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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11204.

11204. (a) The department shall issue a license certificate to each traffic violator school owner and each traffic violator school operator licensed pursuant to this chapter. The term of the license shall be for a period of one year from the date of issue unless canceled, suspended, or revoked by the department. The license shall be renewed annually. The department shall require compliance with Section 11202 for renewal of the license of a traffic violator school owner. The department shall require compliance with Section 11202.5 for renewal of the license of a traffic violator school operator.
(b) (1) In lieu of the examination required by Section 11202.5 for renewal of the license of a traffic violator school operator, the department may accept submission of evidence by the licensee of continuing professional education.
(2) “Professional education,” as used in paragraph (1), means the satisfactory completion of courses acceptable to the department related to traffic safety, teaching techniques, or the teaching of driver instruction, or the participation in professional seminars approved by the department.
(c) Whenever in its judgment the public interest so requires, the department may issue a probationary license subject to special conditions to be observed by the licensee in the conduct of the traffic violator school. The conditions to be attached to the license shall be any that may, in the judgment of the department, be in the public interest and suitable to the qualifications of the applicant as disclosed by the application and investigation by the department of the information contained therein. The conditions may not appear on the license certificate.
(d) Upon notification of the death of a traffic violator school licensee, the department may issue a temporary license to the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased holder of a validly outstanding license to conduct a traffic violator school, or if no executor or administrator has been appointed and until a certified copy of an order making an appointment is filed with the department, a temporary license may be issued to the surviving spouse or other heir entitled to conduct the business of the deceased. The temporary license shall permit the holder to conduct the traffic violator school for a period of one year from and after the date of the original licensee’s death, and necessary one-year extensions may be granted to permit disposal of the business and qualification for a license of a purchaser of the business or the surviving spouse or heir. The department may restrict or condition a temporary license and attach to the exercise of the privilege thereunder any terms and conditions that in the department’s judgment are required for the protection of the public.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 594, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11205.

11205. (a) The department shall provide a list of licensed traffic violator schools on its Internet Web site. For each licensed school, the list shall indicate the modalities of instruction offered and specify the cities where classroom instruction is offered. The sequential listing of licensed schools shall be randomized daily.
(b) When a court or traffic assistance program (TAP) provides a hard copy list of licensed traffic violator schools to a traffic violator, the court or TAP shall provide only a current date-stamped list downloaded from the department’s Internet Web site. The hard copy list shall be as current as practicable, but in no event shall a list be distributed with a date stamp that is more than 60 days old.
(c) The department shall, by April 1, 2012, develop a Web-based database that will enable the department, the courts, and traffic violator schools to monitor, report, and track participation and course completion. Traffic violator schools shall update course information within three business days of class completion and provide to the courts class completion information on a daily basis.
(d) This section shall become operative on September 1, 2011.
(Repealed (in Sec. 5) and added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 599, Sec. 5.5. (AB 2499) Effective January 1, 2011. Section operative September 1, 2011, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11205.1.

11205.1. Until January 1, 2013, the fee authorized in subdivision (d) of Section 11205.2, and after January 1, 2013, the fee authorized in subdivision (c) of Section 11205.2, shall be applicable only in those instances where a traffic violator has agreed to attend or has been ordered to attend a traffic violator school pursuant to Section 41501 or 42005.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 599, Sec. 6. (AB 2499) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11205.2.

11205.2. (a) As used in this chapter, a traffic assistance program (TAP) is a public or private nonprofit agency that provides services, under contract with a court to process traffic violators or under contract with the department to assist in oversight activities.
(b) A court may use a TAP to assist the court in performing services related to the processing of traffic violators. As used in this section, “services” means those services relating to the processing of traffic infraction cases at, and for, the court, including printing and providing to the court and traffic violators hard copy county-specific lists printed from the department’s Internet Web site, administratively assisting traffic violators, and any other lawful activity relating to the administration of the court’s traffic infraction caseload.
(c) The court may charge a traffic violator a fee to defray the costs incurred by a TAP for traffic case administration services provided to the court pursuant to subdivision (b). The court may delegate collection of the fee to the TAP. Fees shall be approved and regulated by the court. The fee shall not exceed the actual costs incurred by the TAP for the activities authorized under subdivision (b).
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2013.
(Repealed (in Sec. 7) and added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 599, Sec. 7.5. (AB 2499) Effective January 1, 2011. Section operative January 1, 2013, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11205.4.

