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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-817" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Administration may not issue a commercial driver’s license or a commercial driver’s instructional permit to any individual:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Who is not a resident of Maryland; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Who is not at least 21 years of age.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Administration may issue a Class A, B, or C commercial driver’s license or a commercial driver’s instructional permit to an individual under the age of 21, if the individual is at least 18 years of age. The license:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>May not include a hazardous materials endorsement;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May not be valid for commercial interstate operation except as permitted by 49 C.F.R. Parts 390 to 399; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Shall be valid for commercial intrastate and all noncommercial operation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Consistent with the Code of Federal Regulations, the Administration may issue a commercial driver’s license to an applicant domiciled in a foreign country.</text>
  </level>
</section>
