(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), every person who drives a commercial motor vehicle in this state is required to possess a valid commercial driver license issued in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) The following persons are exempt from the requirement to obtain a commercial driver license:
(a) Drivers of authorized emergency vehicles.
(b) Military personnel driving vehicles operated for military purposes.
(c)1. Farmers transporting agricultural products, farm supplies, or farm machinery to or from their farms and within 150 miles of their farms, if the vehicle operated under this exemption is not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier.
2. Drivers of covered farm vehicles, as defined in s. 316.003, if the vehicles are operated in accordance with s. 316.302(3).
(d) Drivers of recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01.
(e) Drivers who operate straight trucks, as defined in s. 316.003, and who are transporting exclusively their own tangible personal property, which is not for sale.
(f) Employees of a publicly owned transit system who are limited to moving vehicles for maintenance or parking purposes exclusively within the restricted-access confines of a transit system’s property.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), all drivers of for-hire commercial motor vehicles are required to possess a valid commercial driver license issued in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(4) A resident who is exempt from obtaining a commercial driver license pursuant to paragraph (2)(b), paragraph (2)(d), paragraph (2)(e), or paragraph (2)(f) may drive a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to the exemption granted in paragraph (2)(b), paragraph (2)(d), paragraph (2)(e), or paragraph (2)(f) if he or she possesses a valid Class E driver license or a military license.
(5) The department shall adopt rules and enter into necessary agreements with other jurisdictions to provide for the operation of commercial vehicles by nonresidents pursuant to the exemption granted in subsection (2).
History.—s. 4, ch. 89-282; s. 23, ch. 94-237; s. 86, ch. 94-306; s. 942, ch. 95-148; s. 27, ch. 96-413; s. 11, ch. 97-280; s. 35, ch. 97-300; s. 88, ch. 2005-164; s. 16, ch. 2012-128; s. 60, ch. 2012-181; s. 3, ch. 2016-115.
Structure Florida Statutes
322.02 - Legislative Intent; Administration.
322.0255 - Florida Motorcycle Safety Education Program.
322.03 - Drivers Must Be Licensed; Penalties.
322.031 - Nonresident; When License Required.
322.032 - Digital Proof of Driver License or Identification Card.
322.04 - Persons Exempt From Obtaining Driver License.
322.05 - Persons Not to Be Licensed.
322.051 - Identification Cards.
322.058 - Suspension of Driving Privilege Due to Support Delinquency; Reinstatement.
322.059 - Mandatory Surrender of Suspended Driver License and Registration.
322.0602 - Youthful Drunk Driver Visitation Program.
322.065 - Driver License Expired for 6 Months or Less; Penalties.
322.07 - Instruction Permits and Temporary Licenses.
322.08 - Application for License; Requirements for License and Identification Card Forms.
322.081 - Requests to Establish Voluntary Checkoff on Driver License Application.
322.09 - Application of Minors; Responsibility for Negligence or Misconduct of Minor.
322.091 - Attendance Requirements.
322.095 - Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education Program for Driver License Applicants.
322.10 - Release From Liability.
322.11 - Revocation of License Upon Death of Person Signing Minor’s Application.
322.12 - Examination of Applicants.
322.121 - Periodic Reexamination of All Drivers.
322.125 - Medical Advisory Board.
322.126 - Report of Disability to Department; Content; Use.
322.13 - Driver License Examiners.
322.135 - Driver License Agents.
322.14 - Licenses Issued to Drivers.
322.141 - Color or Markings of Certain Licenses or Identification Cards.
322.142 - Color Photographic or Digital Imaged Licenses.
322.143 - Use of a Driver License or Identification Card.
322.15 - License to Be Carried and Exhibited on Demand; Fingerprint to Be Imprinted Upon a Citation.
322.16 - License Restrictions.
322.161 - High-Risk Drivers; Restricted Licenses.
322.1615 - Learner’s Driver License.
322.17 - Replacement Licenses and Permits.
322.18 - Original Applications, Licenses, and Renewals; Expiration of Licenses; Delinquent Licenses.
322.19 - Change of Address or Name.
322.20 - Records of the Department; Fees; Destruction of Records.
322.201 - Records as Evidence.
322.202 - Admission of Evidence Obtained From the Division of Motorist Services.
322.21 - License Fees; Procedure for Handling and Collecting Fees.
322.22 - Authority of Department to Cancel or Refuse to Issue or Renew License.
322.221 - Department May Require Reexamination.
322.23 - Suspending Privileges of Nonresidents and Reporting Convictions.
322.24 - Suspending Resident’s License Upon Conviction in Another State.
322.25 - When Court to Forward License to Department and Report Convictions.
322.2505 - Court to Forward License of Person Adjudicated Incapacitated to Department.
322.251 - Notice of Cancellation, Suspension, Revocation, or Disqualification of License.
322.26 - Mandatory Revocation of License by Department.
322.2615 - Suspension of License; Right to Review.
322.26151 - Review of Materials Submitted by Law Enforcement Officer.
322.2616 - Suspension of License; Persons Under 21 Years of Age; Right to Review.
322.264 - “Habitual Traffic Offender” Defined.
322.27 - Authority of Department to Suspend or Revoke Driver License or Identification Card.
322.271 - Authority to Modify Revocation, Cancellation, or Suspension Order.
322.2715 - Ignition Interlock Device.
322.274 - Automatic Revocation of Driver License.
322.276 - Out-of-State Sanctions; Issuance of License.
322.28 - Period of Suspension or Revocation.
322.283 - Commencement of Period of Suspension or Revocation for Incarcerated Offenders.
322.29 - Surrender and Return of License.
322.292 - Dui Programs Supervision; Powers and Duties of the Department.
322.293 - Dui Programs; Assessment; Disposition.
322.32 - Unlawful Use of License.
322.33 - Making False Affidavit Perjury.
322.34 - Driving While License Suspended, Revoked, Canceled, or Disqualified.
322.341 - Driving While License Permanently Revoked.
322.35 - Permitting Unauthorized Minor to Drive.
322.36 - Permitting Unauthorized Operator to Drive.
322.37 - Employing Unlicensed Driver.
322.38 - Renting Motor Vehicle to Another.
322.41 - Local Issuance of Driver Licenses Prohibited.
322.42 - Construction of Chapter.
322.44 - Driver License Compact.
322.45 - Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Duty.
322.46 - Compact Administrator.
322.47 - Executive Head Defined.
322.48 - Review of Employee’s Acts.
322.50 - Nonresident Violator Compact.
322.52 - Conflict With Other Laws.
322.53 - License Required; Exemptions.
322.56 - Contracts for Administration of Driver License Examination.
322.57 - Tests of Knowledge Concerning Specified Vehicles; Endorsement; Nonresidents; Violations.
322.59 - Possession of Medical Examiner’s Certificate.
322.61 - Disqualification From Operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle.
322.62 - Driving Under the Influence; Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.
322.63 - Alcohol or Drug Testing; Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.
322.65 - Driver License Record Exchange.
322.66 - Vehicles Permitted to Be Driven During Driving Skills Tests.