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California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 340.15 - Insurance Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The certificate of insurance required by Vehicle Code
					 Section
					 11103 shall
					 be on a form prescribed by the department. A new insurance certificate must be
					 on file with the department before the expiration of a prior one. An insurance
					 certificate will not be required of those schools that offer classroom
					 instruction only.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 400.15 to section
					 340.15 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Sections
						1652 and
						11103,
						Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 340.20 - Place of Business

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(a)
				  Each applicant for licensing as a driving school owner shall designate his/her
				  place of business or branch location(s). Upon inspection and approval by the
				  department, separate locations used by the school exclusively as classrooms
				  will be granted an exemption from licensing as separate places of
				  business.
(b) A driving school
				  branch location is any location, other than the principal place of business,
				  maintained to provide driving school services. A branch location must comply
				  with the requirements of Sections
				  320 and
				  11102(a)(3)
				  of the California Vehicle Code. Upon approval of the department, the records
				  may be maintained at another business location, provided a written instrument
				  is filed with the department describing such other location.
(c) A driving school's established place of
				  business and branch location(s) shall have erected or posted thereon outdoor
				  and/or indoor signs or devices providing information stating the school's name,
				  address, and office hours. Every such sign erected or posted on an established
				  place of business or branch location(s) shall have an area of not less than two
				  square feet per side displayed unless size is restricted by building lease
				  agreement or local ordinance, and shall contain lettering of sufficient size to
				  enable the sign or device to be read from a distance of at least 50 feet for an
				  outdoor sign or 10 feet for an indoor sign.
(d) In the absence of the operator, the
				  person left in charge of the office during the posted office hours shall be
				  fully qualified and authorized to give pertinent information to the public
				  concerning lessons and accounts and to give information to any representative
				  of the department concerning the operation of the school.
(e) At least twenty-four hours notice must be
				  given the department before any change in posted office hours.
(f) Each school shall file an application
				  with the department accompanied by the required fees for any change of address
				  of a driving school ten days before opening for business at any new
				  location.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 400.20 to section
					 340.20 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1651 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						320,
						1651,
						11102,
						11105.2 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 340.25 - Driver Education Courses for Minors

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(a) Any driver education course to be
				  conducted for minors by a licensed driving school must be specifically approved
				  by the department prior to the commencement of the course.
(b) Approval for conducting driver education
				  courses shall be contingent upon the school meeting and maintaining the
				  following requirements:
1. All driver
				  education instruction shall be conducted in a classroom approved by the
				  department.
2. All classroom
				  instruction shall be taught by a licensed instructor.
3. Lesson plans must be approved by the
				  department.
4. Each student may
				  receive a maximum of seven (7) hours of instruction per day.
5. The schedule of classes including dates
				  and times shall be filed with the department before any course
				  begins.
6. Provide a minimum of 16
				  sq. ft. of floor space per student.
7. Provide adequate seating and writing
				  facilities such as desks and chairs or tables and chairs.
8. Provide adequate lighting.
9. Have available in good working condition
				  at least one of the following:
1) video
				  recorder,
2) motion picture
				  projector,
3) slide projector,
				  or,
4) film strip projector. The
				  school must also have a chalk board or a magnetic board.
10. Use at least five (5) motion picture
				  films, video tapes, film strips, or slide presentations or any combination
				  thereof approved by the department. The total presentation(s) must provide at
				  least 100 minutes of actual viewing time.
11. Use textbooks approved by the department
				  and provide one book per student participating.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 340.27 - Certificates of Completion for Minors

