{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-286-238.2","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-238.2","heading":"Commercial learner 's permit.","body":"(a) A commercial learner's permit shall be tamperproof; be marked with the words \"commercial learner's permit\" or \"CLP\" displayed prominently; include a statement that it is not valid for driving a commercial motor vehicle unless presented with the underlying commercial driver's license or non-commercial driver's license; and shall include but not be limited to the following with respect to the licensee:\n\n(1) The full name and current mailing, residential, and business addresses;\n\n(2) A physical description including sex and height;\n\n(3) Date of birth;\n\n(4) Signature;\n\n(5) The date of issuance and the date of expiration of the permit; and\n\n(6) The driver's state license number.\n\nThe commercial learner's permit shall not contain a photograph, digitized image, or other visual representation of the driver.\n\n(b) A commercial learner's permit may be issued for the following vehicle categories:\n\n(1) Category A – Any combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more; provided that the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicles being towed is in excess of ten thousand pounds;\n\n(2) Category B – Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of ten thousand pounds; and\n\n(3) Category C – Any single vehicle or combination of vehicles that meets neither the definition of category A nor that of category B, but that is either:\n\n(A) Designed to transport sixteen or more passengers; or\n\n(B) Used in the transportation of hazardous materials that require the vehicle to comply with title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, part 172, subpart F.\n\n(c) A commercial learner's permit may be issued with any one or more of the following endorsements and restrictions:\n\n(1) \"P\" – Authorizes driving passenger carrying vehicles; a commercial learner's permit holder with a \" P \" endorsement is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle carrying passengers, other than federal or state auditors and inspectors, test examiners, other trainees, and the commercial driver's license holder accompanying the commercial learner's permit holder; this endorsement is vehicle class specific;\n\n(2) \"N\" – Authorizes driving tank vehicles; a commercial learner's permit holder with an \" N \" endorsement may only operate with an empty tank vehicle and is prohibited from operating any tank vehicle that previously contained hazardous materials that has not been purged of all residue;\n\n(3) \"S\" – Authorizes driving school buses; a commercial learner's permit holder with an \" S \" endorsement is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle carrying passengers, other than federal or state auditors and inspectors, test examiners, other trainees, and the commercial driver's license holder accompanying the commercial learner's permit holder; this endorsement is vehicle class specific;\n\n(4) \"P\" – Restricts the driver from carrying passengers other than federal or state auditors and inspectors, test examiners, other trainees, and the commercial driver's license holder accompanying the commercial learner's permit holder; or\n\n(5) \"X\" – Restricts the driver from carrying cargo in a commercial motor vehicle tank and prohibits operating any tank vehicle that previously contained hazardous materials that has not been purged of any residue.\n\n(d) If the commercial learner's permit is a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit, it must contain the prominent statement that the permit is a \" non-domiciled commercial learner's permit \" , or \" non-domiciled CLP \" , as appropriate; the word \" non-domiciled \" shall be conspicuously and unmistakably displayed, but may be noncontiguous with the words \" commercial learner's permit \" , or \" CLP \" .\nIf the commercial learner's permit is a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit, it must contain the prominent statement that the permit is a \" non-domiciled commercial learner's permit \" , or \" non-domiciled CLP \" , as appropriate; the word \" non-domiciled \" shall be conspicuously and unmistakably displayed, but may be noncontiguous with the words \" commercial learner's permit \" , or \" CLP \" .\n\n(e) Before issuing a commercial learner's permit, the examiner of drivers shall complete a check of the applicant's driving record as provided in section 286-239(d) or (g).","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 17","Chapter 286"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0286/HRS_0286-0238_0002.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"78730bc69f50c6e9004500aff3b9a673d221677538e4031828521a9c21cd9dac","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-286-238","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-286-239"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}