(a) No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the person holds a valid commercial driver’s license and valid applicable endorsements and restrictions for the vehicle the person is driving, except when driving under a commercial learner’s permit and accompanied by the holder of a valid commercial driver’s license for the vehicle being driven.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-235

  • Disqualification: means any of the following three actions:

    (1) The suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a commercial driver's license by the state or jurisdiction of issuance;

    (2) Any withdrawal of a person's privileges to drive a commercial motor vehicle by a state or other jurisdiction as the result of a violation of state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than parking, vehicle weight, or vehicle defect violations); or

    (3) A determination by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that a person is not qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle under Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations Part 391. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-231

  • Out-of-service order: means a declaration by an authorized enforcement officer of a federal, state, Canadian, Mexican, or local jurisdiction that a driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor carrier operation is out-of-service pursuant to Section 386. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-231
(b) No person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver’s license in such person’s possession.
(c) No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle while the person’s driver’s license or permit is suspended, revoked, or canceled, or while subject to a disqualification.
(d) No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order.