{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-5-123","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-5-123","heading":"Waiver of skills test or knowledge test related to military commercial motor vehicles experience -- definition.","body":"(1) As used in this section, \"current or former military service member\" means a person:\n(a) honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States;\n(b) currently serving in the armed forces of the United States;\n(c) serving in a reserve component, as defined in 37-1-138; or\n(d) honorably discharged from the reserve component after serving in the reserve component.\n(2) The department may waive the skills test, knowledge test, or both, required for a commercial driver's license if an applicant is a current or former military service member and meets the conditions in subsection (3), (4), or (5).\n(3) A current or former military service member applying for waiver of the skills test shall:\n(a) certify and provide evidence that the member:\n(i) is or was regularly employed within the last year in a military position requiring operation of a commercial motor vehicle;\n(ii) was exempted from the commercial driver's license requirements in 61-8-803; and\n(iii) was operating, for at least 2 years immediately preceding separation from the military, a vehicle representative of the commercial motor vehicle type the driver applicant operates or expects to operate; and\n(b) certify that during the 2-year period immediately prior to applying for a commercial driver's license, the member:\n(i) has not simultaneously held more than one civilian license;\n(ii) has not had any license suspended, revoked, or canceled;\n(iii) has not had any convictions for any type of motor vehicle for the disqualifying offenses contained in 61-8-802;\n(iv) has not had any convictions for a violation of federal, military, state, or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, arising in connection with any traffic accident; and\n(v) has no record of an accident in which the current or former military service member was at fault.\n(4) A current or former military service member applying for waiver of the knowledge test shall certify and provide evidence that during the 1-year period immediately prior to the application, the member:\n(a) is or was regularly employed and designated as a:\n(i) motor transport operator--88M (Army);\n(ii) PATRIOT launching station operator--14T (Army);\n(iii) fueler--92F (Army);\n(iv) vehicle operator--2T1 (Air Force);\n(v) fueler--2F0 (Air Force);\n(vi) pavement and construction equipment operator--3E2 (Air Force);\n(vii) motor vehicle operator--3531 (Marine Corps); or\n(viii) equipment operator--E.O. (Navy);\n(b) is operating a vehicle representative of the commercial motor vehicle type the driver applicant expects to operate on separation from the military or operated a similar vehicle type immediately preceding separation from the military;\n(c) has not simultaneously held more than one civilian license;\n(d) has not had any license suspended, revoked, or canceled;\n(e) has not had any convictions for any type of motor vehicle for the disqualifying offenses contained in 61-8-802;\n(f) has not had more than one conviction for any type of motor vehicle for serious traffic violations contained in 61-8-803;\n(g) has not had any convictions for a violation of federal, military, state, or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, arising in connection with any traffic accident; and\n(h) has no record of an accident in which the current or former military service member was at fault.\n(5) A current or former military service member applying for waiver of the applicable skills and knowledge tests for a passenger, tank vehicle, or hazardous materials endorsement shall certify and provide evidence that during the 1-year period immediately prior to the application, the member:\n(a) is or was regularly employed in a military position requiring:\n(i) operation of a passenger commercial motor vehicle if requesting waiver of the skills and knowledge test for a passenger endorsement;\n(ii) operation of a tank vehicle if requesting waiver of the skills and knowledge test for a tank vehicle endorsement; or\n(iii) transportation of hazardous materials if requesting waiver of the skills and knowledge test for a hazardous materials endorsement;\n(b) has not simultaneously held more than one civilian license;\n(c) has not had any convictions for any type of motor vehicle for the disqualifying offenses contained in 61-8-802;\n(d) has not had more than one conviction for any type of motor vehicle for serious traffic violations contained in 61-8-803;\n(e) has not had any convictions for a violation of federal, military, state, or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, arising in connection with any traffic accident; and\n(f) has no record of an accident in which the current or former military service member was at fault.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 5. DRIVER'S LICENSES","Part 1. Licensing Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0230/0610-0050-0010-0230.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:49Z","sha256":"561197a4915f44f9abd7bac5cb6d837d64682eb419dbf41f25adc0df5d77e951","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-5-122","next":"us-mt/61-5-124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}