Okla. Admin. Code § 670:15-29-7

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

Section 670:15-29-7 - Skills examination

(a)In general. The skills examination shall be administered in accordance with Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Whenever a skills examination is required, the following general conditions shall apply:

(1) The skills examination shall start at a designated location and shall include an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle. The applicant must take the skills test in the type of vehicle for which he or she requests to be licensed. It is the responsibility of the applicant to furnish for the skills examination a commercial motor vehicle in good working order which meets all state laws and federal requirements regarding operability and equipment. A vehicle not equipped with air brakes shall be required to have driving restriction code "L" (Vehicle Without Air Brakes) placed on the license of the applicant, upon approval for the issuance of the commercial driver license.

(2) The skills examination shall not be administered in a commercial motor vehicle which:

(A) is transporting hazardous materials or which is required to be placarded for hazardous materials,

(B) requires an oversize permit under the laws of this state or the rules of Service Oklahoma,

(C) was not designed and constructed by the manufacturer with a seating capacity for one or more persons in addition to the driver,

(D) is not insured as required by 47 O.S. §7-600 et seq.,

(E) does not have a current license plate unless the vehicle has an unexpired dealer tag or a dated notarized bill of sale not more than five (5) days old.

(F) is saddle mounted,

(G) is a wrecker vehicle towing another vehicle,

(H) is not equipped with seatbelts, if the vehicle was originally manufactured and equipped with seatbelts,

(I) any vehicle that has components marked or labeled cannot be used for the CDL skills test, or

(J) any vehicle hauling livestock.

(3) The applicant has been issued CLP for a minimum of fourteen (14) days. The date of issuance shall not be included.

(b)Scoring of Basic Control Skills (BCS) examination. The Basic Control Skills scoring procedure shall consist of the content and methods provided in the most recent release of the 2005 American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators CDL test model. The content is available to the public as provide for in OAC 670:15-11-17. The applicant will be allowed ten (10) minutes per Basic Control Skills (BCS) maneuver to complete the maneuver. In the event the applicant is not able to complete the maneuver in the time allowed, the skills examination will be deemed an automatic failure.

(c)Retesting. An applicant who fails the skills examination for a commercial driver license may be granted the opportunity to retest the following business day.

(d)Substitute for skills examination. A skills examination may be waived by Service Oklahoma pursuant to Oklahoma law or Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Okla. Admin. Code § 670:15-29-7

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