11205.4. (a) The department may use a traffic assistance program (TAP), or until January 1, 2013, a CAP established pursuant to Section 11205.2, for monitoring of licensed traffic violator schools, including, but not limited to, audits, inspections, review and examination of business records, class records, business practices, the content of the program of instruction set forth in the lesson plan, or curriculum of a licensee. Inspection includes, but is not limited to, the review of the business office, branch office, and applicable classroom facilities of a licensee. Monitoring includes onsite review of actual presentation of the traffic safety instruction provided in a classroom and any other activity deemed necessary to ensure high-quality education of traffic violators.
(b) This section shall become operative on September 1, 2011.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 599) by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 302. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11206.

11206. (a) The department shall license traffic violator school instructors. Except as exempted by this section, no person shall act as a traffic violator school instructor without a currently valid instructor’s license issued by the department. Every person, in order to qualify as a traffic violator school instructor, shall meet all of the following requirements before an instructor’s license may be issued:
(1) Have a high school education.
(2) Within three attempts, pass an examination, as required by the department, on traffic laws, safe driving practices, operation of motor vehicles, and teaching methods and techniques.
(3) Hold a currently valid California driver’s license that is not subject to probation pursuant to Section 14250 due to the applicant being a negligent operator within the meaning of Section 12810 or 12810.5. The applicant’s driving record shall not have any outstanding notice for violating a written promise to appear in court or for willfully failing to pay a lawfully imposed fine, as provided in former Section 40509.
(4) Be 18 years of age or older.
(b) All the qualifying requirements specified by this section shall be met within one year from the date of application for a license or the application shall lapse. However, the applicant may thereafter submit a new application upon payment of the requisite fee.
(c) A license issued pursuant to this section is not required to provide instruction to traffic violators in a public school or other public educational institution by a person holding a valid teaching credential with satisfactory training or experience in the subject area, as determined by the department. Persons exempt from licensure under this section are not required to obtain a license certificate pursuant to Section 11207.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 800, Sec. 7. (AB 2746) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11206.5.

11206.5. Each applicant for a license as a traffic violator school owner, traffic violator school operator, or traffic violator school instructor shall submit an application to the department on the forms prescribed by the department. The applicant shall provide the department with any information concerning the applicant’s character, honesty, integrity, and reputation which the department may consider necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 75, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11207.

11207. (a) The department shall issue a license certificate to each traffic violator school instructor when it is satisfied that he or she has met the qualifications required under this chapter. The original instructor license and any license renewed pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of issuance unless canceled, suspended, or revoked by the department.
(b) Every application for the renewal of a traffic violator school instructor license may be made by the licensee prior to the expiration date of the license by presenting to the department a completed application on a form provided by the department. In no event shall a traffic violator school instructor renew the license after the date of expiration.
(c) The department shall require all of the following for the renewal of an instructor’s license:
(1) Compliance with Section 11206, except subdivision (c) thereof.
(2) Satisfactory completion of an examination as provided in Section 11206 at least once during each succeeding three-year period after the initial issuance of the license. However, in lieu of examination for renewal of the license, the department may accept submission by the licensee of evidence of continuing professional education.
(d) When, in its judgment, the public interest so requires, the department may issue a probationary license subject to special conditions to be observed by the licensee in the exercise of the privilege granted. The conditions to be attached to the license shall be such as may, in the judgment of the department, be in the public interest and suitable to the qualifications of the applicant, as disclosed by the application and investigation by the department of the information contained therein.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 111, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11208.

