Sec. 522.042.  ENDORSEMENTS;  OFFENSE.  (a)  The department may issue a commercial driver's license with endorsements:
(1)  authorizing the driving of a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, subject to the requirements of Title 49 C.F.R. Part 1572;
(2)  authorizing the towing of a double or triple trailer or a trailer over a specified weight;
(3)  authorizing the driving of a vehicle carrying passengers;
(4)  authorizing the driving of a tank vehicle;
(5)  representing a combination of hazardous materials and tank vehicle endorsements; or
(6)  authorizing the driving of a school bus, as defined by Section 541.201.
(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.
(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:
(1)  federal or state auditors and inspectors, test examiners, or other permit holders; and
(2)  the commercial driver's license holder required under Section 522.011(a)(2)(B).
(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.
(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.
(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.
Acts 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.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 358 (S.B. 1258), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 752 (H.B. 1888), Sec. 21, eff. January 1, 2016.