Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 375 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES › Chapter 375-5 - DRIVER TRAINING AND DRIVER IMPROVEMENT › Subject 375-5-1 - DRIVER IMPROVEMENT › Rule 375-5-1-.02 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Words, whenever
				used in this Chapter, shall have the same meaning as ascribed to them in Title
				40, Chapter 5, Article 4 of the Georgia Code, unless otherwise defined in the
				rule of which they are part.
(2)
				The following words and phrases, whenever used in this Chapter, shall have the
				meaning as in this section ascribed to them unless where used in the context
				thereof shall clearly indicate to the contrary or unless otherwise defined in
				the section of which they are part.
(a)
				Driver Improvement Clinic - Any individual, partnership, corporation,
				association, civic group, club, county, municipality, board of education,
				school or college which shall teach or give instruction in training programs
				designed for the rehabilitation of problem drivers, and which is certified and
				licensed by the Department of Driver Services to teach or instruct the Driver
				Improvement Program of the Department of Driver Services.
(b) Driver Improvement Instructor - Any
				individual, whether employed by a Driver Improvement Clinic or operating in his
				own behalf, or whether acting in behalf of any clinic located within the State
				of Georgia who teaches or gives instruction for the purpose of meeting the
				requirements of "The Georgia Driver Improvement Act" and who is certified and
				licensed in accordance with the Department of Driver Services Driver
				Improvement Program Instructor Training Course.
(c) Driver Improvement Program - That series
				of courses developed or approved by the Department of Driver Services to
				include, but not limited to, a defensive driving course, an advanced defensive
				driving course, and a professional defensive driving course.
(d) Suspension - The temporary withdrawal by
				formal action of the Department of the certification or license of a Driver
				Improvement Clinic or Instructor, which temporary withdrawal shall be for a
				period specifically designated by the Department.
(e) Revocation -The annulment or termination
				by formal action of the Department of a Driver Improvement Clinic or
				Instructor's certification or license; such license or certificate shall not be
				subject to reinstatement or renewal.
(f) Fine - means the use of a pecuniary
				punishment of up to $1,000 for each violation of the Rules and
				Regulations.
(g) Commercial Driving
				School - For purposes of teaching the insurance reduction course as prescribed
				in O.C.G.A.
				33-9-42, a Commercial Driving
				School shall be defined as any Driver Improvement Clinic or Driver Training
				School licensed by the Department of Driver Services.
(h) Distance Learning - means the use of
				satellite or cable narrowcast technology to create a two-way, interactive
				learning environment in which an instructor may simultaneously present
				instruction in multiple classrooms. The clinic is responsible for ensuring that
				students at all locations may clearly view the instructor and any visual aids
				or films used by the instructor, may comment to or ask questions of the
				instructor. The clinic is also responsible for providing a proctor at a
				location used for distance learning to fulfill the clinic's obligations under
				these rules and regulations with respect to students.
(i) Proctor - a proctor serves as the
				clinic's representative at a location used for distance learning. The proctor
				is responsible for ensuring that all responsibilities of the clinic with
				respect to the students are fulfilled at the location. The proctor may be a
				licensed instructor of the clinic; if not, the proctor must be a high school
				graduate or possess a GED, be at least 18 years of age, and not have been
				convicted of a felony or any other crime of moral turpitude, or a pattern of
				misdemeanors that evidences a disregard for the law, unless he or she has
				received a pardon and can produce evidence of same.
(j) Certificate of curriculum approval -
				means a certification, issued by the Department, authorizing the use of a
				specific curriculum by a clinic. The certification shall expire on the same
				date as the clinic license.