Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 735 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DRIVER AND MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES DIVISION
Division 61 - THIRD PARTY TESTING FOR CLASS C DRIVER LICENSE
Section 735-061-0430 - Qualifications for a Class C Third Party Testing Business
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 735-061-0430
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) To qualify as a testing business, a provider must:
(a) Be a private provider of a
traffic safety education course that is certified under ORS
336.800 and in accordance with
OAR Chapter 737, Division 15, and have continuously provided the traffic safety
education course for a minimum of two years immediately prior to executing an
agreement with DMV; or be a private provider who is currently contracted to
administer CDL skills tests in accordance with OAR Chapter 735, Division
60.
(b) Enter into a written
agreement with DMV, in accordance with ORS
802.600 and abide by all terms
and conditions of the agreement.
(c) Maintain a business office or facility
within the State of Oregon where driver testing records are securely kept and
are available for inspection or audit by DMV. To qualify as a business office
or facility, the location must be staffed and open during posted business hours
or have a business phone with an answering service, answering machine or voice
mail service, with the ability to return all business related messages no later
than the following business day.
(d) Safeguard an applicant's personal
information as defined in ORS
802.175, and not disclose an
applicant's personal information or test scores to any person unless authorized
by DMV in writing prior to the disclosure.
(e) Be in compliance with all applicable
federal, state and local laws or regulations, including all business and zoning
requirements.
(f) Pass an
inspection conducted by DMV prior to signing an agreement with DMV to
administer drive tests. This inspection includes, but is not limited to, office
and testing facilities, any vehicle that may be used for administering tests,
security of applicant personal information and one or more drive test routes to
be used by the third party testing business.
(g) Designate at least one testing business
representative, who may be the owner or an employee of the Class C third party
testing business. If more than one representative is designated, the
responsibilities of each must be clearly described, in writing, to the
satisfaction of DMV. A representative must have basic computer skills and
complete administrative training as required and provided by DMV.
(h) Submit to DMV a schedule of all testing
services offered and the fee charged for each of those services, if the testing
business is compensated for testing services.
(i) Submit to DMV one or more proposed Class
C drive test routes that meet the specifications provided by DMV. DMV must
approve a test route before it can be used for testing.
(2) To qualify as a testing business a private provider, in addition to the qualifications listed in section (1) of this rule, must obtain and maintain during the term of the agreement a bond in the amount of $2,500. The bond requirements include all of the following:
(a) The bond must have a corporate surety
licensed to do business within the state of Oregon.
(b) The surety shall notify DMV if the bond
is canceled for any reason.
(c)
The bond must be executed to the State of Oregon.
(d) The bond must be filed and held in the
office of DMV.
(e) DMV shall have a
right of action against any testing business to recover costs associated with
retesting a person if DMV must retest the person tested by a testing business
because DMV has reason to believe the person who obtained driving privileges
was not qualified to hold driving privileges.
(3) A private provider is not qualified to be a Class C third party testing business if:
(a) An owner, representative or other person
associated with the testing business has any authorization to administer third
party tests issued by any jurisdiction that is currently suspended or has had
any authorization revoked or otherwise withdrawn within the previous five
years.
(b) An owner,
representative or other person associated with the testing business has had a
Third Party Tester Agreement, issued by any jurisdiction, involuntarily
terminated within the five years immediately prior to the date the person
submits a proposal in response to DMV's procurement regarding Class C third
party testing.
(c) Within 10 years
prior to submission of a proposal in response to DMV's procurement for third
party testing services, an owner, proposed representative or associate of the
private provider applying to be a testing business has had any third party
testing authorization issued by any jurisdiction, including, a Third Party
Tester Certificate or Third Party Examiner Certificate that was suspended,
cancelled, or revoked or otherwise involuntarily terminated for conduct that
would result in termination of an agreement in Oregon.
(d) Within five years prior to submission of
a proposal in response to DMV's procurement for third party testing services,
an owner, proposed representative or associate of the private provider applying
to be a testing business has had a Driver Testing Certificate, a Driver
Training School Certificate, Driver Training Instructor Certificate or
equivalent authority issued by any jurisdiction suspended, cancelled or
revoked.
(e) An owner, proposed
representative or associate of the private provider applying to be a testing
business has been terminated from employment with a state driver licensing
agency, any Third Party Tester or equivalent business, a Driver Training School
or equivalent business, in any jurisdiction for:
(A) Fraud, falsification, or
misrepresentation; or
(B) Any other
reason if DMV determines from the facts and intervening circumstance of the
termination that the person is not fit to perform the duties required of a
testing business owner, representative or associate or poses a risk to the
safety of persons while performing those duties.
(f) An owner, associate or proposed
representative of the private provider applying to be a testing business, has
engaged in conduct that is substantially related to the person's fitness to
administer drive tests on behalf of DMV and that demonstrates to DMV unfitness
or inability to perform the duties of a Class C third party testing
business.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619, 802.010 & 802.600
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 802.600
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