WSR 17-22-074 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING [Filed October 27, 2017, 1:30 p.m., effective November 27, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: The amended language updates the amount charged for commercial driver's license (CDL) examination fees and third-party testing fees. Existing rules need to be updated to conform to the statute. (2ESSB 5987.SL chapter 44, Laws of 2015 3rd sp. sess.). Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 308-100 WAC, Drivers' licenses—Special provisions. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-17-018 on August 7, 2017. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Date Adopted: October 27, 2017. Damon Monroe Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-03-018, filed 1/7/13, effective 2/7/13)
WAC 308-100-050 Examination fees.
(1) The examination fee for each commercial driver's license knowledge examination, commercial driver's license endorsement knowledge examination, or any combination of commercial driver's license and endorsement knowledge examinations, shall be ((ten)) thirty-five dollars.
(2)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, the examination fee for each commercial driver's license skill examination conducted by the department shall be ((one)) two hundred fifty dollars and entitles the applicant to take the examination up to two times in order to pass.
(b) If the applicant's primary use of a commercial driver's license is for any of the following, then the examination fee for each commercial driver's license skill examination conducted by the department shall be ((seventy-five)) two hundred twenty-five dollars and entitles the applicant to take the examination up to two times in order to pass:
(i) Public benefit not-for-profit corporations that are federally supported head start programs; or
(ii) Public benefit not-for-profit corporations that support early childhood education and assistance programs as described in RCW 43.215.405.
(((3) An applicant who has failed the skill examination must retest and pay the full fee required under subsection (2) of this section.
(4))) (c) If the applicant's primary use of a commercial driver's license is to drive a school bus, the applicant shall pay a fee of no more than one hundred dollars for the classified skill examination or combination of classified skill examinations conducted by the department and entitles the applicant to take the examination up to two times in order to pass.
(3) Drivers selected for reexamination by the department may be subject to costs associated with the testing.
(((5))) (4) The fees in this section are in addition to the regular drivers' licensing fees.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 15-03-048, filed 1/14/15, effective 2/14/15)
WAC 308-100-180 Third-party testing fee.
(1)(a) Except as provided in WAC 308-100-190 or subsection (1)(b) of this section, the base fee for each classified skill examination or combination of skill examinations conducted by a third-party tester shall not be more than ((one)) two hundred fifty dollars and entitles the applicant to take the examination up to two times in order to pass.
(b) If the applicant's primary use of a commercial driver's license is for any of the following, then the examination fee for each commercial driver's license skill examination conducted by a third-party tester shall not be more than ((seventy-five)) two hundred twenty-five dollars and entitles the applicant to take the examination up to two times in order to pass:
(i) Public benefit not-for-profit corporations that are federally supported head start programs; or
(ii) Public benefit not-for-profit corporations that support early childhood education and assistance programs as described in RCW 43.215.405(4).
(c) If the applicant's primary use of a commercial driver's license is to drive a school bus, the applicant shall pay a fee of no more than one hundred dollars for the classified skill examination or combination of classified skill examinations conducted by the department and entitles the applicant to take the examination up to two times in order to pass.
(2) ((An applicant who has failed the skill examination must retest and pay the full fee required under subsection (1) of this section.
(3))) The base fee shall apply only to the conducting of the examination, and is separate from any additional fees, such as vehicle use fees, which may be charged by the third-party tester. Any additional fees to be charged shall be reported to the department.
(((4))) (3) Fees owed to a third-party tester under this section must be paid by the applicant as provided in the third-party tester agreement entered into under WAC 308-100-140.
(((5))) (4) The fees in this section are in addition to the regular drivers' licensing fees.
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