ROAD TEST FAILURE; MANDATORY PRACTICE, RETRAINING

A. A minimum mandatory practice period is required after each road or skills test failure, except when an applicant is required to be reexamined under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.13 , subdivision 3, or for a school bus road test or test conducted by a third-party testing program. B. A first equipment demonstration failure is not considered a road test failure and no practice period is required. C. A one-week practice period is required after the first failure of a completed road test. D. A two-week practice period is required after the second, third, or fourth failure of a completed road test. E. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 171.04 , subdivision 1, an applicant who fails four road tests must complete six hours of behind-the-wheel training with a department-approved or -licensed driver's education program. F. The practice periods in items C and D are subject to variance under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.055 .