California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Article 2.1 - Commercial Driver Licenses
Section 25.21 - Authorized Representative Roles and Responsibilities

Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 25.21

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) The Authorized Representative must be an employee of the employer.

(b) The Authorized Representative shall be responsible for ensuring that the DL 170 ETP is accurate and complete before signing.

(c) The Authorized Representative must verify that the Examiner conducting the commercial driving test has:

(1) a current contract with the employer,

(2) a valid Examiner certification by the department pursuant to Section 25.22.

(3) a valid commercial driver license with the appropriate class and endorsement, for the commercial driving test conducted at the time of the driving test.

(d) The Authorized Representative must verify that the driver being certified has received specified commercial driver training, and is an employee of the employer at the time of the training.

(e) The Authorized Representative must verify that the driver being tested for certification purposes is an employee of the employer at the time of the driving test.

(f) The Authorized Representative must verify that driver being certified under the employer's employer number is an employee of the employer at the time of certification.

(g) The Authorized Representative must ensure the required test is given to the driver using a department approved route.

(h) The Authorized Representative must not act or sign as the Examiner on the same DL 170 ETP.

(i) The Authorized Representative must not act as an Authorized Representative for his/her own relative, supervisor, or for himself or herself.

1. New section filed 1-5-2004; operative 2-4-2004 (Register 2004, No. 2).
2. Amendment of subsection (c) and new subsections (c)(1)-(3) filed 3-30-2005 as an emergency; operative 3-30-2005 (Register 2005, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-28-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Amendment of subsection (c) and new subsections (c)(1)-(3) refiled 7-28-2005 as an emergency; operative 7-28-2005 (Register 2005, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-25-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 3-30-2005 and 7-28-2005 emergency amendments by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2006, No. 7).
5. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 9-14-2006; operative 10-14-2006 (Register 2006, No. 37).
6. Amendment of subsections (b) and (h) filed 11-3-2008; operative 12-3-2008 (Register 2008, No. 45).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b), (c)(2) and (h) and amending NOTE filed 6-19-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 25).
8. Amendment of subsections (b), (c)(2) and (h) filed 8-16-2018; operative 10-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 33).

Note: Authority cited: Section 1651, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 12804.9 and 15250, Vehicle Code; and Part 383, of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

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