Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 6-110 – Examination of Applicants - Designated Examiner - Third-Party Examiner

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 Sections 47-6-101 through 47-6-309 of this title or as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection or in subsection D of this section. Such 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, 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 to successfully complete the examination for the renewal of such endorsement.
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.
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.
C. Except as provided in subsection E of Section 47-6-101 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 47-6-110.1 of this title.
D. Under the direction of the Department of Public Safety, any certified driver education instructor may administer the written portion of the Oklahoma driving examination as required for a driver education course or Class D license. The required driving skills portion of the Oklahoma driving examination may be given by such certified driver education instructor to a student who has successfully completed one of the following:
1. 1. A prescribed secondary school driver education course, as defined by Section 70-19-113 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. 2. A driver education course, certified by the Department of Public Safety, from a parochial, private or other nonpublic secondary school; or
3. 3. A commercial driver training course, as defined by Sections 801 through 808 of this title.

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).