South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 61 - Department of Public Safety
Article 61:25 - Commercial driver licenses
Chapter 61:25:04 - Commercial driver third-party testing requirements
Section 61:25:04:05 - Requirements for third-party testers

(1) Apply to the department as provided in § 61:25:04:08 and enter into an agreement with the department;

(2) Maintain a place of business with at least one permanent regularly occupied structure in this state;

(3) Direct or control at least one qualified third-party examiner approved by the department. A third-party tester may also be a third-party examiner;

(4) Allow FMCSA, its representatives, and the department to conduct random examinations, inspections, and audits without prior notice;

(5) Allow the department to conduct annual on-site inspections;

(6) Maintain for two years the completed commercial driver licensing skills test scoring sheet of each driver for whom the third-party tester conducts a skills test, whether or not the driver passes or fails the test at an approved location within the state;

(7) Maintain a record of each third-party examiner under the direction or control of the third-party tester at an approved location and retain the record for at least two years after the third-party examiner leaves the direction or control of the third-party tester;

(8) Ensure that the skill tests are conducted in accordance with the requirements of § 61:25:04:18;

(9) Enter each test score into the Commercial Skills Test Information Management System;

(10) Meet all requirements of state law, federal law, and local ordinances; and

(11) Send a copy of testing records to the department by the 15th day of each month.