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(a) Each driving school shall be held
				  accountable for any Certificate of Completion, forms OL 237, OL 238 and OL 239,
				  issued to the school. Form OL 214 used for such accounting shall be furnished
				  by the department. Each certificate issued shall be recorded in numerical
				  sequence giving the number of the certificate, the full name of the student,
				  and the date the certificate was issued. Whenever the school goes out of
				  business all such records of certificates issued shall be surrendered to the
				  department along with any unused certificates.
(b) Certificates of Completion shall not be
				  issued for any minor who does not complete the training required by Section
				  12814.6(a)(4)(B)
				  of the Vehicle Code. Upon request of a minor student withdrawing from a course
				  of instruction prior to completion of such course, the school shall issue the
				  student a certified copy or transcript of his instructional record which shall
				  show the amount and type of training given.
(c) Any driving school providing the required
				  training course to students described in paragraph (b) of this section shall
				  retain a copy or transcript of each student's record as evidence of the total
				  hours of training he/she has received. A Certificate of Completion may then be
				  issued by the driving school for each student completing the required course of
				  instruction.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 400.27 to section
					 340.27 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
2. Change without regulatory
					 effect amending subsections (b) and (c) and NOTE filed 2-25-99 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 99, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1651 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						1652,
						11108,
						11113 and
						12814.6,
						Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 340.30 - Equipment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Passenger
				  Vehicles. A certificate stating that each training vehicle has been inspected
				  and is in safe mechanical condition shall be submitted to the department by
				  each driving school operator before a driving school license may be issued or
				  renewed. Exception: Upon renewal, a new certificate may not be required if the
				  vehicle(s) was inspected within 120 days of renewal and such certification is
				  on file with the department. The inspection and certificate must be completed
				  by a person licensed to repair automobiles by the Bureau of Automotive Repair
				  or by an employee of a repair facility licensed by the Bureau of Automotive
				  Repair. The certificate must bear the signature and business address of the
				  person making the inspection. A separate certificate must be submitted for each
				  vehicle. Forms for this purpose shall be furnished by the department. Vehicle
				  inspection certificates will be required on all replacement or added vehicles
				  before they may be used in driver training.
(b) Commercial Power Units--Tractors. A
				  certificate (CHP form 407B Rev. 1-81) stating that each training vehicle has
				  had a critical item truck inspection and is in safe mechanical condition shall
				  be submitted to the department by each driving school operator before driving
				  school license may be issued or renewed. Further, the inspection and
				  certificate must be completed every ninety days by a member of the California
				  Highway Patrol certified to perform critical item truck inspections. A separate
				  certificate must be submitted for each vehicle. Critical item truck inspection
				  certificates will be required on all replacement or added vehicles before they
				  may be used in driving training.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 400.30 to section
					 340.30 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1651 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						11102 and
						11109,
						Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 340.40 - Advertising

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The full
				  official name of a driving school and the address of its established place of
				  business or branch location(s) as shown in department records, or the school's
				  occupational license number shall be used in all media of advertising and
				  telephone anchor listings. Where a display advertisement appears in the yellow
				  pages of the telephone directory, the address of the driving school's
				  established place of business may be omitted from the display advertisement
				  provided that,
(1) the school's address is
				  listed in the directory's anchor listing; and
(2) the driving school's occupational license
				  number is prominently displayed in the advertisement in lieu of the
				  address.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 340.45 - Instruction

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No licensee may
				  conduct or permit any employee to conduct behind-the-wheel driving lessons in
				  excess of two (2) hours per day for any person seeking to satisfy the
				  requirements of Vehicle Code Section
				  12814.6.
				  Advanced driver training of over two (2) hours per day may be given to any such
				  person who has completed a minimum of six (6) hours of driver training except
				  that no such previously unlicensed persons shall be given more than four (4)
				  hours of behind-the-wheel training in any one day. Exceptions to this
				  limitation may be granted under special circumstances with prior approval by
				  the department.
(b) No licensee may
				  conduct or permit any employee to conduct behind-the-wheel instruction upon a
				  highway for any person who does not have in his immediate possession a valid
				  instruction permit (Student License, DL Form 118) or driver license.
(c) No licensee may conduct or permit any
				  employee to conduct behind-the-wheel instruction on a specific drive test route
				  of any departmental office.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 400.45 to section
					 340.45 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
2. Change without regulatory
					 effect amending subsections (a) and (b) and NOTE filed 2-25-99 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 99, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1651 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						11113 and
						12814.6,
						Vehicle Code; and Section
						51220,
						Education Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 342.00 - Subject Matter of Driving Instructor Training Course

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The curriculum of any course of driving instructor training
					 which will receive departmental approval must include the following subject
					 matter.
Qualifications of a Professional Driving Instructor.
First Aid Relating to Vehicle Accidents.
Teaching Techniques for Training Drivers.
The Driving Privilege, Licensing and Controls.
Rules of the Road and Civil Liability Relating to Owning
					 and Operating Motor Vehicles.
Motor Vehicles, Equipment and Maintenance.
Physical and Mental Capabilities of Drivers.
Physical Laws Affecting the Operation of Vehicles.
Student Orientation to Motor Vehicle Features and
					 Controls.
Teaching Driving Skills.
Teaching Defensive Driving.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 401.00 to section
					 342.00 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1651 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						11102.5,
						11104 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 342.02 - Departmental Approval of Instructor Training Course

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All textbooks, visual aids, course curriculum and lesson
					 plans used in instruction shall be approved by the
					 department.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 401.02 to section
					 342.02 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1651 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code. Reference: Section
						11113,
						Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 342.03 - Course Monitoring by Department