11208. (a) The department shall charge a fee, to be determined by the department, for the following traffic violator school program activities:
(1) Original issuance of a traffic violator school owner, operator, instructor, and branch or classroom location license.
(2) Renewal of a traffic violator school owner, operator, instructor, and branch or classroom location license.
(3) Issuance of a duplicate or corrected traffic violator school owner, operator, instructor, and branch or classroom location license.
(4) Transfer of an operator or instructor license from one traffic violator school to another.
(5) Approval of curriculum, based on the instructional modality of the curriculum.
(6) Fees for administering the examinations pursuant to Sections 11206 and 11207.
(b) The fees authorized under subdivision (a) shall be sufficient to defray the actual cost to the department to administer the traffic violator school program, except for routine monitoring of instruction.
(c) A single administrative fee shall be assessed against, and collected by the court pursuant to Section 42007.1 from, each driver who is allowed or ordered to attend traffic violator school. Included in this fee shall be an amount determined by the department to be sufficient to defray the cost of routine monitoring of traffic violator school instruction.
(d) This section shall become operative on September 1, 2011.
(Repealed (in Sec. 9) and added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 599, Sec. 10. (AB 2499) Effective January 1, 2011. Section operative September 1, 2011, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11209.

11209. Any traffic violator school owner, traffic violator school operator, or traffic violator school instructor required to be licensed under this chapter who fails to renew the license before the expiration of the license may not renew that license, but may reapply for an original license pursuant to this chapter. For purposes of this section, a license that has been canceled may not be renewed and a license that is suspended or revoked may not be renewed, until reinstatement or reissuance by the department. If the period of suspension or revocation extends beyond the expiration of a license, it may not be renewed, but the person may apply for a new license thereafter.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 111, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11210.

11210. Pending determination by the department that an applicant for a license fully satisfies the requirements of this chapter, the department may issue a temporary permit to the applicant. A temporary permit may authorize the operation of a traffic violator school or acting as a traffic violator school operator or traffic violator school instructor for a period not to exceed 120 days while the department is completing its investigation and determination of all facts relative to the qualifications of the applicant for the license.
The department may cancel a temporary permit when it has determined or has reasonable cause to believe that the application is incorrect or incomplete or the temporary permit was issued in error. A temporary permit is invalid upon cancellation or once the applicant has been issued or denied the license applied for.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 396, Sec. 14. Effective July 30, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11211.

11211. (a) The department may refuse to issue a license to any applicant under this chapter when it finds and determines that any of the following exist:
(1) The applicant was previously the holder of a license under this chapter which was revoked or suspended.
(2) The applicant was previously the holder of an occupational license issued by another state, authorizing the same or similar activities of a license issued under this division; and that license was revoked or suspended for cause and was never reissued, or was suspended for cause, and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled.
(3) The applicant has done any act or series of acts which would be a cause for suspension or revocation of licensure under Section 11215, regardless of whether the applicant was licensed under this chapter at the time of the act or acts.
(4) If the applicant is a business, a business representative was the holder of a previously issued license under this chapter that was suspended or revoked or has done any act or series of acts which would be a cause for suspension or revocation of a license under Section 11215, regardless of whether the business representative was licensed under this chapter at the time of the act or acts.
(5) By reason of the facts and circumstances relating to the organization, control, and management of the business, it is likely that both of the following will occur:
(A) The policy or operation of the business will be directed, controlled, or managed by an individual who, by reason of an act, series of acts, or conduct described in paragraph (3) or (4), would be ineligible for a license.
(B) By licensing the business, the purposes of this division would be defeated.
(6) The applicant has knowingly made a false statement or knowingly concealed a material fact in applying for a license under this chapter.
(7) The applicant, or a business representative if the applicant is a business, has been convicted of a crime, or committed any act or engaged in conduct involving moral turpitude which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the licensed activity. A conviction after a plea of nolo contendere is a conviction within the meaning of this section.
(b) Upon refusal of the department to issue a license under this chapter, the applicant is entitled to a hearing upon demand in writing submitted to the department within 60 days after notice of refusal. The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(c) A person whose license has been revoked or application for a license has been refused may reapply for the license after a period of not less than one year has elapsed from the effective date of the decision revoking the license or refusing the application.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11212.

