61-5-118. Third-party commercial driver testing program -- certification of testing programs and examiners -- fees -- test waiver.
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61-5-118 . Third-party commercial driver testing program -- certification of testing programs and examiners -- fees -- test waiver.
(1)The department may contract with and certify the following as a third-party commercial driver testing program to administer the approved commercial driver skills test to a Montana commercial driver's license applicant:
(a)any person, employer of commercial drivers, private driver training facility, or other private company;
(b)a postsecondary institution as defined in 20-26-603 ;
(c)a department, agency, or instrumentality of a local government of the state; or
(d)a department, agency, or instrumentality of a tribal government of the state.
(2)A certified third-party driver testing program shall administer the same skills test as would otherwise be administered by the department.
(3)The department may decertify a third-party commercial driver testing program for failure to comply with the department rules or federal regulations.
(4)The department may collect the following fees:
(a)a fee of $5,000 to certify a third-party commercial driver testing program and a fee of $2,500 for certification renewal;
(b)a fee of $500 to certify each third-party commercial driver examiner and a fee of $100 for certification renewal; and
(c)a fee of $25 for each successfully completed skills test to be paid by the applicant.
(a)A commercial driver's license applicant who is tested under the third-party commercial driver testing program must have passed the knowledge test required by 61-5-110 and complied with commercial driver's license department rules and federal regulations and must possess a valid Montana commercial learner's permit.
(b)The road test or the skills test required by 61-5-110 may be waived by the department for a commercial driver's license applicant upon certification of the applicant's successful completion of the road test or the skills test by:
(i)a third-party commercial driver testing program certified under this section; or
(ii)a third-party commercial driver examiner from a jurisdiction that has a comparable third-party commercial driver testing program, as determined by the department.