Md. Code Regs. 11.17.14.08

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 11.17.14.08 - Waiver of Commercial Driver's License Skills Test

A. The Administration may waive the commercial driver's license skills test for an applicant who is:

(1) Renewing a Maryland commercial driver's license not expired over 1 year,

(2) Transferring a valid out-of-State commercial driver's license to a Maryland commercial driver's license; or

(3) Converting a noncommercial Class C license or out-of-State equivalent license to a Maryland Class C commercial driver's license without a passenger endorsement.

B. An individual converting a commercial Class C license or an individual with an out-of-State equivalent license may obtain a commercial Class C driver's license with:

(1) No endorsement;

(2) A hazardous materials endorsement;

(3) A tanker endorsement; or

(4) Any combination of §B(1)-(3) of this regulation.

C. The commercial driver's license skills test may be waived if the applicant:

(1) Submits a commercial driver's license skills test waiver supplied by the Administration, certifying that during a 2-year period immediately before applying for a commercial driver's license, the applicant has not had;

(a) More than one license;

(b) A driving privilege or license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified;

(c) A conviction for any type of motor vehicle violation of a disqualifying offense contained in Table 1 under 49 CFR § 383.51(b);

(d) More than one conviction for any type of motor vehicle serious traffic violation contained in Table 2 under 49 CFR § 383.51(c);

(e) A conviction for a violation of State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than parking, arising in connection with any traffic accident; or

(f) A record of an accident in which the applicant was at fault; and

(2) Provides evidence and certifies that the applicant is regularly employed in a job requiring operation of a commercial motor vehicle, and that either the applicant has:

(a) Previously taken and passed a skills test given by a state with a classified licensing and testing system, and that the test was behind the wheel in a representative vehicle for that applicant's driver's license classification, or

(b) Operated, for at least 2 years immediately preceding application for a commercial driver's license, a vehicle representative of the commercial motor vehicle the driver applicant operates or expects to operate.

Md. Code Regs. 11.17.14.08

Regulations .08 adopted effective August 1, 1994 (21:15 Md. R. 1307)
Regulation .08A amended effective July 8, 1991 (18:13 Md. R. 1483)
Regulation .08C amended effective June 12, 2000 (27:11 Md. R. 1079)
Regulation .08C amended as an emergency provision effective July 26, 2005 (32:17 Md. R. 1437); emergency status expired effective September 30, 2005
Regulation .08C amended as an emergency provision effective September 30, 2005 (32:23 Md. R. 1824); adopted permanently effective March 13, 2006 (33:5 Md. R. 521); amended effective 45:15 Md. R. 726, eff. 7/30/2018