Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-604.21

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 20, April 3, 2024

Rule 761-604.21 - Knowledge test requirements and waivers

(1)Knowledge test requirements. The knowledge test requirements are as follows:

a.Operator's test. An operator's knowledge test is required for all classes of driver's licenses and all types of special driver's licenses and permits.

b.Motorcycle test. A motorcycle knowledge test is required for all:

(1) Motorcycle instruction permits.

(2) Class M driver's licenses.

(3) Motorcycle endorsements.

c.Chauffeur's test. A chauffeur's knowledge test is required for all chauffeur's instruction permits.

(2)Knowledge test waivers. The department may waive a knowledge test listed in subrule 604.21(1) if the applicant meets one of the following qualifications:

a. The applicant has passed the same type of test for another Iowa driver's license or an equivalent out-of-state license that is still valid or has expired within the past year.

b. The applicant has a valid, equivalent driver's license issued by a foreign jurisdiction with which Iowa has a nonbinding reciprocity agreement.

c. The applicant has a military extension and is renewing the applicant's Iowa driver's license within six months following separation from active duty.

d. The applicant is renewing an Iowa driver's license or endorsement within a period of one year after the expiration date of the license or endorsement.

e. The applicant is reinstating from a denial, cancellation, suspension, revocation, disqualification or bar of an Iowa driver's license or endorsement within a period of one year after the expiration date of the denial, cancellation, suspension, revocation, disqualification or bar.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.1(8) as amended by 2021 Iowa Acts, House File 389, 321.180, 321.180A, 321.180B, 321.186, 321.189, 321.196 and 321.198.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-604.21

Amended by IAB June 3, 2020/Volume XLII, Number 25, effective 7/8/2020

Amended by IAB October 6, 2021/Volume XLIV, Number 7, effective 11/10/2021