{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-32-6-49.61","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 32-6-49.61","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:\n(1) COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE (CDL). A license issued to an individual in accordance with the requirements of this article, which authorizes the individual to drive a class of commercial motor vehicles.\n(2) COMMERCIAL LEARNER PERMIT (CLP). A permit issued to an individual by a state or other jurisdiction of domicile, in accordance with the standards contained in 49 C.F.R. Part 383, which, when carried with a valid driver license issued by the same state or jurisdiction, authorizes the individual to operate a class of a commercial motor vehicle when accompanied by a holder of a valid CDL for purposes of behind-the-wheel training.\n(3) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE. The term as defined under Section 32-6-49.3.\n(4) FOREIGN GOVERNMENT. Any jurisdiction other than a state, territory, province, or possession of the United States.\n(5) PUBLIC DOCUMENT. a. All official books, papers, exhibits, or records of any type required by law to be created by or received and retained in a governmental office or agency, affording notice or information to the public or constituting a memorial of an act or transaction of a public office or public servant.\nb. A license, certificate, permit, seal, title, letter of patent, or similar document issued by a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a foreign government engaged in a reciprocal treaty or memorandum of understanding with the United States.","path":["Title 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 6 Licenses and Registration.","Article 1A Uniform Commercial Driver License Act.","Division 3"],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=32-6-49.61","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-10T05:41:29Z","sha256":"d73baccccfa7fc59b6eb127e829dd4cb74d67e1045e595bcecae39359f0f1e97","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-32-6-49.60","next":"us-al/ala.-code-32-6-49.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}