11212. (a) Every owner licensed under this chapter shall keep a record at the traffic violator school’s primary business location showing all of the following for each student:
(1) The name and address and license number of the traffic violator school providing instruction.
(2) The name and address of each person given instruction.
(3) The instruction permit number or driver’s license number of every person given instruction.
(4) The name and number of the license issued pursuant to Section 11207 of the traffic violator school instructor.
(5) The particular type of instruction given and the date or dates of the instruction.
(6) A statement as to whether the approved lesson plan was followed.
(7) The total number of hours of instruction.
(8) The total cost to the student of the instruction, which shall not exceed the amount of the fee represented or advertised by the traffic violator school at the time of the student’s enrollment.
(9) The court docket number under which the student was referred to a traffic violator school.
(10) The number of the completion certificate issued to the student pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 11208 and, if different, the number of any copy thereof issued to the student.
(b) The records shall be retained for a minimum of three years and shall be open to the inspection during business hours and at all other reasonable times by the department, the court, a private entity providing monitoring pursuant to Section 11222, the Legislative Analyst, and the State Auditor or authorized employees thereof, but shall be only for confidential use.
(c) Whenever a licensee suspends or terminates the licensed activity, the licensee shall surrender the records specified in subdivision (a) to the department for examination not later than the end of the third day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the date of suspension or termination. The department may duplicate or make a record of any information contained therein. All these records shall be returned to the licensee not later than 30 days after the date of surrender.
(d) The address of any person kept pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall only be used by the school for school administrative purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 739, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11213.

11213. (a) Every traffic violator school owner licensed pursuant to this chapter shall notify the department within 10 days of any change in the ownership or corporate structure of the licensee.
(b) Every traffic violator school owner shall immediately notify the department of the following activities:
(1) Change of the site or location of the school’s established principal place of business.
(2) Addition or deletion of a traffic violator school branch or classroom location.
(c) Every traffic violator school operator and traffic violator school instructor licensed pursuant to this chapter shall report to the department every change of residence address within five days of the change.
(d) The department may require persons licensed pursuant to this chapter to submit additional reports as determined necessary by the department to serve the purposes of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 396, Sec. 17. Effective July 30, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11214.

11214. (a) Except as provided in this chapter, the department may audit, inspect, and monitor, all licensed traffic violator schools.
(b) The department may annually audit the records of a licensee. Auditing includes, but is not limited to, the review and examination of business records, class records when applicable, business practices, and the content of the program of instruction set forth in the lesson plan or curriculum of a licensee.
(c) Inspecting includes, but is not limited to, the review of the business office, branch office, and applicable classroom facilities of a licensee.
(d) Monitoring includes the onsite review of the actual presentation of the program of traffic safety instruction provided in a classroom mode of instruction.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 518, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11215.

11215. The department, after notice and hearing, may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if any of the following circumstances exist:
(a) The department finds and determines that the licensee ceases to meet any requirement to obtain a license under this chapter.
(b) The holder fails to comply with, or otherwise violates, a provision of this chapter or a regulation or requirement of the department adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(c) The licensee engages in fraudulent practices with respect to its activities licensed under this chapter or induces or fails to promptly report to the department any known fraud or fraudulent practices on the part of an employee of the traffic violator school.
(d) The licensee represents himself or herself as an agent or employee of the department or uses advertising designed to create the impression, or that would reasonably have the effect of leading persons to believe that the licensee was in fact an employee or representative of the department, or whenever the licensee advertises, in any manner or means, a statement that is untrue or misleading and that is known, or that by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading.
(e) The licensee or an employee or agent of the licensee collects fees for or preregisters a person in traffic violator school or solicits traffic violator school instruction in an office of the department or in a court or within 500 feet of a court.
(f) The licensee is convicted of violating Section 20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20006, 20008, 23103, 23104, 23105, 23152, or 23153 of this code or subdivision (b) of Section 191.5 or Section 192 of the Penal Code. A conviction after a plea of nolo contendere is a conviction within the meaning of this section.
(g) The traffic violator school owner teaches, or permits an employee to teach, traffic safety instruction without a valid instructor’s license.
(h) The traffic violator school owner does not have in effect a bond as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 11202 or a deposit in lieu of the bond, as specified in Section 11203.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 747, Sec. 15.5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11215.5.

