CERTIFICATES AND LETTER OF APPROVAL

Subpart 1. Letter of approval; agreement. The commissioner shall issue a letter of approval indicating agreement that the third-party testing program may administer road tests or skills tests. Subp. 2. Tester certificates. The commissioner shall issue a certificate to each commissioner-approved third-party tester of a third-party testing program. A. A copy of the certificate of each third-party tester employed by a third-party testing program must be on file in the office of the third-party testing program. B. A third-party tester's certificate is effective on the date of issuance by the commissioner and expires four years after issuance. C. A third-party tester may not conduct road tests or skills tests without a valid third-party tester certificate. Subp. 3. Not transferable. A letter of approval to operate a third-party testing program and any tester certificate is not transferable. Subp. 4. Certificate renewal time frame. An application for renewal of a third-party tester's certificate must be submitted to the commissioner no less than 30 days before the date the previously issued certificate expires.