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
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion