Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN QROVCR SKLCRS AwoII(cI ommrl. Honorrblo Boaor lhrriaon, Jr,, Direotor Dopartmnt oi publlo said7 Camp Ubrr Aurtln, Tour Dear slrr opinion NO. 04968 . Your request ror our reada aa r0110w0; qulrmd to rsoun a oonmoroial eporator’r UWnw- in order to drirr an orrlo~al oommer~lal motor' rohlolo in ruoh 8erTio..w iion, domsr Carriron, Jr., paw 2 Artlole 6687b, Vernon’8 Annotated Civil statutea, pro- rldrr In part a8 rollour: mSrotlon 1. Dofinltlon of word8 and phraoa8. "Thr rollowing word8 and phr8rrr wh8n urod in thlr Aot rhell, ior the purpoao of thlr Aot, ha10 the roeenning8 re8peotlrslp rrorlbed to then in this title. n* * + “(1) *DriverI Avery person rho driven or ID In eotu81 phyrloal oontrol or a vehlole. "(m) *Operator.* Avery perlon, Other then a chauffeur or ooamerolal operator, who 18 in eotual phyrloel oontrol of a motor vehlols upon e highway. "(n) ~Oomerolal Operator.* Avery pereon who I8 the driver of e motor rehlole dsrlgned or ueed for the treceportatlon of property, lnoludlng all vehicle8 u8ed for dallrery purpoaea, while aaid vehicle I8 being ueed for ooaneroial or delivery purpoao 8. "(0) @chearreur.t krery perron who I8 the drlrer for wages, compensation, or hlre, or for fare, of a motor vehicle transporting passenger8. *(q) tKIghway.* The rntfre width between property liner or any road, atreet, way, thorough- fare, or bridge In thI8 State not privately owned or oontrolled, when MY part thereof 18 open to the publio for vehloular trefflo and oler whioh the State her legislative jurlrdiotlon under It8 police powsr. "380. 2. Drivers must h8ve lioen.ae. "(a) No pormon, sxoept tho8e hereinafter er- preerly exempted, shall drirr my motor Vohiole Upon a highway In thin State unlrre auoh perron ha8 8 valid lIOen8e a8 an operator, a oomaerolel operator, or a Ohauftour under the prorlrionr of thI8 AOt. Honorabla Uomer OIrrIaon, Jr., pagr ) .(b) Any pornon holding 8 valid OhaUffOWD or oommrolrl oporator~a 11oenrr hsrmnber mod not pro- oazm an oper8tor~8 lloen8a. '8.0. 3.ifb Q@ a tr DO DKtD r.lXOIPQt frO!A liOOn8O. .Thr rollow1ng perronr are lxampt rroa liornn hOrNSid8rl I* * *provided, hoverer, It ahall not be neoea- lery for an employ00 0r any lnoorporated olty, town, Ot V1118gO Of thin 8tDt0, Or OOunty Of thin Stetr, whan holding an oprrator~r permit, to obtain 8 oheufrrur~r lloenar in order to oprata an orrioiai motor rehlola In the 0err10r or 8UOh lnoorporetrd oity, town, VilhIgD, Or DOUtyi" It 18 OUlTOpinion that the abarr quoted QrO~iDiOllD Of raid statute .-- require an employee a... of -. an . lnoorporsted . oltg, rown ) rXrlag8, or oounty or tnia stat0 fo reourr a oommer- olel operatorto lloensr In order to drive an o~riolal oommerolel motor rehlolr In luoh 8erliOo. Your attention 18 dlrrotrd to SUbdf~iDiOIi6 or Sootlon 3 0r leld atatuk, howsrer, an to omrtainperaonr who am exempt from 011 requirement8 roletlro to DeOUriXiga driver'8 llomneo, aaid Subdil18iOn 6 roadin& 88 fOiiOW8t "&iy perron in thr Armed ~oroor or thr United StDtOD who 18 on loeTa or rurlough or rho a8p b8 temporarily ebaent from hi8 or her port or duty, or who ha8 been honorably dirohargrd from the Armed For0438 or the united stat08 0r herion for not nor0 than 81x (6) monthr~ prorldod, however, that thI8 lxamption ahall rxtond only until tha 00888tion Of hoDtiliti.8 lo.the QrO6Ont Wu Mkd for on8 year there8ftrr.W Honorable Boater ~arrlron, Jr., paga r, WD trU8t that the 8bOV8 DDtiDfDOtOrii~ 8ll8U.rD TOUr lnqulrr. Your8 very truly, ATToRNJcY OAWRAL OF Tli;xAs BY