{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-522.042","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 522.042","heading":"ENDORSEMENTS; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) The department may issue a commercial driver's license with endorsements:\n(1) authorizing the driving of a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, subject to the requirements of Title 49 C.F.R. Part 1572;\n(2) authorizing the towing of a double or triple trailer or a trailer over a specified weight;\n(3) authorizing the driving of a vehicle carrying passengers;\n(4) authorizing the driving of a tank vehicle;\n(5) representing a combination of hazardous materials and tank vehicle endorsements; or\n(6) authorizing the driving of a school bus, as defined by Section 541.201.\n(b) The department may issue a commercial learner's permit with endorsements authorizing the driving of a passenger vehicle, a school bus, or a tank vehicle.\n(c) An endorsement under Subsection (b) for a passenger vehicle or a school bus allows a permit holder to operate a vehicle with only the following passengers:\n(1) federal or state auditors and inspectors, test examiners, or other permit holders; and\n(2) the commercial driver's license holder required under Section 522.011(a)(2)(B).\n(d) An endorsement under Subsection (b) for a tank vehicle allows a permit holder to operate only an empty tank vehicle that has been purged of any hazardous materials.\n(e) The holder of a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit may not drive a vehicle that requires an endorsement unless the proper endorsement appears on the license or permit.\n(f) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (c), (d), or (e). An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 358 (S.B. 1258), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 752 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 21, eff. January 1, 2016.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS","CHAPTER 522. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES","SUBCHAPTER D. CLASSIFICATION, ENDORSEMENT, OR RESTRICTION OF LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.522.htm#522.042","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"d3e054c2294b53514d8254bfcbea56540bc0592a34290294c5a5632eb636bb27","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-522.041","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-522.0425"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}