to the next lane if safely possible; Safely change lanes • When the required clearance is given
• If unable to Move Over, then Slow Down below the speed limit when approaching any to roadside these types of vehicles, the
emergency, sanitation, or
and be prepared to stop. utility service vehicle. margin of safety is increased, not only

for public safety, emergency personnel,
This law applies to any emergency vehicle, sanitation, or utility active sanitation workers, and utility
service parked on the shoulder of the roadway. service workers, but for motorists and
their passengers as well.
Why was the “Move Over” Law Passed? It’s the Law!
• Because it saves lives. The “Move Over” • More police officers
Law helps maintain traffic flow and are killed by traffic • Violations can result in a fine of no more
protect the safety of motorists, emergency crashes than in than $500 for the first offense.
personnel, active sanitation workers, and any other line-of-duty cause of death.
utility service workers. • The “Move Over” Law is another reason
More than one fourth of those killed are to slow down on the highways and,
• Vehicles parked on the side of the roadway struck by passing vehicles while they work interstates, and roadways.
are vulnerable to crashes even when outside their patrol cars.
emergency lights are flashing.

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