(1) Commercial Driver License Third Party Administrators and Third Party Testers may be authorized by the Department to conduct driver license tests in accordance with Florida Statutes § 322.56
    (2) Commercial Driver License Third Party Administrators and Third Party Testers shall comply with all applicable rules established in this chapter.
    (3) Commercial Driver License Third Party Administrators and Third Party Testers shall comply with contractual agreements, instructional manuals, approved testing locations and routes, and similar written documents establishing policies, procedures and recordkeeping requirements to maintain the integrity of the testing program.
    (4) Electronic and written records created by Commercial Driver License Third Party Administrators and Third Party Testers are public records of the State of Florida, and are subject to applicable laws and penalties regarding falsification of such records. Acts that constitute falsification of third party testing records include, but are not limited to:
    (a) Entry of information on CDL test score sheets that falsifies the parts of a test performed, the type of vehicle used, the test applicant’s (driver’s) performance, the time of a test or any of its parts, the identity of the applicant, or the identity of the person conducting the test;
    (b) Entry of information in the Department’s electronic test records that falsifies the parts of a test performed, the type of vehicle used, the test applicant’s (driver’s) performance, the time of a test or any of its parts, the identity of the applicant, or the identity of the person conducting the test. Use of the tester’s login name and password to create an electronic test record is deemed an electronic signature affirming that the test was personally conducted and the results were entered by that tester.
    (c) Withholding or destruction of information that falsifies the true record of test activity, such as not recording a test given but failed by the applicant.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 322.02(6). Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 322.56. History-New 2-26-09.