§ 46.2-341.14:2 Requirements for third party examiners
A. Third party examiners may be certified to conduct skills tests on behalf of only one third party tester at any given time. If a third party examiner leaves the employ of a third party tester, he must be recertified in order to conduct skills tests on behalf of a new third party tester.
B. To qualify for certification as a third party examiner, an individual must:
1. Make application to the Department as provided in § 46.2-341.14:3 and pass the required nationwide criminal background check;
3. Possess a valid Virginia commercial driver’s license with the classification and endorsements required for operation of the class and type of commercial motor vehicle used in skills tests conducted by the examiner;
4. Satisfactorily complete any third party examiner training course required by the Department;
5. Within three years prior to application, have had no driver’s license suspensions, revocations, or disqualifications;
6. At the time of application, have no more than six demerit points on his driving record and not be on probation under the Virginia Driver Improvement Program;
7. Within three years prior to application, have had no conviction for any offense listed in § 46.2-341.18 or 46.2-341.19, whether or not such offense was committed in a commercial motor vehicle;
8. If the examiner is employed by a school board, be certified by the Virginia Department of Education as a school bus training instructor;
9. Conduct skills tests on behalf of the third party tester in accordance with this article and in accordance with current instructions provided by the Department; and
10. Successfully complete a training course and examination every four years to maintain the commercial driver’s license test examiner certification.
History
This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 165 and 582 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2014, chapters 77 and 803.
2013, cc. 165, 582; 2014, cc. 77, 803.