Section 5. (A) Except when driving under a learner's permit to operate a commercial vehicle and accompanied by the holder of a license to operate a commercial motor vehicle valid for the vehicle being driven, no person may drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the person holds and is in immediate possession of a license to operate a commercial motor vehicle valid for the vehicle they are driving.
(B) No person may operate a commercial motor vehicle while their driving privilege is suspended, revoked, cancelled, subject to a disqualification, or in violation of an out of service order.
(C) The registrar may promulgate regulations granting waivers consistent with federal law.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XIV - Public Ways and Works
Chapter 90f - Uniform Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicles Act
Section 2 - Single Commercial Driver License; Licensing by Other Jurisdictions
Section 6 - Commercial Driver Licensing; Testing Procedures
Section 7 - Commercial Driver License Applications
Section 8 - Commercial Driver Licenses; Issuance; Expiration; Renewal
Section 9 - Disqualification From Operating Commercial Motor Vehicles
Section 11 - Consent to Alcohol and Other Drug Tests; Test Refusal; Disqualification From Driving
Section 13 - Driving Record Information From Registrar; Recording of Convictions
Section 14 - Registrar; Rules and Regulations
Section 15 - Registrar; Agreements, Arrangements or Declarations
Section 16 - Commercial Driver Licenses Issued in Canada or Mexico