Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1966 )

BE Y GENERAL
AUSTXN. TEXAS 787
February 23, 1966
Honorable Homer Garrison, Jr. Opinion NO. c-623
Director
Department of Public Safety Construction of Article
Austin, Texas E&b Section l(n) V C S
and Aiticle 6687b, ~ection'3,
Subsection 4a, as to whether
the operators of certain enu-
merated motor vehicles and
combinations of such vehicles
and trailers are required to
have a commercial operator's
Dear Sir: license.
In your apinion request you ask whether or not an
operator of a pickup truck, panel delivery truck,,station
wagon, carry-all truck or passenger automobile when operated
in combination with a trailer or trailers, is required to
have a commercial operator's license, when operating such
combination for commercial or delivery purposes.
Acts, 59th De islature, 1965, Chapter 350 P. 752,
which amends Article 6g87b, Section 3, Subsection 4a, Ver-
non's Civil Statutes, provides as follows:
"A Derson oneratina a truck with a
manufa‘cturer's-ratedcarrying capacity
not to exceed 2,000 pounds, which is in-
tended to include trucks commonly known
as pickup trucks, panel delivery-trucks,
station wagons. and carrv-all trucks. who
holds an operator's license shall not be
required to obtain a commercial operator's
license. " (Emphasis added.)
It is the opinion of this office that the addition
of a trailer or trailers to one of the enumerated vehicles
does not alter the manufacturer's rated carrying capacity;
therefore, the operator of such vehicle is not required to
obtain a commercial operatorts license when he holds an
operator's license.
SUMMARY
A person operating a pickup truck,
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Honorable Homer Garrison, Jr., page 2 (c-623)
panel delivery truck, station wagon or txrry-
all truck with a manufacturer's rated c8rr.p
ing capacity of 2,000 pounds or lee6 la not
required to obtain a commercial operator's
license when he holds an operator's license
regardless of whether or not said vehicle IS
operated in combination with one or more
trailers.
Your6 very truly,
WAGGO@R CARR
al of Texas
orney General
REO/bd/br
APPROVED:
OPINION COMMITTEE
W. V. Geppert, Chairman
Carlos Vela
Malcolm Quick
Pat Bailey
Sam L. Kelley~
APPROVED FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
By: T. B. Wright
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