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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Homer Garrison, Jr.,, Dtreator
Departlarnt of rublio Safety
Camp hiabry
Austin, Texer
Dear Sir! Opinion No. o-6987
Your request for our e above questions
read8 ar follow81
o truok driven by a
mob ambulanos or &arm
when on11 a part of hi8
irfng ruoh 8utomobilei”
87b, Vernon’8 Annotated Civil Statutes,
ae follow8l
waotion 1. Detlnitlon of worda and phraser.
*The rouowing word8 ana phrase8 when u80a
a thi8 Aot shall, for the purpoas of thir Aot,
have the meanLng8 re8peotiVsly a8oribed t0 them
in this title.
881
Hon. HOIUerGarri8On, page 2
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"(1) tDrirrr.c mory perron who briVO8 or 18 ln
aotual phyrioal oontrol oi a vrhiolr.
"(la) 'Operator.@ Every person, other than a
0hwr0ur or oommerolal operator, who 18 In aotual
phyrioal oontrol~oi a motor rehiolr upon a highway.
'*(n) ~Oomerolal Operator.' Every perron who 18
thr driver of a motor vehiole berignea cmmsea ror
ths tran8portation of pMperty inoluding al]. vehioler
used for delivery purpo888, while 8aia vehlole 18 bdng
UWa ror oomaeroial or belivery purpoeer.
“(0) *ChaufS8url Every perron who is the driver
for wage8 oompenration or hire, or ior fare, oi a
motor vehiole tranrporting p~888IlgOrfi.
a ** l
“(q) ‘rflghway.~ The entire width between property
line8 of any road, ntreet, way, thoroughfare, or bridge
in this State not privately owned or oontrolled, when
any psrt thereof ir open to the publio for vehioular
trarfio and over whioh the Stat.0 ha8 legialatlv~ jurie-
alotion under it8 polioe power.*'
"980, z. Drivers must have lioense.
*(a) No perronb exoopt tho8r horelnaiter expre88lp
lqmptsd,~ shall drive any motor vehiole u on a highway
in thi8 Stat. Utl1OU8 8UOh Qer8OIlh88 l vaP id liOWW@ 88
an operator, a oomaeroial operator, or a ohatifeur under
the prO7i8iOll8 Of thi8 Aotr
“(b) Any person boiaing a valid ohaufreuP8 or
oomaerolal operator’8 lioenn henuaaer neea not proour
an operator'8 liosnr*:~
r* * *
'SOO. 3. '#betperronr are exe@ from lioem8e.
-The follawlng per80118 are exempt from liOen80
hersunder
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882
aOn. HOmer Garri8on, Jr., page 3
*+ * *provided, howovor, It rb811 not br tmoe8-~
aary for an eaployer or any Inoorporatra olty, town,
or vlllagr or thi8 St8t8, or oounty or thi8 state,
when holding an opentort per&t, to obkiri a
ohaufr*ur,r lIoen8e in order to operatr m orrl0lal
motor vahlolr In tha rerrlor of 8uoh Inoorporatod
olty, tovm, villago, or oounty:*
It 18 014 Opinion that th0 above qUOt@d prOVi8iOn8 Oi
raid statute requlro the drltor or a olty-0wnrd fir0 truok
to h8vs 8n operator*8 lIorn88 , unlr88 ho 8hO8dy h4l8 8 Valid
ohaurreur~r or oof8a8raIaloperrtor*8 lloen80. If uld drlvor
ha8 aither a valid ohautfrur'8 or oommeroial operator’8 110
oenle, he 18 not rrquizvd to 8180 harr 85 operatort ltoenre.
A8 to your quO8tion No. 2, w8 are of the opinion that
the uoted provlaiona of raid rtatuk require the driver Of
lnbul8nor or he8rsa to have a ohaurreur,r
a pr4r a tely -o wned
lioenre . The faot that 8uOh driver performedOther autler
and that the driving of 8aid ambulanor or heam. wa8 only a
part 0r hi8 aUti88 would not make any differmoe, a8 ha I8
required to have 8 lloenre when he I8 In aotual phy8leal
oontrol of a motor vehlolr upon a highway for any period or
time.
Your att8ntlon I8 dlnoted to Subdivialon 6 of geotlon 3
or raid
Itatute, however a8 to oertaln pr8onr who 8r0 exempt
rrof8all r8qulre08ntr rdatii. to reourlng a &river'8 lioense,
laid SubdIvIrIon 6 I'.ading88 fOiiOW8:
'Any porron In thr A.rtmd yOZ'o.8or the United
Stat88 who i8 on leave or furlough or who m8y br
temponrily abwnt rrcm hlr or her post or duty,
or who ha8 boon honorably dIroharg8d from the
drmodPoroea of the United State8 of Aarsrloa for
not more than rlx (6) month81 provided, holever,
that thI8 exemption rhall extend Only until the
omrsatlon or ho8tllItIea In the present war and
for one year thrrcafter.r
/7." ..~ ., :.:j Your8 very truly,
,& u ATTOBMY GiJUUL OP T&AS
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