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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.