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H0583.........................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
COMMERCIAL DRIVERS - SKILLS TEST - Amends existing law to allow an increase
in the fee for an A, B or C commercial driver's license skills test and to
increase the allowable fee a contract administrator of the skills test may
charge.
02/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/03 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/19 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 64-4-2
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black(15),
Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crane,
Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
Gould, Hadley, Hansen, Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9),
Jones(20), Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake,
Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller,
Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger,
Robison, Schaefer, Stevenson, Stone, Stubbs, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets,
Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Bivens, Geddes, Sali, Stoicheff
Absent and excused -- Jones(22), Judd
Floor Sponsor - Ridinger
Title apvd - to Senate
02/25 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20 3rd rdg - PASSED - 24-9-2
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Danielson, Darrington, Deide,
Dunklin, Frasure, Hansen, Ingram, Keough, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney, Twiggs,
Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--Burtenshaw, Cameron, Geddes, Hawkins, Ipsen, King, Parry,
Richardson, Thorne
Absent and excused--Branch, Crow
Floor Sponsor - Schroeder
Title apvd - to House
03/20 To enrol - rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/24 Pres signed - to Governor
03/25 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 394
Effective: 07/01/98
H0583|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 583 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSE; AMENDING SECTION 49-306, IDAHO CODE, TO INCREASE 3 THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CHARGE FOR A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S SKILLS TEST AND THE 4 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CHARGE FOR A CONTRACTOR ADMINISTERING THE TEST. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 49-306, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 49-306. APPLICATION FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION PERMIT. (1) Every 9 application for an instruction permit or for a driver's license shall be made 10 upon a form furnished by the department and shall be verified by the applicant 11 before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the 12 department and sheriffs and their deputies are authorized to administer the 13 oaths without charge. Every application for a permit or driver's license shall 14 be accompanied by the following fee, none of which is refundable: 15 (a) Class A, B, C license with endorsements ...................... $24.50 16 (b) Class D license .............................................. $20.50 17 (c) Class A, B, C instruction permit ............................. $15.50 18 (d) Class D instruction permit ................................... $11.50 19 (e) Duplicate driver's license or permit issued under section 49-318, 20 Idaho Code ........................................................ $11.50 21 (f) Driver's license extension issued under section 49-319, Idaho Code 22 ................................................................... $ 6.50 23 (g) License classification change (upgrade) ...................... $15.50 24 (h) Endorsement addition ......................................... $11.50 25 (i) Class A, B, C skills tests ...... not more than $3265 5.00 27 (j) Class D skills test .......................................... $15.00 28 (k) Motorcycle endorsement skills test ............................$ 5.00 29 (l) Knowledge test ............................................... $ 3.00 30 (m) Seasonal driver's license..................................... $23.50 31 (n) One time motorcycle "M" endorsement .......................... $11.50 32 (o) Motorcycle endorsement instruction permit .................... $11.50 33 (2) Every application shall state the full name, date of birth, place of 34 birth, sex, Idaho residence address and mailing address, if different, of the 35 applicant, height, weight, hair color, and eye color, and for a class A, B, or 36 C driver's license or seasonal driver's license the applicant's social secu- 37 rity number as verified by the applicant's social security card. A driver's 38 license or instruction permit issued on and after January 1, 1993, shall not 39 contain an applicant's social security number. Applications on file shall be 40 exempt from disclosure except as provided in sections 49-202, 49-203, 49-203A 41 and 49-204, Idaho Code. Every application shall also state whether the appli- 42 cant has previously been licensed as a driver, and if so, when and by what 43 state or country, and whether a driver's license or privileges have ever been 2 1 suspended, revoked, denied, disqualified, cancelled or whether an application 2 has ever been refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, 3 revocation, denial, disqualification, cancellation or refusal and the 4 applicant's oath that all information is correct as signified by the 5 applicant's signature. The applicant may be required to submit proof of iden- 6 tity and date of birth as set forth in a certified copy of his birth certifi- 7 cate and other satisfactory evidence to satisfy the issuing officer or the 8 department. If an applicant for a driver's training instruction permit cannot 9 provide a certified copy of his birth certificate at the time of application, 10 the department may issue a temporary driver's training instruction permit in 11 accordance with the provisions of section 49-305, Idaho Code. 12 (3) Whenever an application is received from a person previously licensed 13 in another jurisdiction, the department shall request a copy of the driver's 14 record from the other jurisdiction and shall contact the national driver reg- 15 ister. When received, the driver's record from the previous jurisdiction shall 16 become a part of the driver's record in this state with the same force and 17 effect as though entered on the driver's record in this state in the original 18 instance. 