§ 501. Drivers' licenses and learners' permits. 1. The commissioner\nshall issue classified drivers' licenses as provided in this article.\nAny such license shall be valid only for the operation of the type of\nvehicles specified for each such class of license but shall not be valid\nfor the operation of any type of vehicle for which an endorsement is\nrequired by this section or regulations promulgated hereunder unless the\nlicense contains such endorsement and shall be subject to any\nrestrictions contained thereon.\n 2. Driver license classifications, endorsements and restrictions and\nexceptions. (a) License classifications. (i) Class A. Such license shall\nbe valid to operate any motor vehicle or any combination of vehicles\nexcept it shall not be valid to operate a motorcycle other than a class\nB or C limited use motorcycle.\n (ii) Class B. Such license shall be valid to operate any vehicle or\ncombination of vehicles which may be operated with a class E license and\nshall be valid to operate any motor vehicle or any such vehicle, other\nthan a tractor, towing a vehicle having a GVWR of not more than ten\nthousand pounds and shall be valid to operate any altered motor vehicle\ncommonly referred to as a "stretch limousine" having a seating capacity\nof nine or more passengers including the driver except it shall not be\nvalid to operate a motorcycle other than a class B or C limited use\nmotorcycle.\n (iii) Class C. Such license shall be valid to operate any vehicle or\ncombination of vehicles which may be operated with a class E license and\nshall be valid to operate any motor vehicle with a GVWR of not more than\ntwenty-six thousand pounds and any such vehicle towing another vehicle\nwith a GVWR of not more than ten thousand pounds except it shall not be\nvalid to operate a tractor or a motorcycle other than a class B or C\nlimited use motorcycle.\n (iv) Class D. Such license shall be valid to operate any passenger or\nlimited use automobile or any truck with a GVWR of not more than\ntwenty-six thousand pounds or any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a\nGVWR of not more than ten thousand pounds, or any such vehicle towing\nanother vehicle with a GVWR of more than ten thousand pounds provided\nsuch combination of vehicles has a GCWR of not more than twenty-six\nthousand pounds, or any personal use vehicle with a GVWR of not more\nthan twenty-six thousand pounds or any such vehicle towing a vehicle\nwith a GVWR of not more than ten thousand pounds, except it shall not be\nvalid to operate a tractor, a motorcycle other than a class B or C\nlimited use motorcycle, a vehicle used to transport passengers for hire\nor for which a hazardous materials endorsement is required, or a vehicle\ndefined as a bus in subdivision one of section five hundred nine-a of\nthis title. Such license also shall be valid to operate a three-wheeled\nmotor vehicle that has two wheels situated in the front and one wheel in\nthe rear, has a steering mechanism and seating which does not require\nthe operator to straddle or sit astride, is equipped with safety belts\nfor all occupants and is manufactured to comply with federal motor\nvehicle safety standards for motorcycles including, but not limited to,\n49 C.F.R. part 571.\n (v) Class E. Such license shall be valid to operate only vehicles\nwhich may be operated with a class D license, except that in addition it\nshall be valid to operate any such motor vehicle, other than a vehicle\ndefined as a bus in subdivision one of section five hundred nine-a of\nthis chapter, used to transport up to fourteen passengers for hire and\nother than an altered motor vehicle commonly referred to as a "stretch\nlimousine" having a seating capacity of nine or more passengers\nincluding the driver.\n (vi) Class DJ. Such license shall be valid to operate only vehicles\nwhich may be operated with a class D license by a person under eighteen\nyears of age, except it shall not be valid to operate a motor vehicle\nw
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