NAC483.140. Third-party certifier: Eligibility; scope of authority; assignment of number by Department.

     1. Any person doing business in this State who owns or leases 10 or more vehicles for which a Class A, Class B or Class C driver’s license is required, or the authorized employee of such a person, may apply to the Department for registration as a third-party certifier. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a third-party certifier registered pursuant to this section may certify the driving ability of an employee who desires to obtain a Class A, Class B or Class C driver’s license and may sign an affidavit of certification to that effect. The third-party certifier may not sign such an affidavit with respect to the third-party certifier’s own driving ability.

     2. A person who is registered as a third-party certifier shall not:

     (a) Certify the driving ability of an employee unless the third-party certifier has at his or her disposal at least one vehicle requiring the same class of driver’s license as the class of driver’s license for which the employee’s driving ability is being certified; or

     (b) Sign an affidavit of certification for the operation of a vehicle for which a particular class of driver’s license is required unless the third-party certifier has at his or her disposal at least one vehicle requiring the same class of driver’s license as that required for the vehicle the operation of which is to be certified by affidavit.

     3. A third-party certifier must:

     (a) Successfully complete a 40-hour course provided by the Department for administering a driving skills test;

     (b) Hold a valid driver’s license of the class and type for which he or she is certifying the driving ability of an employee and signing an affidavit of certification; and

     (c) Administer the driving skills test in a class of vehicle requiring the same class and type of driver’s license as the class and type of driver’s license for which the employee’s driving ability is being certified.

     4. The Department will assign a number to each person whom the Department registers as a third-party certifier. This number must be used when completing an affidavit of certification. The number assigned by the Department to a third-party certifier pursuant to this subsection is personal to the person to whom it has been assigned and must not be transferred to or used by any other person.

     [Dep’t of Motor Veh., Classification of Licenses Reg. § IV subsec. 2, eff. 4-29-82]—(NAC A 8-1-91; R001-98, 4-2-98; R159-01, 5-28-2002; R107-03, 2-18-2004)