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Name, title, address, and telephone number of an individual in the Commonwealth who has been designated to be the applicant’s contact person with the Department;\n\t\t\t\tc. Description of the vehicle fleet owned or leased by the applicant, including the number of commercial motor vehicles by class and type;\n\t\t\t\td. Classes and types of commercial motor vehicles for which the applicant seeks to be certified as a third party tester;\n\t\t\t\te. Total number of drivers licensed in the Commonwealth employed during the preceding 12 months to operate commercial motor vehicles and the number of such drivers who are full time, part time, and seasonal. However, this provision shall not apply to a comprehensive community college in the Virginia Community College System certified as a third party tester for the purposes of administering tests to students enrolled in a commercial driver training course offered by such community college;\n\t\t\t\tf. Name, driver’s license number, and home address of each employee who is to be certified as a third party examiner. If any employee has previously been certified as an examiner by the Department, the examiner’s certification number;\n\t\t\t\tg. The address of each location in the Commonwealth where the third party tester intends to conduct skills tests and a map, drawing, or written description of each driving course that satisfies the Department’s requirements for a skills test course;\n\t\t\t\th. If the applicant is not a governmental entity, including a comprehensive community college in the Virginia Community College System, it shall also provide: (i) a description of the applicant’s business and length of time in business in the Commonwealth; (ii) if subject to the FMCSA regulations, the applicant’s Interstate Commerce Commission number or U.S. Department of Transportation number and rating; and (iii) the applicant’s State Corporation Commission number; and\n\t\t\t\ti. Any other relevant information required by the Department.2\n\nAn applicant for certification shall also execute an agreement in a format prescribed by the Department in which the applicant agrees, at a minimum, to comply with the regulations and instructions of the Department for third party testers, including audit procedures, and agrees to hold the Department harmless from liability resulting from the third party tester’s administration of its commercial driver’s license skills test program.B\n\nApplication for third party examiner certification.1\n\nAn applicant for certification shall provide the following information in a format prescribed by the Department:\n\t\t\t\ta. Name, home, and business addresses and telephone numbers;\n\t\t\t\tb. Driver’s license number;\n\t\t\t\tc. Name, address, and telephone number of the principal office or headquarters of the applicant’s employer, who has applied for and received certification as a third party tester;\n\t\t\t\td. Job title and description of duties and responsibilities;\n\t\t\t\te. Length of time employed by present employer. If less than two years, list previous employer, address, and telephone number;\n\t\t\t\tf. Present employer’s recommendation of the applicant for certification;\n\t\t\t\tg. A list of the classes and types of vehicles for which the applicant seeks certification to conduct skills tests; and\n\t\t\t\th. Any other relevant information required by the Department.C\n\nEvaluation of applicant by the Department.1\n\nThe Department will evaluate the materials submitted by the third party tester applicant, and, if the application materials are satisfactory, the Department will schedule an onsite inspection and audit of the applicant’s third party testing program to complete the evaluation.2\n\nThe Department will evaluate the materials submitted by the third party examiner applicant as well as the applicant’s driving record. If the application materials and driving record are satisfactory, the Department will schedule the applicant for third party examiner training. Training may be waived if the applicant is seeking recertification only because he has changed employers.3\n\nNo more than two applications will be accepted from any one third party tester or examiner applicant in any 12-month period, excluding applications for recertification because of a change in employers.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242902,"text":"Application for third party tester certification.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":242903,"text":"An applicant for certification shall provide the following information in a format prescribed by the Department:\n\t\t\t\ta. Name, address, and telephone number of principal office or headquarters;\n\t\t\t\tb. 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 165<\/a> and 582<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d 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 \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 429<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61645,"section_number":"46.2-326.1","catch_line":"Designation of commercial driver's license skills testing examiners","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-326.1\/"},{"id":65790,"section_number":"46.2-341.14:1","catch_line":"Requirements for third party testers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.14_1\/"},{"id":74641,"section_number":"46.2-341.14:2","catch_line":"Requirements for third party examiners","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-341.14_2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":226621,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67015,"identifier":"46.2-341.14:3","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/6.1\/46.2-341.14_3","url":"\/46.2-341.14_3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-341.14_3\/","token":"46.2\/II\/3\/6.1\/46.2-341.14_3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for certification by the Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-341.14:3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Application for third party tester<\/span> certification. