Requirements for issuance of license. A person who wishes to be issued a commercial driver’s license by this State must:
1. Apply to the Department for a commercial driver’s license;
2. In accordance with standards contained in regulations adopted by the Department:
(a) Pass a knowledge test for the type of motor vehicle he operates or expects to operate; and
(b) Pass a driving skills test for driving a commercial motor vehicle taken in a motor vehicle which is representative of the type of motor vehicle he operates or expects to operate;
3. Comply with all other requirements contained in the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.908; and
4. For the issuance of a commercial driver’s license with an endorsement for hazardous materials, submit a complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Department to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and all applicable federal agencies to process the fingerprints for a background check of the applicant in accordance with Section 1012 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001, 49 U.S.C. § 5103a.
Last modified: February 25, 2006