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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 11.17.14.07" title_num="11" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="14" heading="Commercial Driver's License Skills Tests.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The commercial driver's license skills test is a three-part test established by the Administration to certify the driving skills necessary for operation of a commercial motor vehicle. The test consists of a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Pretrip inspection;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Basic skills test; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Road test.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A commercial driver's license applicant is required to pass the commercial driver's license skills test in the order specified in §A of this regulation, except:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An out-of-State applicant with a valid commercial driver's license who is transferring to a Maryland commercial driver's license of the same class;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A Maryland commercial driver's license renewal applicant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An applicant who qualifies for a waiver of skills test as defined in Regulation .08 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A skills test applicant shall provide an appropriate vehicle for the skills test purposes.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A skills test applicant shall pay the skills test fee as set forth in COMAR 11.11.05.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Failure of the pretrip inspection is considered a failure of a skills test for purposes of the skills retest fee set forth in COMAR 11.11.05.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>An appointment is required for the CDL skills test.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>An applicant who fails to arrive ready for testing with 15 minutes of the scheduled appointment shall be denied testing and must pay the retest fee set forth in COMAR 11.11.05 before scheduling the next appointment.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>