Examiners

1. The department shall examine applicants for driver’s licenses. Examiners of the department shall wear an identifying badge and uniform provided by the department. 2. The department may by rule designate community colleges established under chapter 260C and other third-party testers to administer the knowledge and driving skills tests required for a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license, provided all of the following occur: a. The test is the same as that which would otherwise be administered by the state. The fees for administering a commercial driver’s license driving skills test as provided in sections 321.187A and 321M.6A shall not apply to a driving skills test administered by a third-party tester under this section. b. The third-party tester contractually agrees to comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. pts. 383 and 384 applicable to third-party knowledge and driving skills testing, as adopted by rule by the department. c. Any third-party test examiner used by the third-party tester shall comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. pts. 383 and 384 applicable to third-party knowledge and driving skills testing, as adopted by rule by the department. The department shall adopt rules regarding who may qualify as a third-party tester. The department may adopt rules doing any of the following: 1. Requiring a third-party tester to conduct a number of skills test examinations above the number required under 49 C.F.R. §383.75 in order to remain qualified as a third-party tester under this section. 2. Restricting the testing scope of a third-party tester. 3. As used in this section: a. “Third-party test examiner” means a person employed by a third-party tester who is authorized by the department to administer the knowledge and driving skills tests under this section. b. “Third-party tester” means a person designated by the department to employ knowledge and driving skills test examiners to administer knowledge and driving skills tests under this section.