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> An applicant<\/span> for certification shall provide the following information in a format prescribed by the Department<\/span>:\n\t\t\t\ta. Name, address, and telephone number of principal office or headquarters;\n\t\t\t\tb. Name, title, address, and telephone number of an individual in the Commonwealth who has been designated to be the applicant<\/span>’s contact person<\/span> with the Department<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\tc. Description of the vehicle<\/span> fleet owned or leased by the applicant<\/span>, including the number of commercial motor vehicles<\/span> by class and type;\n\t\t\t\td. Classes and types of commercial motor vehicles<\/span> for which the applicant<\/span> seeks to be certified as a third party tester<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\te. Total number of drivers<\/span> licensed in the Commonwealth employed during the preceding 12 months to operate commercial motor vehicles<\/span> and the number of such drivers<\/span> who are full time, part time, and seasonal. However, this provision shall not apply to a comprehensive community college in the Virginia Community College System certified as a third party tester<\/span> for the purposes of administering tests to students enrolled in a commercial driver<\/span> training course offered by such community college;\n\t\t\t\tf. Name, driver<\/span>’s license number, and home address of each employee<\/span> who is to be certified as a third party examiner<\/span>. If any employee<\/span> has previously been certified as an examiner by the Department<\/span>, the examiner’s certification number;\n\t\t\t\tg. The address of each location in the Commonwealth where the third party tester<\/span> intends to conduct skills tests and a map, drawing, or written description of each driving course that satisfies the Department<\/span>’s requirements for a skills test course;\n\t\t\t\th. If the applicant<\/span> is not a governmental entity, including a comprehensive community college in the Virginia Community College System, it shall also provide: (i) a description of the applicant<\/span>’s business and length of time in business in the Commonwealth; (ii) if subject to the FMCSA<\/span> regulations, the applicant<\/span>’s Interstate Commerce Commission<\/span> number or U.S. Department<\/span> of Transportation number and rating; and (iii) the applicant<\/span>’s State<\/span> Corporation Commission<\/span> number; and\n\t\t\t\ti. Any other relevant information required by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> An applicant<\/span> for certification shall also execute an agreement in a format prescribed by the Department<\/span> in which the applicant<\/span> agrees, at a minimum, to comply with the regulations and instructions of the Department<\/span> for third party testers<\/span>, including audit procedures, and agrees to hold the Department<\/span> harmless from liability resulting from the third party tester<\/span>’s administration of its commercial driver<\/span>’s license skills test program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Application for third party examiner<\/span> certification. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> An applicant<\/span> for certification shall provide the following information in a format prescribed by the Department<\/span>:\n\t\t\t\ta. Name, home, and business addresses and telephone numbers;\n\t\t\t\tb. Driver<\/span>’s license number;\n\t\t\t\tc. Name, address, and telephone number of the principal office or headquarters of the applicant<\/span>’s employer<\/span>, who has applied for and received certification as a third party tester<\/span>;\n\t\t\t\td. Job title and description of duties and responsibilities;\n\t\t\t\te. Length of time employed by present employer<\/span>. If less than two years, list previous employer<\/span>, address, and telephone number;\n\t\t\t\tf. Present employer<\/span>’s recommendation of the applicant<\/span> for certification;\n\t\t\t\tg. A list of the classes and types of vehicles for which the applicant<\/span> seeks certification to conduct skills tests; and\n\t\t\t\th. Any other relevant information required by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Evaluation of applicant<\/span> by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Department<\/span> will evaluate the materials<\/span> submitted by the third party tester<\/span> applicant<\/span>, and, if the application materials<\/span> are satisfactory, the Department<\/span> will schedule an onsite inspection and audit of the applicant<\/span>’s third party testing program to complete the evaluation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The Department<\/span> will evaluate the materials<\/span> submitted by the third party examiner<\/span> applicant<\/span> as well as the applicant<\/span>’s driving record. If the application materials<\/span> and driving record are satisfactory, the Department<\/span> will schedule the applicant<\/span> for third party examiner<\/span> training. Training may be waived if the applicant<\/span> is seeking recertification only because he has changed employers<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> No more than two applications will be accepted from any one third party tester<\/span> or examiner applicant<\/span> in any 12-month period, excluding applications for recertification because of a change in employers<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT (\u00a7 46.2-341.14:3)\n\nA. Application for third party tester certification.