# Commercial Driver's License Standards; Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Passenger Endorsement Requirements
> **Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** · Notice of regulatory guidance. · Published 2015-05-27 · Effective 2015-05-27 · 80 FR 30163
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-12641
- **Category:** motor-carrier
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 30163
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 383
- **Publication date:** 2015-05-27
- **Effective date:** 2015-05-27
## Abstract

FMCSA responds to a question whether a commercial driver's license (CDL) passenger endorsement is required for drivers of certain custom motorcoaches designed or used to transport fewer than 16 passengers, including the driver. The guidance explains that a passenger endorsement is required because the vehicle is intended to transport passengers rather than cargo.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/05/27/2015-12641/commercial-drivers-license-standards-regulatory-guidance-concerning-the-passenger-endorsement)
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