14-36a-2

Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies


Sec. 14-36a-2. Issuance of a driver's license bearing restrictions

The commissioner may issue a driver's license bearing one or more of the following restrictions:

"A" – restricts the licensee in the operation of student transportation vehicles to transportation of students to school sponsored activities only;

"B" – restricts the licensee to operation of motor vehicles only when such licensee is using corrective lenses;

"C" – restricts the licensee to the operation of motor vehicles only when such motor vehicles are equipped with special controls or equipment;

"D" – restricts the licensee to operation of motor vehicles only when such licensee is employing a prosthetic aid;

"E" – restricts the licensee to operation of motor vehicles only when such motor vehicles are equipped with an automatic transmission;

"F" – restricts the licensee to operation of motor vehicles only when such motor vehicles are equipped with dual external mirrors;

"G" – restricts the licensee to operation of motor vehicles only during periods of daylight;

"K" – restricts the licensee to the operation of commercial motor vehicles within this state as authorized in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, section 383.153(a)(10), including, but not limited to, all licensees who are eighteen years of age or older but younger than twenty-one years of age;

"L" – restricts the licensee to the operation of commercial motor vehicles that are not equipped with air brakes, in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section 383.95;

"M" – restricts the licensee, in the operation of commercial motor vehicles requiring a passenger (P) endorsement, to only those vehicles listed in Group B or Group C of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section 383.91;

"N" – restricts the licensee, in the operation of commercial motor vehicles requiring a passenger (P) endorsement, to only those vehicles listed in Group C of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section 383.91;

"R" – restricts the licensee to operation of motor vehicles on roadways that are not limited access highways;

"U" – restricts the licensee to operation of commercial motor vehicles only when such licensee is using an operable hearing aid;

"V" – indicates the existence of a medical variance, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, on the medical certificate of the operator of a commercial motor vehicle, such as an exemption, Skill Performance Evaluation (SPE) certification, or grandfathering provision in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section 391.49 or 391.64, thereby requiring the licensee to have in his or her possession the original or copy of the medical variance documentation at all times while on duty; and

"W" –indicates the licensee has qualified for a medical waiver for the operation of an intrastate commercial motor vehicle based upon medical certification or a Skill Performance Evaluation.

(Adopted effective July 19, 2005; Amended July 26, 2012)