32-12A-11 — Knowledge and skills test of applicant for commercial driver license--Authorizationof persons to administer--Waiver of skills test--Restrictions of issuance of licensesor permits.
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32-12A-11.
Knowledge and skills test of applicant for commercial driver license--
Authorization of persons to administer--Waiver of skills test--Restrictions of issuance of licenses
or permits.
No person may be issued a commercial driver license unless that person is a resident of
this state, has passed a knowledge and skills test for driving a commercial motor vehicle that
complies with the minimum federal standards established by federal regulation enumerated in 49
C.F.R. Part 383, Subparts G and H as amended through January 1, 2005, and has satisfied all other
requirements of the CMVSA in addition to other requirements imposed by state law or federal
regulation. The tests shall be prescribed and conducted by the department.
The department may authorize a person, an employer, a private driver training facility, other
private institution, a department, agency, or instrumentality of local government, of this state or
another state, to administer the skills test specified by this section, if:
(1)
The test is the same which would otherwise be administered by the department; and
(2)
The third party has entered into an agreement with the department that complies with
requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 383.75 as amended through January 1, 2005. Failure to
comply with agreement may result in termination of the agreement.
The department may waive the skills test specified in this section for a commercial driver license
applicant who meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 383.77 as amended through January 1, 2005.
No commercial driver license or commercial driver instruction permit may be issued to a person
while the person is subject to a disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or while
the person's operator's license or driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or cancelled in any state;
nor may a commercial driver license be issued to a person who has a commercial driver license,
noncommercial driver license, noncommercial instruction permit or commercial driver instruction
permit issued by any other state unless the person first surrenders all such licenses or permits, which
shall be destroyed by the department. The issuing jurisdiction shall be notified that the licensee has
applied for a commercial driver license or commercial driver instruction permit in a new jurisdiction.
A violation of this provision is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1989, ch 267, § 8; SDCL § 32-12-87; SL 2001, ch 171, §§ 80, 115; SL 2004, ch 213, § 3; SL 2005, ch 167, § 11.