Authority: IC 9-14-8-3; IC 9-24-6.1-2

Affected: IC 9-24-6.1

Sec. 11.5. (a) A CDL applicant shall comply with the following CDL skills test requirements:

1. (1) The CDL skills test shall be administered by a bureau certified CDL skills test examiner.
2. (2) An applicant for a CDL or an endorsement, or both, must take the bureau's approved CDL skills test in the CMV classification for which the applicant is seeking the CDL or endorsement, or both.
3. (3) The CDL skills test must be administered at one (1) of the bureau's designated locations.
4. (4) The applicant must successfully display an ability to operate the CMV properly and lawfully.
5. (5) The applicant must pay the applicable fees for each CDL skills test to the bureau approved test site operator that administers the CDL skills test.
6. (6) The CDL skills test is not required to be taken at the time of renewal of a CDL unless the person desires to change to a higher classification of CDL, obtain a school bus or passenger endorsement, or remove an air brake restriction.
7. (7) An applicant, before taking the CDL skills test, must successfully pass the core knowledge test and obtain a commercial learner's permit in the appropriate classification.

8. (8) An applicant, before taking the CDL skills test, will be required to sign a waiver of liability. The waiver will include, but is not limited to, the following:

   1. (A) The applicant understands the type of driving skills test to be given and believes to be qualified to take the test.
   2. (B) The applicant will hold the bureau and the state harmless for any injury sustained from any accident during the CDL skills test.

(b) A person who fails a CDL skills test may take only one (1) CDL skills test in any single business day.

(c) The results of a passed CDL skills test are valid for a period of one (1) year after the date of the passed CDL skills test.

(Bureau of Motor Vehicles; 140 IAC 7-3-11.5; filed Oct 7, 2008, 10:23 a.m.: 20081105-IR-140080215FRA; readopted filed Nov 3, 2014, 1:43 p.m.: 20141203-IR-140140375RFA; readopted filed Sep 3, 2020, 10:16 a.m.: 20200930-IR-140200090RFA; filed Jul 8, 2025, 10:49 a.m.: 20250806-IR-140250166FRA)