# N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-06: 39-06.2-06. Commercial driver's license required > North Dakota · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-06 ## Section - **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-06 - **Heading:** 39-06.2-06. Commercial driver's license required - **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** ND Code / Title 39 / Chapter 39-06.2 / Section 39-06.2-06 ## Text 39-06.2-06. Commercial driver's license required 1. Except when driving under a commercial learner's permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver's license valid for the vehicle being driven, an individual may not drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state unless the individual holds and is in immediate possession of a commercial driver's license with applicable endorsements valid for the vehicle the individual is driving. This subsection does not apply when the vehicle being driven: a. Is a house car or a vehicle towing a travel trailer being used solely for personal rather than commercial purposes. b. Constitutes emergency or firefighting equipment necessary to the preservation of life or property. c. Is being driven for military purposes, subject to any limitations imposed by title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, part 383.3(c). d. Is a covered farm vehicle as defined in this chapter. 2. An individual may not drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways of this state while the individual's driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or canceled, while subject to a disqualification. 3. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to farm-to-market operations by farmers, but only with respect to those operators of a farm vehicle that is: a. Controlled and operated by a farmer. b. Used to transport agricultural products, including trees; farm machines; or farm supplies, to or from a farm. c. Not used in the operations of a common or contract carrier. d. Used within one hundred fifty miles [241.40 kilometers] of the individual's farm. 4. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to an individual employed by and operating a vehicle at the request of and within a political subdivision, with a population of less than three thousand, during an emergency declared by that political subdivision for the removal of snow and ice. This waiver only applies when the regularly employed driver is unavailable or the employing political subdivision determines additional assistance is required. 5. Pursuant to the limitations imposed by title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, part 383.3, the required knowledge and skills tests may be waived and a restricted commercial driver's license issued for a single period of two hundred ten days or two periods of one hundred five days within a calendar year to employees of agrichemical businesses, custom harvesters, farm retail outlets and suppliers, including retailers and suppliers of trees, and livestock feeders. 6. Pursuant to the limitations imposed by title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, part 383.3, the holder of a class A commercial driver's license is exempt from the hazardous materials endorsement, if the licenseholder is: a. Acting within the scope of the licenseholder's employment, and within the state of domicile, or another state with a hazardous materials enforcement exemption, as an employee of a custom harvester operation, agrichemical business, farm retail outlet and supplier, or livestock feeder; and b. Operating a service vehicle that is transporting diesel in a quantity of one thousand gallons [3785 liters] or less which is clearly marked with "flammable" or "combustible" placard, as appropriate. 7. In accordance with title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, part 384, section 230, the department may not issue a commercial driver's license to an individual who obtains a commercial learner's permit unless the individual complies with title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, part 380, subpart F. ## Nearby sections - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-01 39-06.2-01. Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-01.md) - [N.D. Cent. 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