CLASS D MOTOR VEHICLE A. A Class D motor vehicle is any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles which: 1. Regardless of weight: a. is marked and used as an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in Section 1-103 of this title, or b. is designed and used solely as a recreational vehicle; 2. Is a single or combination vehicle with a gross combined weight rating of less than twenty-six thousand one (26,001) pounds; 3. Is a single or combination farm vehicle with a gross combined weight rating of more than twenty-six thousand one (26,001) pounds if: a. it is entitled to be registered with a farm tag and has a farm tag attached thereto, b. it is controlled and operated by a farmer, his or her family or employees, c. it is used to transport either agricultural products, farm machinery, farm supplies or any combination of those materials to or from a farm, d. it is not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier, and e. it is used within one hundred fifty (150) air miles of the person's farm or as otherwise provided by federal law; or 4. Is operated by a licensed driver employed by a unit of local government that operates a commercial motor vehicle within the boundaries of that unit of local government for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a roadway by plowing, sanding or salting, if: a. the properly licensed employee who ordinarily operates a commercial vehicle for these purposes is unable to operate the vehicle, or b. the employing governmental entity determines that a snow or ice emergency requires additional assistance. B. A Class D Motor Vehicle shall not include any vehicle which is: 1. Designed to carry sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; or 2. Required to be placarded for hazardous materials under 49 C.F.R., Part 172, subpart F; provided, a farm vehicle, as defined in paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section, which is required to be placarded for hazardous materials under 49 C.F.R., Part 172, subpart F, shall be considered to be a Class D motor vehicle. Added by Laws 1990, c. 219, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 162, § 1, emerg. eff. May 7, 1991; Laws 1991, c. 335, § 12, emerg. eff. June 15, 1991; Laws 1997, c. 193, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 2002, c. 397, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2009, c. 388, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 228, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2010.
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