{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-28-3101","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 28-3101","heading":"Driver license classes","body":"A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section and section 28-3102, the following driver license classes are valid:\n\n1. Class A. A class A license is valid for operating either of the following:\n\n(a) A motor vehicle that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds if the gross combined weight rating is twenty-six thousand one or more pounds.\n\n(b) A vehicle that requires a class B, C or D license.\n\n2. Class B. A class B license is valid for operating any of the following:\n\n(a) A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds.\n\n(b) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.\n\n(c) A vehicle that requires a class C or D license for operation.\n\n3. Class C. A class C license is valid for operating any of the following:\n\n(a) A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less.\n\n(b) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.\n\n(c) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds, if the gross combined weight rating is less than twenty-six thousand one pounds.\n\n(d) A vehicle that is required to be placarded for hazardous materials.\n\n(e) A bus or school bus.\n\n(f) A vehicle that requires a class D license for operation.\n\n4. Class D. A class D license is valid for operating any of the following:\n\n(a) A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less, including an autocycle.\n\n(b) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.\n\n(c) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds if the gross combined weight rating is less than twenty-six thousand one pounds.\n\n(d) A motorized touring vehicle. For the purposes of this subdivision, \"motorized touring vehicle\" means a motor vehicle that is all of the following:\n\n(i) Owned by a commercial entity.\n\n(ii) Rented for use during a sightseeing tour that is guided by an employee of the commercial entity that rents the motor vehicle.\n\n(iii) Designed to travel with three wheels on the ground.\n\n(iv) Capable of a maximum speed of forty-five miles per hour.\n\n5. Class G. A class G license is valid for operating a single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less.\n\n6. Class M. A class M license is valid for operating a motorcycle, motor driven cycle or moped but is not necessary for operating an autocycle or a motorcycle that has at least three wheels and a three-point safety belt and bucket or bench seats and that is fully enclosed or uses a roll cage frame. For the purpose of licensing a driver, the department may endorse a class M license classification on a valid class A, B, C, D or G license.\n\nB. A class A, B, C, D or G license is not valid for operating a vehicle that requires a class M license or a vehicle that requires a special endorsement unless the proper endorsement appears on the license.\n\nC. A commercial driver license is not required to operate a vehicle described in subsection A, paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this section if the vehicle has been issued a historic vehicle license plate pursuant to section 28-2484 and the department provides in the vehicle registration record both of the following:\n\n1. That the vehicle is classified as a noncommercial vehicle and may not be used as a commercial vehicle.\n\n2. The vehicle's declared gross weight as defined in section 28-5431 is entered as zero.","path":["Title 28 Transportation"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/03101.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"cbb33ac760bf4e84e393313ec1dc60510b84b451e69dca22a99729b8d07d5436","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-28-307","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-28-3102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}