Mont. Admin. r. 23.3.565 - THIRD-PARTY CDL SKILLS TESTING PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
(1) In order for a third-party CDL skills
testing and recordkeeping facility to obtain and maintain division-approved
certification, the facility must have, at a minimum, the following:
(a) a testing course approved by the division
to conduct the same CDL skills test as conducted by state CDL skills test
examiners, including:
(i) an area of
sufficient size to conduct the vehicle inspection component of the CDL skills
test as outlined in AAMVA's 2005 CDL Examiner's Manual;
(ii) a testing course of sufficient size to
conduct the required parts of the basic control skills test component of the
CDL skills test as outlined in AAMVA's 2005 CDL Examiner's Manual;
and
(iii) a road test route that
will meet all the minimum scoring requirements as outlined in AAMVA's 2005 CDL
Examiner's Manual.
(b) a
location to securely store all required records and documentation. The facility
must have controls protecting all testing material, including all AAMVA testing
documents, the road test tablets, testing results, forms, and reports. Testers
are prohibited from publishing/distributing any materials relating to the CDL
testing model to unauthorized persons or from publishing these materials to any
public domain (in any format).
(2) The facility must obtain and maintain a
road test tablet solution that has been tested and approved by the division.
The tablets must interface with CSTIMS which requires the tablet solution to
pass structure testing with AAMVA before it can be approved by the
division.
(3) The facility must be
made available to state and federal personnel for scheduled and unscheduled
review during normal business hours.
(4) The facility must provide proof of
liability insurance and a surety bond as described in the third-party CDL
skills testing program's agreement.
(5) The facility must pay the following
non-refundable third-party CDL skills testing program fees to the division:
(a) an initial or new certification fee in
the amount outlined in
61-5-118,
MCA.
(b) a three-year renewal fee
in the amount outlined in
61-5-118,
MCA.
(6) Only
division-trained and certified CDL skills test examiners are allowed to conduct
CDL skills tests.
(7) The facility
must maintain a driver qualification file as outlined in
49 CFR
391.51 on all CDL skills test
examiners.
(8) The facility must
have a signed third-party CDL skills testing agreement with the
division.
(9) The division cannot
certify a third-party CDL skills testing program until an agreement is signed
and the fees outlined in
61-5-118,
MCA, are paid to the division.
Notes
AUTH: 61-5-118, MCA; IMP: 61-5-118, MCA
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