19 (4) Whenever the department receives a request for a driver's record from 20 another licensing jurisdiction, the record shall be forwarded without charge. 21 (5) The department shall contact and notify the commercial driver license 22 information system of the proposed application for a class A, B or C driver's 23 license to insure identification of the person and to obtain clearance to 24 issue the license. 25 (6) When the fees required under this section are collected by a county 26 officer, they shall be paid over to the county treasurer not less often than 27 monthly, who shall immediately: 28 (a) Deposit an amount equal to five dollars ($5.00) from each driver's 29 license or instruction permit application fees, application for a dupli- 30 cate driver's license or permit, classification change, seasonal driver's 31 license and additional endorsement in the current expense fund; and 32 (b) Deposit two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) from each motorcycle 33 endorsement and motorcycle endorsement instruction permit fee in the cur- 34 rent expense fund; and 35 (c) Deposit an amount equal to three dollars ($3.00) from each fee for a 36 knowledge test in the current expense fund; and 37 (d) Deposit an amount equal to five dollars ($5.00) from each fee for a 38 motorcycle endorsement skills test in the current expense fund; provided 39 however, if a contractor administers the skills test he shall be entitled 40 to the five dollar ($5.00) fee; 41 (e) Remit the remainder to the state treasurer; and 42 (f) Deposit eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) from each fee for a 43 class D skills test into the county current expense fund, unless the test 44 is administered by a department-approved contractor, in which case the 45 contractor shall be entitled to eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) of 46 each fee. 47 (7) When the fees required under this section are collected by a state 48 officer or agency, they shall be paid over to the state treasurer. 49 (8) The state treasurer shall distribute the moneys received from fees 50 imposed by the provisions of this section, whether collected by a county offi- 51 cer or by a state officer or agency as follows: 52 (a) Two dollars ($2.00) of each fee for a driver's license or seasonal 53 driver's license shall be deposited in the emergency medical services 54 account II created in section 39-146A, Idaho Code; and 55 (b) Sixteen dollars and fifty cents ($16.50) of each fee for a seasonal 3 1 or class A, B, or C driver's license shall be deposited in the state high- 2 way account; and 3 (c) Ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) of each fee for a class A, B, or 4 C instruction permit or driver's license classification change shall be 5 deposited in the state highway account; and 6 (d) Six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) of each fee for a duplicate sea- 7 sonal or class A, B, or C driver's license, class A, B, or C driver's 8 license extension, or additional endorsement shall be deposited in the 9 state highway account; and 10 (e) Four dollars ($4.00) of each fee for a motorcycle endorsement and 11 motorcycle endorsement instruction permit shall be deposited in the state 12 highway account; and 13 (f) Five dollars and thirty cents ($5.30) of each fee for a class D 14 driver's license shall be deposited in the driver training account; and 15 (g) Seven dollars and twenty cents ($7.20) of each fee for a class D 16 driver's license shall be deposited in the highway distribution account; 17 and 18 (h) Two dollars and sixty cents ($2.60) of each fee for a class D 19 instruction permit, duplicate class D license or permit, and class D 20 license extension shall be deposited in the driver training account; and 21 (i) Three dollars and ninety cents ($3.90) of each fee for a class D 22 instruction permit, duplicate class D license or permit, and class D 23 license extension shall be deposited in the highway distribution account; 24 and 25 (j) Five dollars ($5.00) of each fee for a class A, B, or C skills test 26 shall be deposited in the state highway account; and 27 (k) One dollar ($1.00) of each fee for a class A, B, C or D driver's 28 license shall be deposited in the motorcycle safety program fund estab- 29 lished in section 33-4804, Idaho Code. 30 (l) Three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) of each fee for a class D 31 skills test shall be deposited into the state highway account. 32 (9) The contractor administering a class A, B, or C skills test shall be 33 entitled tothirtynot more than fifty dollars 34 ($35 0.00) of the skills test fee. A contractor 35 administering a class A, B, or C skills test may collect an additional fee for 36 the use of the contractor's vehicle for the skills test. 37 (10) The department may issue seasonal class B or C driver's licenses 38 that: 39 (a) Will only be valid for driving commercial vehicles that normally 40 require class B or C commercial driver's licenses; 41 (b) Will be valid for seasonal periods that begin on the date of issuance 42 and that are not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in a twelve (12) 43 month period; 44 (c) May only be obtained twice in a driver's lifetime; 45 (d) Are valid only within a one hundred fifty (150) mile radius of the 46 place of business or farm being serviced; and 47 (e) Will be valid only in conjunction with valid Idaho class D driver's 48 licenses. 49 (11) The department may issue seasonal class B or C driver's licenses to 50 drivers who: 51 (a) Have not violated the single license provisions of 49 CFR part 383; 52 (b) Have not had any license suspensions, revocations or cancellations; 53 (c) Have not had any convictions in any vehicle for any offense listed in 54 section 49-335(1) or 49-335(2), Idaho Code, or any one (1) serious traffic 55 offense; 4 1 (d) Have at least one (1) year of driving experience with a class D or 2 equivalent license in any type motor vehicle; and 3 (e) Are at least sixteen (16) years old.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS07696
To provide adequate compensation for skill tester for
C.D.L. licensing and to encourage enough third party
testers available for the transportation industry.
FISCAL NOTE
NONE
CONTACT: Rep. Tim Ridinger
208-332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE
Bill No. H 583