1. A.

   1. 1. The Department of Public Safety shall examine every applicant for an original Class A, B, C or D license and for any endorsements thereon, except as otherwise provided in Section 6-101 et seq. of this title or as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection or in subsection D of this section. The examination shall include a test of the applicant's:

      1. a. eyesight,
      2. b. ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning and directing traffic,
      3. c. knowledge of the traffic laws of this state, including a portion on bicycle and motorcycle safety, and

      4. d. ability, by actual demonstration, to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle. The actual demonstration shall be conducted in the type of motor vehicle for the class of driver license being applied for.

         Any licensee seeking to apply for a driver license of another class which is not covered by the licensee's current driver license shall be considered an applicant for an original license for that class.

   2. 2. The Department of Public Safety shall have the authority to waive the requirement of any part of the examination required in paragraph 1 of this subsection for those applicants who surrender a valid unexpired driver license issued by any state or country for the same type or types of vehicles, provided that the applicant's driving record meets the standards set by the Department of Public Safety.
   3. 3. All applicants requiring a hazardous materials endorsement shall be required, for the renewal of the endorsement, to successfully complete the examination and to submit to a security threat assessment performed by the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security as required by and pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Part 1572, which shall be used to determine whether the applicant is eligible for renewal of the endorsement pursuant to federal law and regulation.
   4. 4. The Department of Public Safety shall give the complete examination as provided for in this section within thirty (30) days from the date the application is received, and the examination shall be given at a location within one hundred (100) miles of the residence of the applicant. The Department shall make every effort to make the examination locations and times convenient for applicants. The Department shall consider giving the examination at various school sites if the district board of education for the district in which the site is located agrees and if economically feasible and practicable.
2. B. Any person holding a valid Oklahoma Class D license and applying for a Class A, B or C commercial license shall be required to successfully complete all examinations as required for the specified class.
3. C. Except as provided in subsection E of Section 6-101 of this title, any person holding a valid Oklahoma Class A, B or C commercial license shall, upon time for renewal thereof, be entitled to a Class D license without any type of testing or examination, except for any endorsements thereon as otherwise provided for by Section 6-110.1 of this title.
4. D. Any certified driver education instructor may administer the written portion of the Oklahoma driving examination as required for a driver education course.

Laws 1961, HB 556, c. 10b, § 6-110, eff. September 1, 1961; Amended by Laws 1978, SB 521, c. 304, § 6; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1543, c. 45, § 6, eff. January 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1990, HB 1989, c. 219, § 16, eff. January 1, 1991; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 1918, c. 206, § 1, eff. September 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1994, HB 2146, c. 196, § 1, eff. September 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1995, HB 1830, c. 23, § 9, eff. November 1, 1995; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2379, c. 203, § 3, emerg. eff. May 21, 1996; Amended by Laws 1998, SB 1429, c. 425, § 6, emerg. eff. July 1, 1998 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, SB 99, c. 229, § 1, eff. November 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2002, SB 966, c. 386, § 1, emerg. eff. June 4, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 1899, c. 149, § 2, eff. November 1, 2004; Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2336, c. 390, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 2004 (repealed by Laws 2005, HB 2060, c. 1, § 47, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2265, c. 418, § 9, emerg. eff. July 1, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2005, HB 2060, c. 1, § 46, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2005, HB 1993, c. 394, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 2005 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2009, HB 2252, c. 310, § 2, eff. November 1, 2009 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2011, SB 443, c. 25, § 1, eff. November 1, 2011 (superseded document available).