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§47-6-110.
§47-6-110.
A. 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 6-101 through 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:
a. eyesight,
b. ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning
and directing traffic,
c. knowledge of the traffic laws of this state, and
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. 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. All applicants requiring a hazardous materials endorsement shall be
required to successfully complete the examination for the renewal of
such endorsement.
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 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 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. A prescribed secondary school driver education course, as defined
by Section 19-113 et seq. of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
2. A driver education course, certified by the Department of Public
Safety, from a parochial, private or other nonpublic secondary school;
or
3. A commercial driver training course, as defined by Sections 801
through 808 of this title.
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