A. A commercial driver's instruction permit may be issued to an individual who holds a valid driver's license.B. The commercial driver's instruction permit may be issued for a period not to exceed one year; provided that a knowledge exam is passed prior to each issuance. The holder of a commercial driver's instruction permit may drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway only when accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver's license valid for the type of vehicle driven, who occupies a seat beside the individual for the purpose of giving instruction in driving the commercial motor vehicle.History: Laws 1989, ch. 14, § 11; 2022, ch. 24, § 4. ANNOTATIONSThe 2022 amendment, effective January 1, 2023, extended the period of time for which a commercial driver's instruction permit may be issued, from six months to one year, provided that a knowledge exam is passed prior to each issuance; and in Subsection B, after 'not to exceed', deleted 'six months. Only one renewal or reissuance may be granted within a two-year period' and added 'one year; provided that a knowledge exam is passed prior to each issuance'.
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