Oregon Code § 807.285·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Commercial learner driver permit; fees.
(1) The Department of Transportation shall issue
commercial learner driver permits in the manner provided by this section.
Except as provided in this section, a person who is issued a commercial learner
driver permit may exercise the same driving privileges as those under the class
of commercial driver license or endorsement for which the permit is issued.
Except as provided in this section, a commercial learner driver permit is
subject to the provisions, conditions, prohibitions and penalties applicable to
a license or endorsement granting the same driving privileges.
(2) The
department may issue commercial learner driver permits under this section that
grant the driving privileges of a Class A commercial, Class B commercial or
Class C commercial driver license, subject to the requirements and restrictions
described in this section.
(3) An applicant
for a commercial learner driver permit must be 18 years of age or older and
must have a valid driver license issued by the department.
(4) In addition
to meeting the requirement of providing proof of lawful status under ORS
807.040, an applicant for a commercial learner driver permit must submit valid
documentation, as defined by the department by rule, that the person is a
citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States or a citizen of a
country with a Compact of Free Association with the United States. The
requirements of this subsection do not apply to
an applicant for a
limited term commercial learner driver permit issued under ORS 807.730.
(5) A commercial
learner driver permit is valid for a period of one year from the date of
issuance and is not renewable.
(6) Except as
provided in subsection (7) of this section, the holder of the commercial
learner driver permit may not operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the
holder has the permit in the holders immediate possession and is accompanied
by a person who:
(a) Is at least
21 years of age;
(b) Holds a class
of commercial driver license and endorsements that grant the driving privileges
required to operate the vehicle;
(c) Has no
restrictions on the persons driving privileges that would make operation of
the vehicle unlawful under ORS 807.010 (2);
(d) Has the
permit holder under observation and direct supervision; and
(e) Is occupying
a seat beside the holder of the permit or, in the case of a commercial
passenger vehicle, directly behind or in the first row behind the driver.
(7) When taking
an examination as described in ORS 807.070 (3) with an examiner employed by the
department, the holder of a commercial learner driver permit is not required to
be accompanied by a commercial driver license holder as otherwise required under
subsection (6) of this section.
(8) The holder of
a commercial learner driver permit may not operate:
(a) Any vehicle
transporting hazardous materials.
(b) A tank
vehicle, unless the tank is empty.
(c) A commercial
passenger vehicle while transporting passengers, unless the passengers are
federal or state auditors or inspectors, test examiners or other trainees and
there is a commercial driver license holder accompanying the permit holder as
required by subsection (6) of this section.
(d) A school bus
while transporting passengers, unless the other passengers are federal or state
auditors or inspectors, test examiners or other trainees and there is a
commercial driver license holder accompanying the permit holder as required by
subsection (6) of this section.
(e) A commercial
motor vehicle combination consisting of more than one towed vehicle.
(9) A commercial
learner driver permit must contain all of the applicable information described
in ORS 807.110 (1) and a prominent statement that the permit is a commercial
learner permit or CLP.
(10) An applicant
for a commercial learner driver permit must pay the commercial learner driver
permit fee established under ORS 807.370. [2013 c.237 §32; 2017 c.306 §§5,5a;
2019 c.701 §20]