Group Testing of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers by Missouri State Highway Patrol

PURPOSE: This rule establishes guidelines for administering written tests for commercial drivers licenses to groups of applicants. (1) The director authorizes the Missouri State Highway Patrol to conduct group testing by written examinations as approved by the director to applicants for commercial drivers licenses. (2) For the purpose of this rule, a group shall consist of a number of persons adequate to conduct written tests as determined by the superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. (3) In order to be eligible to participate in group testing, an applicant must possess a valid, unexpired drivers license from this or any other state and must be a resident of Missouri who will need a Missouri commercial drivers license. (4) Each applicant shall be responsible for maintaining the copy of any written test results given to the applicant at the time of the testing. If test results cannot be provided by the driver at the time of application for a commercial drivers license, the applicant shall be required to retake the tests. (5) An applicant who completed tests through group participation may not apply for a commercial drivers license from the department before the scheduled date for license renewal as established by the director. AUTHORITY: sections 302.720 and 302.765, RSMo Supp. 1989.* Original rule filed Nov. 15, 1990, effective April 29, 1991. *Original authority: 302.720, RSMo 1989 and 302.765, RSMo 1989.