Okla. Admin. Code § 670:15-29-5

Current through Vol. 41, No. 24, September 3, 2024

Section 670:15-29-5 - Written examination

(a)General. The written examination, if not waived, and the vision screening shall be successfully passed by the applicant before the skills test is administered. The written examination includes, when applicable, any separate endorsement/restriction examinations as described in this Section. The written test may be administered by Service Oklahoma or written Examination Proctors that have entered into an agreement with Service Oklahoma. An applicant determined by an examiner to be cheating on any portion of an examination shall:

(1) immediately forfeit the examination,

(2) be given a failing score by the examiner, and

(3) be disqualified from retaking the examination for one week.

(b)Examination content. The written examination administered for a commercial driver license shall be in compliance with Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(c)Alternate method of examination. Service Oklahoma may provide an alternate method for the written examination for an applicant who has difficulty reading or has a language barrier.

(d)Retesting. An applicant failing the written examination may be granted the opportunity to retest on the next regular business day.

(e)Discretionary examination. Any examination, as deemed necessary by Service Oklahoma, may be administered by Service Oklahoma as required for the establishment and authorization of a special endorsement or to permit the operation of commercial motor vehicles.

(f)Commercial learner permit. Any person eighteen (18) years of age or older may apply for a Class A, B, or C commercial learner permit (CLP), as provided in 47 O.S. §6-101(F), solely for the purpose of behind-the-wheel training in a commercial motor vehicle while accompanied by a licensed driver who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older and who holds a valid commercial driver license, including any and all required endorsements, for the class and type of commercial motor vehicle being driven. The CLP is valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance. However, any previously passed skills tests are only valid for the duration of that permit period. Skills tests cannot be carried over to another CLP period. The issuance of a CLP is a pre-condition to the issuance of a CDL. The issuance of a CLP is also a pre-condition to the upgrade of a CDL if the upgrade requires a skills test. The CLP holder is not eligible to take the CDL skills in the time period established by Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations after initial issuance of the CLP.

(1) Service Oklahoma may only place the following endorsements on a CLP: "P", "S", or "N".

(2) A "No Passengers" restriction (restriction code "P") shall be placed on any commercial learner permit issued with a "P" or "S" endorsement. The permit holder shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle which carries any passengers [49 C.F.R. § 383.25] .

(3) An "Empty/Purge Tank" restriction (restriction code "X") shall be placed on any commercial learner permit issued with an "N" endorsement. The tank vehicle shall be empty and shall be purged if the tank vehicle contained hazardous materials, and the permit holder shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle with a tank vehicle which is not empty or which has not been purged if the tank vehicle contained hazardous materials. A current and valid purge certificate shall be carried in the vehicle at all times when operated by a driver with a CLP [49 C.F.R. § 383.25] .

Okla. Admin. Code § 670:15-29-5

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 23, August 15, 2024, eff. 8/25/2024