1. (1) The words and phrases defined in ss. 340.01 and 343.01, Stats., and s. Trans 112.02, have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided.

2. (2) In this chapter:

   1. (a) “CDL” means commercial driver license.
   2. (b) “Examiner” means a person authorized by the department to test driver license applicants for the purpose of determining license eligibility.
   3. (c) “Exercising ordinary and reasonable control” means operating a motor vehicle in a well controlled manner that demonstrates ordinary abilities in those skills normally graded in a skills test or special examination.
   4. (d) “License classifications” or “license class” means any of the classifications specified in s. 343.17 (3) (c), Stats.
   5. (e) “Pre-trip inspection test” means a demonstration of a person’s ability to conduct the inspection that commercial drivers are expected to perform before driving a commercial motor vehicle on a highway.
   6. (f) “Safety inspection” means a cursory inspection by the department or a third party examiner to determine whether vehicle equipment appears to conform to the requirements of law and is in safe operating condition for the purpose of conducting a driving or special examination.
   7. (g) “Skills test” means an examination of a person’s ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle.
   8. (h) “Special examination” means a limited skills test that is administered for the purpose of determining eligibility for licensing or determining whether and how a person’s license should be restricted.
   9. (i) “Third party examiner” means a person who is employed by a third party tester and who holds a valid examiner identification certificate issued by the department to conduct skills tests and pre-trip inspection tests required for commercial driver licenses.
   10. (j) “Third party tester” means a person who is authorized by the department to administer an approved testing program for commercial driver license applicants under s. 343.16 (1) (b), Stats., and ch. Trans 115.
   11. (k) “Vehicle classification” or “vehicle class” means the classification assigned to a vehicle under s. 343.04 (1), Stats.
   12. (L) “Vehicle type” means the type assigned to a vehicle under s. 343.04 (2), Stats.

History

History: Cr. Register, July, 1996, No. 487, eff. 8-1-96.