11215.5. The department, after notice and hearing, may also suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter when any of the following circumstances exist:
(a) If the main business office of the traffic violator school is located in any county with a population of 400,000 or more in which the traffic violator school conducts its instructional program, and the main business office does not maintain office hours during the time that the day courts in that county are open for business. This subdivision shall not apply to public schools.
(b) If the licensee is found by the department to be selling, or knowingly permitting the sale of, completion certificates.
(c) If the licensee is found by the department to be intentionally cutting instructional time short.
(d) If the licensee is found by the department to be intentionally diverting any student to a traffic school other than the school initially contacted by that student, without disclosure to that student, through the use of the department’s list of licensed traffic violator schools.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1196, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11215.7.

11215.7. Any of the causes specified in this chapter as a cause for refusal to issue a license under this chapter is cause to suspend or revoke a license under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 22.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11216.

11216. Any license issued to a traffic violator school owner under this chapter shall be automatically canceled upon the happening of any of the following:
(a) The abandonment of the established place of business or the change thereof without notice to the department pursuant to Section 11213.
(b) The failure to maintain an adequate bond or to procure and file another bond, as required by Section 11202, prior to the effective date of the termination by the surety of any existing bond.
(c) The voluntary or involuntary surrender of the license, except that a surrender or cessation of business by the licensee, or the suspension or revocation of the corporate status of the licensee, does not preclude the department from filing an accusation for revocation or suspension of the surrendered license, as provided in Section 11215 or 11215.5, or affect the department’s decision to suspend or revoke the license.
(d) Notification to the department that the person designated as the licensee has changed.
(e) Suspension or cancellation of the corporate status of the licensee.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 23.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11216.2.

11216.2. (a) Any license issued to the owner or operator of a traffic violator school under this chapter shall be automatically suspended for 30 days by the department if the department has been notified that more than one final determination has been made that the traffic violator school has violated a student’s rights under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101, et seq.) or any other federal or state law prohibiting discrimination against individuals with disabilities. The final determination shall be made by a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction or an appropriate federal or state administrative agency, including, but not limited to, the Civil Rights Department, or any combination thereof.
For the purpose of this subdivision, “final determination” means that no further appeal of a determination can be taken to any court because the time period for the appeal has expired.
(b) If a traffic violator school subject to suspension under this section is operated by a traffic school operator licensed pursuant to Section 11202.5 who is operating other traffic schools, the licenses of the owners of those traffic schools operated by that traffic school operator also shall be suspended for the 30-day period.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 76. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11216.5.

11216.5. (a) The department, after notice and hearing, on an interim basis, may refuse to issue or may suspend a license issued under this chapter when the applicant or licensee, or a business representative if the applicant or licensee is a business, has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the licensed activity, if an appeal of the conviction is pending or the conviction has otherwise not become final. A conviction after a plea of nolo contendere is a conviction within the meaning of this section.
(b) If a conviction, on which an interim refusal to issue or suspension under subdivision (a) is based, is affirmed on appeal or otherwise becomes final, the refusal to issue or the suspension shall automatically take effect as a denial or revocation, as the case may be, of the license. If the interim refusal to issue or suspension was stayed under probationary terms and conditions, the subsequent automatic denial or revocation shall also be stayed under the same terms and conditions for a term not to exceed the original term of probation for the interim refusal to issue or suspension.
(c) If a conviction, upon which an interim refusal to issue or suspension under subdivision (a) is based, is reversed on appeal, the refusal or suspension shall be set aside immediately by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 24.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11217.

11217. (a) Every licensee under this chapter is entitled to notice and hearing prior to suspension or revocation of the license by the department, except that the department shall immediately suspend the license pursuant to subdivision (e) for any act of fraud specified in subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 11215.
(b) Before reinstatement of any license suspended pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11215, the licensee shall pay the department a reinstatement fee of five dollars ($5).
(c) The notice and hearings provided for in this division shall be pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(d) Any action of the department, in suspending, canceling, revoking, or failing to renew a license issued pursuant to this chapter, may be reviewed by any court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) The department may, pending a hearing, temporarily suspend the license or permit of any traffic violator school owner, operator, or instructor for a period of not more than 30 days if the director finds that the public interest so requires. In that case, a hearing shall be held and a decision issued within 30 days after issuance of the notice of temporary suspension.
(f) The suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a license issued pursuant to this chapter does not preclude the filing of an accusation for the revocation or suspension of the suspended, expired, or canceled license, and does not invalidate or otherwise preclude a decision by the department to suspend or revoke the license, and this determination may be considered by the department in granting or refusing to grant any subsequent license under this chapter to the same licensee or to any business representative of the same licensee.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1563, Sec. 25.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11217.5.

