1. The department shall make every effort to accommodate a commercial driver‘s license applicant’s need to arrange an appointment for a driving skills test at an established test site other than where the applicant passed the required knowledge test. The department shall report to the governor and the general assembly on any problems, extraordinary costs, and recommendations regarding the appointment scheduling process.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 321.187A

  • Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 321H.2
  • Driver: means a person who operates a motor vehicle for the transportation of railroad workers in the motor vehicle on behalf of a railroad worker transportation company, whether the person is employed by the company for wages or drives for the company as an independent contractor. See Iowa Code 327F.39
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Person: includes any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint adventure, or association, and the plural as well as the singular number. See Iowa Code 321H.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Vehicle: means any vehicle as defined in chapter 321. See Iowa Code 321H.2
 2. The department shall make every effort to have an examiner conduct the commercial driver’s license driving skills tests at other locations in this state where skills may be adequately tested when requested by a person representing ten or more drivers requiring driving skills testing.
 3. a. The driving skills test for a commercial driver’s license shall consist of three parts that must be completed in the following order:

 (1) The pre-trip vehicle inspection test.
 (2) The basic vehicle control skills test.
 (3) The on-road driving skills test.
 b. If the applicant fails one part of the test, the applicant shall not continue to the next part of the test, in accordance with 49 C.F.R. pt. 383, subpts. E, G, and H.
 4. The department may charge a scheduling fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars to a commercial driver’s license applicant for the pre-trip vehicle inspection test. The department shall not charge a fee to schedule or administer the basic vehicle control or on-road driving skills tests. The department shall not charge a fee under this section to an applicant who is an employee or volunteer of a government agency, as defined in section 553.3, and who provides reasonable proof that a commercial driver’s license is necessary for the applicant’s employment or volunteer duties for the government agency.
 5. Fees authorized under this section are nonrefundable. If the applicant fails to appear for the pre-trip vehicle inspection test, the appointment shall be canceled. This section shall not be construed to prohibit an applicant from scheduling a new test appointment upon payment of a new fee.
 6. All fees authorized in this section are in addition to any other fees imposed by law.
 7. The department shall remit all fees collected pursuant to this section monthly to the treasurer of state for deposit in the statutory allocations fund.
 8. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
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