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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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