SECTION 595:11-3-7. Vehicle inspection examination of commercial motor vehicles

(a)   Condition of vehicle. It is the responsibility of the applicant to furnish for the skills examination a commercial motor vehicle in good working order which meets all state laws and federal requirements regarding operability and equipment.

(b)   In general. An applicant for a commercial driver license shall pass a vehicle pre-trip inspection examination at the designated inspection location. The pre-trip inspection test:

(1)   shall be performed in a vehicle representative of the vehicle class for the type of commercial driver license for which the applicant is applying,

(2)   shall not be performed using a vehicle transporting hazardous materials or a vehicle which is required to be placarded for hazardous materials under the rules of the Department of Public Safety or federal law or regulation,

(3)   shall not be performed using a vehicle which requires an oversize permit under state law or Department of Public Safety rules,

(4)   shall not be performed using a vehicle that was not designed and constructed by the manufacturer with a seating capacity for one or more persons in addition to the driver, and

(5)   shall not be performed with the assistance of notes or prompting other than the memory aid provided by the Department. An applicant determined by an examiner to be cheating on any portion of an examination shall:

(A)   immediately forfeit the examination,

(B)   be given a failing score by the examiner, and

(C)   be disqualified from retaking the examination for one week.

(6)   shall not be filmed or recorded, unless by the Department of Public Safety.

(c)   Physical pre-trip inspection examination. The physical pre-trip inspection examination administered for a commercial driver license shall consist of the content and methods provided in the most recent release of the 2005 American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators CDL test model. The content is available to the public as provided for in OAC 595:11-3-2.

(d)   Scoring procedure. The scoring procedure for the vehicle pre-trip inspection examination shall be based on the applicant's ability to identify and fully explain what is being inspected for each item required to be inspected. Applicants must successfully identify and explain at least 70% of the inspection items, which will be based upon the type and axle configuration of the vehicle.

(1)   For air brake vehicles, the following actions will constitute an automatic failure:

(A)   an air brakes leakage test while the engine is running,

(B)   failure to turn the ignition key to the "on" or "accessory" position for air brake bleed down test, or

(C)   failure to release the parking brake for air leakage and bleed down test.

(2)   For hydraulic vehicles, failure to complete a hydraulic brake check correctly will constitute an automatic failure.

(3)   If the applicant fails to complete the brake check correctly, the applicant will be deemed to have failed the pre-trip inspection examination.

(e)   Failure to complete the pre-trip inspection examination within the allotted time. The applicant will be allowed forty (40) minutes to complete the pre-trip inspection examination. Upon completion of the pre-trip inspection examination or the expiration of the allotted forty (40) minutes, the examiner will score the pre-trip inspection examination. If the applicant does not achieve a passing score of inspection items, the applicant will be deemed to have failed the pre-trip inspection examination.

[Source: Added at 26 Ok Reg 2749, eff 7-25-09; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2161, eff 6-16-11 (emergency); Amended at 29 Ok Reg 510, eff 6-1-12; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 35, eff 8-25-14 (emergency); Amended at 32 Ok Reg 2220, eff 9-11-15; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1944, eff 9-17-18; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 282, eff 10-31-19 (emergency); Amended at 37 Ok Reg 2069, eff 9-11-20]