1340-01-13-.05
Instructional Permits
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1340-01-13-.05
(1)
A Class P license is an instructional permit issued only in conjunction with another class
indicating the class of vehicle(s) which the operator is legally entitled to operate.
(2)
Applicants for a Class PA, PB, PC or PD license or Class XPD temporary driver license must
meet all requirements of the particular class license or temporary driver license for which they
are applying, except for the demonstration of driving skills. Applicants for a Class PM license
or Class XPM temporary driver license must meet requirements specified in 1340-01-12.
(3)
Students learning to drive a Class D vehicle are not required to obtain a Class PD license or
XPD temporary driver license if all conditions specified in 1340-01-13-.07(1)(d) are satisfied.
(4)
Conditions under which holders of Class P license or Class XPD temporary driver license are
permitted to operate motor vehicles are as follows:
(a)
A Class PD license or Class XPD temporary driver license holder shall be permitted to
operate a Class D vehicle whenever accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least
twenty-one years old, fit and capable of exercising physical control over the vehicle and
occupying a seat beside the driver; provided further that:
1.
If all conditions necessary for a minor to operate a Class D vehicle with a Class
PD license or Class XPD temporary driver license are met, holders of a Class H
license or Class XH temporary driver license shall be entitled to the Class PD or
XPD privileges.
(b)
A Class PM license holder shall satisfy the requirements specified in 1340-01-12 in
order to operate a Class M vehicle.
(c)
While operating a commercial motor vehicle, holders of Class PA, PB, or PC licenses
shall be accompanied at all times by a driver who holds a valid C.D.L. for the class of
commercial motor vehicle being operated, who has operated that class of vehicle for at
least one year, who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age, who is fit and capable of
exercising physical control over the vehicle, and who is occupying a seat beside the
driver.
(5)
A Class P license expires one (1) year from the date of issuance.