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In Oregon, drivers under eighteen years of age may not tow trailers. The "Provisional Driver License" issued to drivers aged sixteen through eighteen says it is valid for "[a]ny signle vehicle with a GVWR of not more than 26,000 pounds with the proper endorsements. Any emergency vehicle operated by a firefighter." This license remains valid after the driver turns eighteen; there is no need to replace it to continue driving single vehicles. If the driver wants to start towing trailers (and is not a firefighter), is it necessary to get a new license without the "single vehicle" restriction, or is it implied that this restriction only applies through age eighteen?

A redacted image of the back of an Oregon provisional driver license issued to a sixteen-year-old driver, saying that it is valid for "[a]ny signle vehicle with a GVWR of not more than 26,000 pounds with the proper endorsements. Any emergency vehicle operated by a firefighter."

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  • Please provide evidence where you found that limitation, I don't see any trailer limitation on OR graduated licenses. Single vehicle <26,001 lbs GVWR is the standard class C license all over the country because Federal CDL requirements kick in at 26,001. Wherever you copied that from probably had further words explaining the 10k/26k trailer limit for a class C.
    – user71659
    Commented Nov 7, 2023 at 2:43
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    @user71659 those words are copied from the back of my driver license.
    – Someone
    Commented Nov 7, 2023 at 4:11
  • So they ran out of space for the trailer words.
    – user71659
    Commented Nov 7, 2023 at 4:15
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    I found a sample image (duckduckgo.com/…) showing an adult's license, and it has the same wording mine does. It looks like that is what's on every license.
    – Someone
    Commented Nov 7, 2023 at 4:29
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    Exactly, they were too lazy/ran out of space to write all the conditions down. I don't see any evidence that Oregon limits towing for minors. Some other states do. You have to find the exact statute to see when it no longer applies.
    – user71659
    Commented Nov 7, 2023 at 4:34

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I couldn't find the same wording on the Oregon DMV / law websites, but in a Background Brief on the Oregon Legislature website, there is this statement, just after discussion of restrictions on a Class C provisional license:

Upon reaching 18 years of age, individuals may qualify for a standard Class C license. This license allows the bearer to operate vehicles under 26,000 pounds, recreational vehicles, fire and emergency vehicles, and to tow other vehicles and trailers with certain weight restrictions.

Emphasis mine. The document is from 2012.

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