OAR 839-015-0175: Examination Requirements

(1) Applicants may make arrangements with Bureau staff to take a qualifying examination after receipt of a letter of authorization from the License Unit. (2) Requests to schedule an examination must be made by the applicant within 30 days after issuance of a temporary permit. The qualifying examination must take place within 45 days after issuance of a temporary permit. (3) Applicants must submit a written request to reschedule or change the site of an examination after the 45-day period referred to in section (2) of this rule. (4) Except for interpreters, no applicant may use any other aids or notes or receive help from another person during an examination, except to the extent required to reasonably accommodate a disability under state or federal law. Violation of this rule shall result in the examination being invalidated and treated as failed. (5) Requests for a certified court interpreter shall be made to the License Unit in writing by the applicant no fewer than 15 calendar days in advance of the date of the scheduled examination. (6) The Bureau shall arrange for an Oregon certified court interpreter to interpret the examination and the applicant’s examination responses upon receiving a written request for an interpreter by the applicant.