Iowa Code § 321.187
Examiners
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2017
1. The department shall examine applicants for driver’s licenses. Examiners of the department shall wear an identifying badge and uniform provided by the department.
1. The department shall examine applicants for driver’s licenses. Examiners of the department shall wear an identifying badge and uniform provided by the department.
2. The department may by rule designate community colleges established under chapter 260C and other third-party testers to administer the driving skills test required for a commercial driver’s license, provided that all of the following occur:
2. The department may by rule designate community colleges established under chapter 260C and other third-party testers to administer the knowledge and driving skills tests required for a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license, provided all of the following occur:
a. The driving skills test is the same as that which would otherwise be administered by the state.
a. The test is the same as that which would otherwise be administered by the state. The fees for administering a commercial driver’s license driving skills test as provided in sections 321.187A and 321M.6A shall not apply to a driving skills test administered by a third-party tester under this section.
b. The third-party tester contractually agrees to comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. §383.75 as adopted by rule by the department.
b. The third-party tester contractually agrees to comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. pts. 383 and 384 applicable to third-party knowledge and driving skills testing, as adopted by rule by the department.
c. Any third-party skills test examiner used by the third-party tester shall meet the requirements of 49 C.F.R. §383.75 and 49 C.F.R. §384.228, as adopted by rule by the department. The department shall adopt rules requiring that a third-party tester, other than a community college established under chapter 260C, shall be an Iowa-based motor carrier, or its subsidiary, that has its principal office within this state and operates a permanent commercial driver training facility in this state. The rules may also provide that a third-party tester conduct a number of skills test examinations above the number required under 49 C.F.R. §383.75 in order to remain qualified as a third-party tester under this section.
c. Any third-party test examiner used by the third-party tester shall comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. pts. 383 and 384 applicable to third-party knowledge and driving skills testing, as adopted by rule by the department. The department shall adopt rules regarding who may qualify as a third-party tester. The department may adopt rules doing any of the following:
3. As used in this section, “third-party tester” and “third-party skills test examiner” mean as defined in 49 C.F.R. §383.5.
(1) Requiring a third-party tester to conduct a number of skills test examinations above the number required under 49 C.F.R. §383.75 in order to remain qualified as a third-party tester under this section.
(2) Restricting the testing scope of a third-party tester.
3. As used in this section:
a. “Third-party test examiner” means a person employed by a third-party tester who is authorized by the department to administer the knowledge and driving skills tests under this section.
b. “Third-party tester” means a person designated by the department to employ knowledge and driving skills test examiners to administer knowledge and driving skills tests under this section.
90 Acts, ch 1230, §33; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §10; 99 Acts, ch 96, §29; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §13, 25
90 Acts, ch 1230, §33; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §10; 99 Acts, ch 96, §29; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §13, 25; 2019 Acts, ch 41, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §146; 2021 Acts, ch 135, §4, 8; 2022 Acts, ch 1124, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 14, §1
For future amendment to this section effective five years after the effective date of division II of 2014 Acts, ch 1123, see
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