Regulation .08 Waiver of Commercial Driver's License Skills Test.
Regulation .08 Waiver of Commercial Driver's License Skills Test.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The Administration may waive the commercial driver's license skills test for an applicant who is:
(1)
Renewing a Maryland commercial driver’s license not expired over 1 year;
(2)
Transferring a valid out-of-State commercial driver's license to a Maryland commercial driver's license; or
(3)
Converting a noncommercial Class C license or out-of-State equivalent license to a Maryland Class C commercial driver's license without a passenger endorsement.
B.
An individual converting a commercial Class C license or an individual with an out-of-State equivalent license may obtain a commercial Class C driver's license with:
(1)
No endorsement;
(2)
A hazardous materials endorsement;
(3)
A tanker endorsement; or
(4)
Any combination of §B(1)—(3) of this regulation.
C.
The commercial driver's license skills test may be waived if the applicant:
(1)
Submits a commercial driver's license skills test waiver supplied by the Administration, certifying that during a 2-year period immediately before applying for a commercial driver's license, the applicant has not had;
(a)
More than one license;
(b)
A driving privilege or license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified;
(c)
A conviction for any type of motor vehicle violation of a disqualifying offense contained in Table 1 under 49 CFR §383.51(b);
(d)
More than one conviction for any type of motor vehicle serious traffic violation contained in Table 2 under 49 CFR §383.51(c);
(e)
A conviction for a violation of State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than parking, arising in connection with any traffic accident; or
(f)
A record of an accident in which the applicant was at fault; and
(2)
Provides evidence and certifies that the applicant is regularly employed in a job requiring operation of a commercial motor vehicle, and that either the applicant has:
(a)
Previously taken and passed a skills test given by a state with a classified licensing and testing system, and that the test was behind the wheel in a representative vehicle for that applicant's driver's license classification, or
(b)
Operated, for at least 2 years immediately preceding application for a commercial driver's license, a vehicle representative of the commercial motor vehicle the driver applicant operates or expects to operate.