[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR383.131]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 383_COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND 
PENALTIES--Table of Contents
 
                             Subpart H_Tests
 
Sec.  383.131  Test procedures.

    Source: 53 FR 27657, July 21, 1988, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Driver information manuals. Information on how to obtain a CDL 
and endorsements shall be included in manuals and made available by 
States to CDL applicants. All information provided to the applicant 
shall include the following:
    (1) Information on the requirements described in Sec.  383.71, the 
implied consent to alcohol testing described in Sec.  383.72, the 
procedures and penalties, contained in Sec.  383.51(b) to which a CDL 
holder is exposed for refusal to comply with such alcohol testing, State 
procedures described in Sec.  383.73, and other appropriate driver 
information contained in subpart E of this part;
    (2) Information on vehicle groups and endorsements as specified in 
subpart F of this part;
    (3) The substance of the knowledge and skills which drivers shall 
have as outlined in subpart G of this part for the different vehicle 
groups and endorsements;
    (4) Details of testing procedures, including the purpose of the 
tests, how to respond, any time limits for taking the test, and any 
other special procedures determined by the State of issuance; and
    (5) Directions for taking the tests.
    (b) Examiner procedures. A State shall provide to test examiners 
details on testing and any other State-imposed requirements in the 
examiner's manual, and shall ensure that examiners are qualified to 
administer tests on the basis of training and/or other experience. 
States shall provide standardized scoring sheets for the skills tests, 
as well as standardized driving instructions for the applicants. Such 
examiners' manuals shall contain the following:
    (1) Information on driver application procedures contained in Sec.  
383.71, State procedures described in Sec.  383.73, and other 
appropriate driver information contained in subpart E of this part;
    (2) Details on information which must be given to the applicant;
    (3) Details on how to conduct the tests;
    (4) Scoring procedures and minimum passing scores;
    (5) Information for selecting driving test routes;
    (6) List of the skills to be tested;
    (7) Instructions on where and how the skills will be tested;
    (8) How performance of the skills will be scored; and
    (9) Causes for automatic failure of skills tests.

[53 FR 27657, July 21, 1988, as amended at 53 FR 39051, Oct. 4, 1988]

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