WAC 308-100-010. Vehicles requiring a commercial driver's license for their operation

The director of the department of licensing hereby finds that the following vehicles require special operating skills by the drivers of those vehicles: (1) Single vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more; (2) Any combination of vehicles where: (a) The vehicle being driven has a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more; or (b) The vehicle being towed has a GVWR of 10,001 pounds or more and the gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of the vehicles is 26,001 pounds or more; (3) Vehicles designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; (4) Vehicles used in the transportation of hazardous materials that requires the vehicle to be identified with a placard under 49 C.F.R., part 172, subpart F; and (5) All public school buses, regardless of capacity. All persons driving such vehicles, other than those exempt under RCW 46.25.050 , must have a commercial driver's license with the proper classification(s) and endorsements. As used in this section, "gross vehicle weight rating" has the meaning defined by RCW 46.25.010 (12).