1-1-.03 Commercial Driver’s License Applications

(1)   All sections on the Department application must be completed in their
       entirety.

(2)   Unless otherwise exempted in these rules or by law, each applicant 
       must pay the applicable application, testing, and license fees prior to 
       the issuance of a CDL.

(3)   Applicants for the issuance of a CDL for the purpose of operating a public 
       school bus for a city, county, or state school system shall be exempted from 
       the applicable application fee upon waiver submission from school system.

(4)   Application, road skills test, or licensing fees will not be required from 
       applicants possessing a veteran's license or those who are qualified for such 
       pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 40-5-36 and Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 375-3-1-.16. 
       Veterans are not exempt from the fee charged for taking the road skills test 
       if administered by a third party tester.

(5)   Applicants shall pay one application fee for each class of CDL, which shall 
       be paid prior to the applicant’s first attempt at any applicable written test. 
       The application fee is valid for four (4) test attempts. After the fourth failed 
       attempt, a new application fee is required. Also, if 365 days pass in between 
       test attempts, new application fee is required. If no skills’ testing is required, 
       the applicant shall pay the application fee prior to issuance of the CDL.

(6)   Each applicant applying for a CLP for Class A or B driver’s license shall pay 
       the applicable testing fee prior to attempting the knowledge test for the 
       learner’s permit sought. If said applicant fails to achieve a passing score on 
       the knowledge test, the license fee paid shall be considered a testing fee 
       and retained by the Department. Any applicant failing to achieve a 
       passing score on the knowledge test for a CLP shall pay the applicable 
       testing fee on each subsequent attempt until successful, at which time 
       the fee shall be his or her license fee.

(7)   Applicants providing false information during the application process or 
       who are convicted of fraud related to the testing and issuance of a 
       CLP or CDL are subject to the penalties set forth in 
       O.C.G.A. § 40-5-147(f)(1)-(3) and O.C.G.A. § 40-5-125.

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 40-5-156, 40-5-147, 40-5-125, 49 C.F.R. § 383.71, 
49 C.F.R. § 390.9.
History: Original Rule entitled "1-1-.01 Applications. Amended." adopted. 
Effective Feb. 8, 2017.
Amended: New title "1-1-.03 Commercial Driver’s License Applications"; 
Effective Nov. 9, 2022.