What are the main approaches?
A separate chauffeur licence or licence class; a for-hire endorsement added to a regular licence after a background check; a permit from a state regulator or a city for taxi and limo drivers; or no extra driver credential, with the rules placed on the carrier instead. Larger passenger vehicles need a commercial licence in every state.
All guides in this section
- Michigan chauffeur's licenseRequired for taxi and limo driving; $35, written test.
- Louisiana Class D chauffeur's licenseClass D chauffeur licence; taxi drivers moved to Class E in 2025.
- Iowa chauffeur's licenseD-1/D-2 removed in 2021; Class D still on the fee table.
- Tennessee for-hire (F) endorsementF endorsement on a Class D licence; 18+, two years' driving.
- New York Class E (taxi and livery) licenseClass E for taxi and livery driving; 18+, same tests as Class D.
- Connecticut public passenger endorsementF endorsement for taxi and livery; Form R-7 and background check.
- Georgia for-hire endorsementFor-Hire endorsement or carrier background check; $15.
- Indiana chauffeur license and for-hire endorsementChauffeur licences ended 2017; for-hire endorsement instead.
- Maryland taxicab and passenger-for-hire driver licensesPSC taxicab and passenger-for-hire licences; online from 2026.
- Chauffeur license in TexasNo state chauffeur licence; CDL P endorsement, TxDMV authority, city permits.
- Chauffeur and limo driver licensing in CaliforniaCPUC charter-party carriers; Vehicle Code licence; CDL over 10 seats.
- Chauffeur licensing in Illinois and ChicagoCity licences; Chicago public chauffeur licence, $40.
- Nevada driver permits for taxis and limosNo chauffeur licence; Taxicab Authority and NTA permits.
- Chauffeur license in FloridaChauffeur licences ended 1991; CDL at 16+ passengers.
- Limo and taxi driver rules in PennsylvaniaPUC certificate for the carrier; carrier vets its drivers.
- New Jersey limousine driver certificationMVC certification with fingerprints; 21+; employer applies.
- Rhode Island chauffeur licenseChauffeur licence (R endorsement); 21+, references, background check.
- Missouri chauffeur license (Class E for-hire)Class E for-hire licence; age 18, written test, $24 for three years.
- Mississippi chauffeur license (Class D light commercial)Class D light commercial licence; written exam, $29 for four years.
- Chauffeur license in ArizonaCompany permit from ADOT; background check on each driver; $24 per vehicle.
- Chauffeur license in MinnesotaValid licence, age 18, medical certificate, records checked by the operator.
- Chauffeur license in VirginiaNo chauffeur licence on DMV's pages; carrier certificate or taxicab permit, $50 filing fee.
- Chauffeur license in KansasNo chauffeur class in K.S.A. 8-234b; commercial Class C from 16 passengers.
- Chauffeur license in North CarolinaNo chauffeur licence; Class C, CDL from 16 passengers, city taxi permits up to $15.
- Chauffeur license in OklahomaClass D from the state; city driver permits, $30 a year in Oklahoma City.
- Chauffeur license in AlabamaNo chauffeur licence; Class D, CDL from 16 passengers, PSC authority for carriers.
- Chauffeur license in MassachusettsLicensed by cities and towns; Boston: age 21, English exam, hackney test.
- Chauffeur license in WisconsinLocal chauffeur and taxicab licences; Milwaukee: age 18, $75, two years.
Sources
Fees and rules change. Each source is the official page we read, with the date we read it; check it before you apply or pay.
- [1] Michigan Secretary of State: Chauffeur's license (read 8 Nov 2026)
- [2] Tennessee Department of Safety: Class D license with F (for-hire) endorsement (read 8 Nov 2026)
- [3] New York DMV: Get a license to drive a taxi or livery vehicle (read 8 Nov 2026)
- [4] Nevada DMV: Vehicles in business (read 8 Nov 2026)