11217.5. Any owner licensed under this chapter who has closed his or her established place of business or any operator or instructor currently or previously licensed under this chapter who no longer resides at the address last filed with the department, may be served with process issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code by registered mail at that place of business, in the case of an owner, or at that residence, in the case of an operator or instructor, unless the person has notified the department in writing of another address where service may be made.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 751, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11218.

11218. (a) After the filing of an accusation under this chapter, the director may enter into a stipulated compromise settlement agreement with the consent of the licensee on terms and conditions mutually agreeable to the director, the respondent licensee, and the accuser without further hearing or appeal. The agreement may include, but is not limited to, a period of probation or monetary penalties, or both. The monetary penalty shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation for a traffic violator school owner or five hundred dollars ($500) per violation for traffic violator school operators or instructors, and shall be based on the nature of the violation and the effect of the violation on the purposes of this chapter.
(b) A compromise settlement agreement may be entered before, during, or after the hearing, but is valid only if executed and filed pursuant to subdivision (d) before the proposed decision of the hearing officer, if any, is adopted or the case is decided.
(c) The department shall adopt, by regulation, a schedule of maximum and minimum amounts of monetary penalties, the payment of which may be included as a term or condition of a compromise settlement agreement entered under subdivision (a). Any monetary penalty included in a compromise settlement agreement shall be within the range of monetary penalties in that schedule.
(d) Any compromise settlement agreement entered under this section shall be signed by the director, the respondent licensee, and the accuser, or by their authorized representatives. The director shall file, or cause to be filed, the agreement with the Office of Administrative Hearings, together with the department’s notice of withdrawal of the accusation or statement of issues upon which the action was initiated, unless that accusation or statement has not yet been forwarded to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
(e) If the respondent licensee fails to perform all of the terms and conditions of the compromise settlement agreement, the agreement is void and the department may take any action authorized by law notwithstanding the agreement, including, but not limited to, refiling the accusation or imposing license sanctions.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1243, Sec. 73. Effective September 30, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11219.

11219. The director may prescribe rules and regulations for traffic violator schools regarding the conduct of courses of education including curriculum, facilities, and equipment. The curriculum shall include, but is not limited to, the rights and duties of a motorist as they pertain to pedestrians and the rights and duties of a pedestrian as they relate to traffic laws and traffic safety. The director may also prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of instructor training courses.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 833, second Sec. 5.5. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11219.3.

11219.3. The curriculum prescribed pursuant to Section 11219 shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) The rights and duties of a motorist as they pertain to pedestrians.
(b) The rights and duties of a pedestrian as they relate to traffic laws and traffic safety.
(c) Information that emphasizes respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly with respect to pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11219.5.

11219.5. (a) A traffic violator school shall issue a receipt for a fee collected by the traffic violator school from a person who registers for, attends, or completes a program of instruction in traffic safety at the licensed traffic violator school.
(b) In the event of a cancellation of a scheduled class, a licensee under this chapter shall not be required by the department to provide a program of instruction in traffic safety to a person for a fee that is less than the standard fee normally charged by the licensee for its program, if a notice of cancellation of a class is given to a student at least 72 hours prior to the start of the class, or if the class was canceled based upon exigent circumstances beyond the control of the licensee.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 396, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11220.

11220. The department may require any person licensed under this chapter to submit to a reexamination of his or her qualifications when there is reasonable cause to believe that the licensee does not have the ability to give instruction. If the licensee refuses or fails to submit to the reexamination, the department may, without a hearing, temporarily suspend his or her license until such time as the licensee submits to the reexamination. The suspension shall be effective upon receipt of notice by the licensee.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1037, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11222.

