Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) DMV
may waive the CDL skills test for an applicant for a Class A or B CDL if the
applicant has military experience driving a Class A or B CMV and meets the
following requirements:
(a) The applicant
holds or is eligible for an Oregon Class C driver license;
(b) The applicant submits a completed
Application for Military Skills Test Waiver and that application is approved
within one year of qualifying service as a military service member, including
the Commanding Officer's certification of commercial driving experience,
showing the applicant meets the conditions for a waiver of skills testing set
forth in
49
CFR §
383.77(b);
and
(c) DMV determines, based on
documentary evidence submitted by the applicant or any military department or
agency of the United States Department of Defense that:
(A) The class of CMV operated by the
applicant in the military is equivalent to the class of CDL for which the
applicant is applying; and
(B) One
of the applicant's primary duties while serving in the military was operation
of a CMV and included operation of a CMV on public
roadways.
(2)
DMV shall issue a CDL skills test waiver to a successful applicant. The CDL
skills test waiver is valid for six months from the date of issuance.
(3) The skills test waiver waives only the
skills test, as described in the letter, and does not waive a knowledge test or
other DMV requirements for commercial driving privileges.
(4) For the purposes of this rule:
(a) "Military service member" means a member
of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, and
their associated reserve, and National Guard units; and
(b) "Qualifying service" means an individual
who is regularly employed, or was regularly employed within the last year, in a
military position requiring operation of a CMV.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
184.619,
802.010 &
49
CFR §
383.77(b)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 807.070 &
807.072
