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title: O.C.G.A. § 40-5-146. Operation of commercial motor vehicle without valid license or driving privilege.
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# O.C.G.A. § 40-5-146. Operation of commercial motor vehicle without valid license or driving privilege.

(a) Except when driving under a commercial driver’s instruction permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver’s license valid for the vehicle being driven, no person may operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the person has been issued and is in immediate possession of a commercial driver’s license valid for the vehicle he or she is driving.

(b)(1) No person may drive a commercial motor vehicle while his or her driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or canceled, or while subject to a disqualification.

(2) No person may drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out of service order.

## History

Code 1981, § 40-5-146, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 2006, p. 449, § 14/HB 1253.