Section 18-1318. TEST WAIVER

 

1318.1Except as provided in § 1318.2, the Director may waive the knowledge test and the skills test for an applicant for a commercial driver license if the driver has been issued a commercial driver license from another jurisdiction in accordance with the minimum federal standards provided for in the federal regulations, 49 C.F.R. Part 383, subpart G.

 

1318.2The driving skills test required for a school bus endorsement may be waived for an applicant who meets the conditions set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 383.123(b). This subsection shall expire on September 30, 2005.

 

1318.3The Director may waive the skills test specified in § 1316 for a commercial driver license applicant with military commercial motor vehicle experience who currently holds a driver license at the time of his or her application for a commercial driver license as follows:

 

(a) The applicant must certify that, during the two (2)-year period immediately prior to applying for a commercial driver license, he or she:

(1)Has not had more than one (1) license concurrently (except for a military license);

 

(2)Has not had any license suspended, revoked, or cancelled;

 

(3)Has not had any convictions for any type of motor vehicle for the disqualifying offenses contained in 49 C.F.R. § 383.51(b); 

 

(4) Has not had more than one (1) conviction for any type of motor vehicle for serious traffic violations contained in 49 C.F.R. § 383.51(c); and

 

(5) Has not had had any conviction for a violation of military, state, or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than a parking violation) arising in connection with any traffic accident, and has no record of an accident in which he or she was at fault; 

 

(b)An applicant must provide evidence and certify that he or she:

 

(1)Is regularly employed or was regularly employed within the last ninety (90) days in a military position requiring operation of a commercial motor vehicle;

 

(2)Was exempted from the commercial driver license requirements in 49 C.F.R. § 383.3(c); and

 

(3)Was operating a vehicle representative of the commercial motor vehicle the driver applicant operates or expects to operate, for at least the two (2) years immediately preceding discharge from the military; and

 

(c)An applicant must complete a form designed by the Director, setting forth any additional information the Director may require in order to determine whether the applicant is qualified to receive a waiver.

 

(d)An applicant may not transfer a school (“S”) or passenger (“P”) endorsement under this waiver program.  

 

 

authority

Sections 1825 and 1826 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-904 and 50-905 (2014 Repl.)); Sections 6 and 7 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2201.03 and 50-1401.01 (2014 Repl.)); Section 3 of the Uniform Classification and Commercial Driver’s License Act of 1990, effective September 20, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-161; D.C. Official Code § 50-402 (2014 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 91-161, dated October 15, 1991.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 732 (February 7, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 10913 (November 26, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 5612 (April 12, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 13453 (October 16, 2015).