11222. The department may contract with a nongovernmental entity to administer any part of this chapter, subject to limitations in other laws regarding contracting out for services. No contract shall exceed three years’ duration. The contracting entity, and any affiliate or subsidiary thereof monitoring traffic violator schools, shall conform to all of the following requirements:
(a) Engage in no other business activity with traffic violator schools or any of the principals of the traffic violator schools, including the provision of services or supplies.
(b) Provide reports in statistical form to the department and to the Legislature as instructed by the department. These reports shall be issued not less frequently than annually.
(c) Make its records available for inspection by authorized representatives of the department, the Legislative Analyst, and the State Auditor.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 739, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Traffic Violator Schools › Section 11223.

11223. A motorcyclist safety training program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2930) of Chapter 5 of Division 2, that is licensed by the department as a traffic violator school, may administer a motorcyclist training course. In addition to the curriculum prescribed by the department pursuant to Section 11219, the motorcyclist training course may include instruction specific to the safe and lawful operation of motorcycles in accordance with Section 2932.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 561, Sec. 1. (AB 1932) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vehicle Verifiers › Section 11300.

11300. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a vehicle verifier without first having procured a vehicle verifier’s permit issued by the department, or when such permit has been canceled, suspended, revoked or invalidated.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 700.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vehicle Verifiers › Section 11301.

11301. Every vehicle verifier shall make application to the department upon the appropriate form, accompanied by a good and sufficient bond, approved as to form by the Attorney General, in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) with corporate surety thereon, duly licensed to do business within the State of California.
(a) The department shall prescribe and provide forms to be used for application for permits to be issued under the terms and provisions of this chapter and require of applicants information including, but not limited to, residence address, fingerprints, and personal history statements touching on and concerning the applicant’s character, honesty, integrity, and reputation as it may consider necessary.
(b) Upon receipt of an application in proper form accompanied by the appropriate fee, the department shall within 120 days, make a thorough investigation of the information contained in the application.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 751, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vehicle Verifiers › Section 11301.5.

11301.5. If a deposit is given instead of the bond required by Section 11301:
(a) The Director of Motor Vehicles may order the refund of the deposit three years from the date a vehicle verifier has ceased to be licensed, if the director is satisfied that there are no outstanding claims against the deposit. A judge of a superior court may order the return of the deposit prior to the expiration of three years from the date a vehicle verifier has ceased to be licensed if there is evidence satisfactory to the court that there are no outstanding claims against the deposit.
(b) If the director, department, or state is a defendant in any action instituted to recover all or any part of the deposit, or any action is instituted by the director, department, or state to determine those entitled to any part of the deposit, the director, department, or state shall be paid reasonable attorney fees and costs from the deposit. Costs shall include those administrative costs incurred in processing claims against the deposit.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 599. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vehicle Verifiers › Section 11302.

11302. (a) The department may issue, or for reasonable cause shown, refuse to issue, a vehicle verifier’s permit to any applicant, or may, after notice and hearing, suspend or revoke the permit when satisfied that the applicant or permittee:
(1) Has violated any of the provisions of this division or has committed any acts which are grounds for the refusal to issue, or the suspension or revocation of a permit or license issued under this division.
(2) Was previously the holder of an occupational license issued by another state, authorizing the same or similar activities of a license issued under this division; and that license was revoked or suspended for cause and was never reissued, or was suspended for cause, and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled.
(3) Has purchased, sold, or otherwise acquired or disposed of, a vehicle which was stolen or embezzled or has performed or submitted to the department, or its authorized representative, documents purporting verification of a vehicle which was stolen or embezzled.
(4) Has, in the course of performing a vehicle verification, acted with negligence or incompetence in the reporting of erroneous information to the department, or its authorized representative, and has thereby caused the department to issue inaccurate certificates of ownership or registration, or any other documents or indices which it would not otherwise have issued.
(b) Every hearing as provided for in this chapter shall be pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 5 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Vehicle Verifiers › Section 11302.2.

11302.2. (a) Every person licensed under this chapter shall report to the department every change of residence address within 10 days of the change.
(b) Any person currently or previously licensed under this chapter who no longer resides at the address last filed with the department may be served with process issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code by registered mail at that residence, unless the person has notified the department in writing of another address where service may be made.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 751, Sec. 4.)