Exam Bulletin - Supervising Inspector, Department of Motor Vehicle

Department of Motor Vehicles

Exam Code: EX-2354

Examination Plans Included:

  • SUPERVISING INSPECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES - Open

Final Filing Date: Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Classification Details

SUPERVISING INSPECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES: $4,933.00 - $6,175.00 per Month

View the SUPERVISING INSPECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES classification specification.

Application Instructions

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Who Should Apply:

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

  • SUPERVISING INSPECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

    2354

For SUPERVISING INSPECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

  • EX-02354

How To Apply:

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

Special Testing Arrangements:

This is not a timed examination.

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

Minimum Qualifications

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

00108811 - SUPERVISING INSPECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Possession of a valid California Class C driver license.  AND

 

Either I

 

One year of experience in DMV performing the duties of an Inspector, DMV, Range B.

 

Or II

 

Three years of experience in a governmental agency inspecting business establishments for compliance with laws, rules, regulations, and standards, evaluating the data compiled, and writing reports.

 

(Experience in the California state service applied toward this requirement must include at least one year in a class with a level of responsibility equivalent to Inspector, DMV, Range B.)

Position Description

00108811 - SUPERVISING INSPECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Within the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), incumbents plan, organize, and direct a unit consisting of at least five Inspectors, DMV, who: conduct onsite inspection of establishments to ascertain if the facility meets departmental and legal requirements for insur-ance of an occupational license; conduct postlicensing inspections to ensure that licensees are complying with the requirements under which they were licensed; serve subpoenas and Orders of Revocation or Suspension to occupational licensees; and collect Administrative and Investigative Service fees and dishonored checks from licensees. Incumbents may perform the more complex and sensitive inspections as well as interpret the provisions of the Vehicle, Administrative, and Business and Professions Codes governing either occupational or commercial driver licensing. Supervising Inspectors may also supervise staff who conduct and report on preapproval or annual inspections of drive test procedures and routes of firms applying to conduct commercial third-party drive tests.

For information regarding position location(s), please refer to the Eligible List Information section.

Examination Information

This examination consists of the following component(s):

Component OrderComponent TypeComponent DuePercentage of Final Score
1Supplemental ReportWith Application100%

Components that are due with your application will be scored and will count toward your final examination result. Failure to submit these items may result in disqualification or elimination from the examination.

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:

  1. State laws, rules, and regulations related to occupational licenses or commercial driver licenses granted, regulated, and controlled by DMV.
  2. Rules of evidence.
  3. Inspection techniques and procedures.
  4. Industry practices and inspection problems such as those encountered in the automobile, driving school, and traffic violation school industries.
  5. Principles of supervision and training.
  6. Finding development and report writing techniques.
  7. The Department's Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives.
  8. A supervisor's role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program and the processes available to meet equal employment opportunity objectives.

Ability to:

  1. Apply the sections of the California Vehicle Code, Administrative Code, and Business and Professions Code and other laws, regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to occupational licensing or commercial driver licenses.
  2. Interpret and apply regulations to specific cases.
  3. Independently apply code provisions.
  4. Give and follow verbal and written directions.
  5. Effectively plan, organize, and direct the work of others.
  6. Use tact and good judgment in dealing with the public and other employees.
  7. Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
  8. Train new employees and supervise subordinates.
  9. Communicate effectively.
  10. Effectively contribute to the Department's Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives.

Eligible List Information

A Departmental Open eligible list for the SUPERVISING INSPECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES Classification will be established for:

  • Department of Motor Vehicles

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 24 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Resulting Eligibility List(s) will be used to fill vacancies throughout the State of California.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

  • A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
  • A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Supervising Inspector Department of Motor Vehicles Training and Experience Examination Preview

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Testing Departments

  • Department of Motor Vehicles

Contact Information

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Department of Motor Vehicles
Talent Assessment Unit
2415 1st Avenue, MS E678
Sacramento, CA 95818
Phone: (916) 657-7553 ext. 2
dmv_exams@dmv.ca.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

Drug Free Statement

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free State work place. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective, because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

General Information

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Motor Vehicles reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.

Application Methods:
Electronic (Your CalCareer Account)