\n\n 1. An applicant for certification shall provide the following information in a\n format prescribed by the Department:\n \t\t\t\ta. Name, address, and telephone number of principal office or\n headquarters;\n \t\t\t\tb. Name, title, address, and telephone number of an individual in the\n Commonwealth who has been designated to be the applicant’s contact\n person with the Department;\n \t\t\t\tc. Description of the vehicle fleet owned or leased by the applicant,\n including the number of commercial motor vehicles by class and type;\n \t\t\t\td. Classes and types of commercial motor vehicles for which the applicant\n seeks to be certified as a third party tester;\n \t\t\t\te. Total number of drivers licensed in the Commonwealth employed during\n the preceding 12 months to operate commercial motor vehicles and the number of\n such drivers who are full time, part time, and seasonal. However, this\n provision shall not apply to a comprehensive community college in the Virginia\n Community College System certified as a third party tester for the purposes of\n administering tests to students enrolled in a commercial driver training\n course offered by such community college;\n \t\t\t\tf. Name, driver’s license number, and home address of each employee\n who is to be certified as a third party examiner. If any employee has\n previously been certified as an examiner by the Department, the\n examiner’s certification number;\n \t\t\t\tg. The address of each location in the Commonwealth where the third party\n tester intends to conduct skills tests and a map, drawing, or written\n description of each driving course that satisfies the Department’s\n requirements for a skills test course;\n \t\t\t\th. If the applicant is not a governmental entity, including a\n comprehensive community college in the Virginia Community College System, it\n shall also provide: (i) a description of the applicant’s business and\n length of time in business in the Commonwealth; (ii) if subject to the FMCSA\n regulations, the applicant’s Interstate Commerce Commission number or\n U.S. Department of Transportation number and rating; and (iii) the\n applicant’s State Corporation Commission number; and\n \t\t\t\ti. Any other relevant information required by the Department.\n\n 2. An applicant for certification shall also execute an agreement in a format\n prescribed by the Department in which the applicant agrees, at a minimum, to\n comply with the regulations and instructions of the Department for third party\n testers, including audit procedures, and agrees to hold the Department\n harmless from liability resulting from the third party tester’s\n administration of its commercial driver’s license skills test program.\n\nB. Application for third party examiner certification.\n\n 1. An applicant for certification shall provide the following information in a\n format prescribed by the Department:\n \t\t\t\ta. Name, home, and business addresses and telephone numbers;\n \t\t\t\tb. Driver’s license number;\n \t\t\t\tc. Name, address, and telephone number of the principal office or\n headquarters of the applicant’s employer, who has applied for and\n received certification as a third party tester;\n \t\t\t\td. Job title and description of duties and responsibilities;\n \t\t\t\te. Length of time employed by present employer. If less than two years,\n list previous employer, address, and telephone number;\n \t\t\t\tf. Present employer’s recommendation of the applicant for\n certification;\n \t\t\t\tg. A list of the classes and types of vehicles for which the applicant\n seeks certification to conduct skills tests; and\n \t\t\t\th. Any other relevant information required by the Department.\n\nC. Evaluation of applicant by the Department.\n\n 1. The Department will evaluate the materials submitted by the third party\n tester applicant, and, if the application materials are satisfactory, the\n Department will schedule an onsite inspection and audit of the\n applicant’s third party testing program to complete the evaluation.\n\n 2. The Department will evaluate the materials submitted by the third party\n examiner applicant as well as the applicant’s driving record. If the\n application materials and driving record are satisfactory, the Department will\n schedule the applicant for third party examiner training. Training may be\n waived if the applicant is seeking recertification only because he has changed\n employers.\n\n 3. No more than two applications will be accepted from any one third party\n tester or examiner applicant in any 12-month period, excluding applications\n for recertification because of a change in employers.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, cc. 165, 582; 2016, c. 429.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}