Minnesota Administrative Rules

7410.6440 CERTIFICATES AND LETTER OF APPROVAL.

Subpart 1.

Letter of approval; agreement.

The commissioner shall issue a letter of approval indicating agreement that the third-party testing program may administer road tests or skills tests.

Subp. 2.

Tester certificates.

The commissioner shall issue a certificate to each commissioner-approved third-party tester of a third-party testing program.

A.

A copy of the certificate of each third-party tester employed by a third-party testing program must be on file in the office of the third-party testing program.

B.

A third-party tester's certificate is effective on the date of issuance by the commissioner and expires four years after issuance.

C.

A third-party tester may not conduct road tests or skills tests without a valid third-party tester certificate.

Subp. 3.

Not transferable.

A letter of approval to operate a third-party testing program and any tester certificate is not transferable.

Subp. 4.

Certificate renewal time frame.

An application for renewal of a third-party tester's certificate must be submitted to the commissioner no less than 30 days before the date the previously issued certificate expires.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 299A.01

History:

27 SR 1635

Published Electronically:

October 11, 2007