Trans 104.055(2)(a)(a) License holders from other jurisdictions. The department may issue a probationary driver license to a person less than 18 years of age without regard to the length of time the person held any instruction permit and without requiring the certification described in sub. (1) if the person meets all of the following:

Trans 104.055(2)(a)1.1. The person has been issued a driver license, other than an instruction permit, by another jurisdiction prior to the person establishing Wisconsin residency.

Trans 104.055(2)(a)2.2. The person certifies that he or she has not been convicted of a violation of law which prohibits issuance of a probationary driver license to a person under 18 years of age within the preceding 6 months, as provided for in s. Trans 101.10 (1).

Trans 104.055(2)(b)(b) Instruction permit holders from other jurisdictions. The 6 month period during which a driver less than 18 years of age must hold a Wisconsin instruction permit prior to receiving a driver license in Wisconsin under s. 343.085 (1) (b), Stats., shall be reduced by any amount of time a driver can show he or she was a resident of another jurisdiction and held an instruction permit issued by that jurisdiction.

Trans 104.055(2)(c)(c) The department shall cancel the license of any person who provides a false certification under this subsection.

Trans 104.06(1)(a)(a) All persons applying for a license classification not held in this state or another jurisdiction at the time of application, other than an instruction permit, shall take and pass skills tests for the classes and types of vehicles the person seeks authority to operate. A person whose operator’s license has expired by more than 4 years and who has no proof of valid, licensed operation within the 4-year period preceding application shall take all required skills tests as if the person had never been licensed.

Trans 104.06(1)(b)(b) A skills test conducted in a “Class A” vehicle may be used as the basis for the issuance of a license authorizing “Class A”, “B”, “C” and “D” privileges.

Trans 104.06(1)(c)(c) A skills test conducted in a “Class B” vehicle may be used as the basis for the issuance of a license authorizing class “B”, “C” and “D” privileges.

Trans 104.06(1)(d)(d) A skills test conducted in a “Class C” vehicle may be used as the basis for the issuance of a license authorizing “Class C” and “D” privileges.

Trans 104.06(1)(e)(e) A skills test conducted in a “Class D” vehicle may only be used as the basis for the issuance of a license authorizing “Class D” privileges.

Trans 104.06(1)(f)(f) A skills test conducted in a “Class M” vehicle may only be used as the basis for the issuance of a license authorizing “Class M” privileges.

Trans 104.06(2)(a)(a) Department conducted examinations. All skills tests shall be administered by the department, except as provided in par. (b).

Trans 104.06(2)(b)(b) CDL third party tester examinations. CDL skills tests and pre-trip inspection tests may be administered by a third party tester under contract with the department pursuant to s. 343.16 (1) (b), Stats. The department may accept certification from a third party tester that a person has taken and passed required CDL skills tests and pre-trip inspection tests.

Trans 104.06(2)(c)(c) Third party examiner audits. Notwithstanding par. (b), as part of its auditing of CDL third party testers, the department may require a CDL applicant who provides a certification of test completion from a third party tester to submit to CDL pre-trip inspection or skills tests administered by the department. In such event, no fee shall be charged for the examinations conducted by the department and the results of those tests shall be used to determine whether a license is issued to the driver, or if a license has already been issued to the driver, whether the license should be cancelled.

Trans 104.06(3)(a)(a) “Class D” skills tests. No person may take or pass a “Class D” skills test unless the person holds an instruction permit that is more than 7 days old or is reinstating a cancelled, suspended or revoked operator’s license. The following operator’s licenses may be used as authorization to operate a motor vehicle during a skills test under this subsection:

Trans 104.06(3)(a)1.1. A person may take one “Class D” skills test using an instruction permit that has an expiration date not more than one year prior to the examination date.

Trans 104.06(3)(a)2.2. A person may take “Class D” skills tests using an expired, cancelled, suspended or revoked operator’s license, other than an instruction permit. The department may require any person who fails an examination conducted under this subdivision to obtain an instruction permit as a prerequisite to any subsequent test if, in the examiner’s opinion, the person needs additional driving skills practice before the person will be capable of passing a skills test.

Trans 104.06 NoteNote: A person who fails a “Class D” skills test on an expired permit will need to obtain an instruction permit and hold it for 7 or 14 days before the person may be retested. A person who has never held a license will need to obtain an instruction permit before testing. See s. Trans 104.09 (2) and (3).

Trans 104.06(3)(b)(b) CDL skills tests. No person may take or pass a CDL skills test unless the person holds a valid CDL instruction permit, temporary operator’s license or driving receipt that authorizes operation of vehicles of the class and type used for the CDL skills test.

Trans 104.06(4)(4) Passenger and school bus endorsements. All persons applying for a passenger or Wisconsin school bus endorsement who do not hold such an endorsement at the time of application shall take and pass a skills test designed for those endorsements.

Trans 104.06 NoteNote: Persons holding school bus endorsements from states other than Wisconsin are required to take and pass Wisconsin school bus endorsement knowledge and skills tests.

Trans 104.06(5)(a)(a) Full skills test. All persons applying for a commercial driver license that is not restricted to prohibit operation of a motor vehicle equipped with air brakes shall take and pass a skills test in an air-brake equipped motor vehicle. This paragraph does not apply to a person holding an unrestricted license from another jurisdiction who is exempt from air brakes testing under s. Trans 104.03 (1) (b).