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Schools shall submit to the department their schedule of
					 driving instructor training courses. Department personnel may monitor all
					 courses offered at any time.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 401.03 to section
					 342.03 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1651 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						1651 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 342.04 - Proof of Satisfactory Completion

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each student who successfully completes a driving
					 instructor training course shall be furnished with a certificate evidencing
					 such successful completion bearing the date on which the course was completed
					 and the type of training received.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 401.04 to section
					 342.04 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1651 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						11104 and
						11113,
						Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Section 342.05 - Continuing Professional Education

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In lieu of a renewal examination every three-year period as
					 provided in Sections
					 11105(b)(2)
					 and
					 11105.1(b)(2)
					 of the Vehicle Code, the department will accept evidence of completion within
					 two (2) years of a college level course equivalent to two (2) semester units.
					 The department will accept participation in appropriate courses and seminars as
					 evidence of continuing professional education. To be acceptable, such
					 participation must consist of a minimum of eighteen (18) hours within the
					 preceding three (3) years.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect renumbering former section
					 401.05 to section
					 342.05 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
					 title 1, section
					 100, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1651, Vehicle
						Code. Reference: Sections
						11105 and
						11105.1,
						Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Delegated Testing Pilot Program › Section 343.00 - Delegated Testing Pilot Program. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						subheading and section filed 1-18-96 as an emergency; operative 1-18-96
						(Register 96, No. 3). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
						5-17-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
						following day.
2. New subheading and section refiled 5-17-96 as an
						emergency; operative 5-17-96 (Register 96, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance
						must be transmitted to OAL by 9-16-96 or emergency langauge will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance
						as to 1-18-96 order transmitted to OAL 9-11-96 and filed 10-18-96 (Register 96,
						No. 42).
4. Change without regulatory effect repealing section filed
						3-5-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  1651 and
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code. Reference: Section
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Delegated Testing Pilot Program › Section 343.02 - Requirements for Driving Schools Participating in the Delegated Testing Pilot Program. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 1-18-96 as an emergency; operative 1-18-96 (Register 96, No. 3).
						A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-17-96 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. Editorial correction of printing error in subsection (a)(10)
						(Register 96, No. 20).
3. New section refiled 5-17-96 as an
						emergency; operative 5-17-96 (Register 96, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance
						must be transmitted to OAL by 9-16-96 or emergency langauge will be repealed by
						operation of law on the following day.
4. Editorial correction of
						subsection (a)(8) (Register 96, No. 42).
5. Certificate of
						Compliance as to 1-18-96 order, including amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(2),
						new subsection (a)(9) and subsection renumbering, and amendment of newly
						designated subsections (a)(10), (a)(11) and (a)(15), transmitted to OAL 9-11-96
						and filed 10-18-96 (Register 96, No. 42).
6. Editorial correction of
						subsections (a)(4) and (a)(12) (Register 96, No. 50).
7. Change
						without regulatory effect repealing section filed 3-5-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  1651 and
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						  11110,
						  11104 and
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Delegated Testing Pilot Program › Section 343.03 - Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements for Participating Driving Schools. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 1-18-96 as an emergency; operative 1-18-96 (Register 96, No. 3).
						A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-17-96 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New section refiled 5-17-96 as an emergency; operative
						5-17-96 (Register 96, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
						to OAL by 9-16-96 or emergency langauge will be repealed by operation of law on
						the following day.
3. Editorial correction of subsections (a)(2) and
						(a)(4) (Register 96, No. 42).
4. Certificate of Compliance as to
						1-18-96 order, including amendment of subsection (a)(4), transmitted to OAL
						9-11-96 and filed 10-18-96 (Register 96, No. 42).
5. Change without
						regulatory effect repealing section filed 3-5-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  1651 and
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						  11110,
						  11104 and
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Delegated Testing Pilot Program › Section 343.04 - Inspections, Examinations and Audits by the Department. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 1-18-96 as an emergency; operative 1-18-96 (Register 96, No. 3).
						A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-17-96 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New section refiled 5-17-96 as an emergency; operative
						5-17-96 (Register 96, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
						to OAL by 9-16-96 or emergency langauge will be repealed by operation of law on
						the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-18-96 order
						transmitted to OAL 9-11-96 and filed 10-18-96 (Register 96, No.
						42).
4. Change without regulatory effect repealing section filed
						3-5-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  1651 and
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code. Reference: Section
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Delegated Testing Pilot Program › Section 343.05 - Advertising the Delegated Testing Pilot Program. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 1-18-96 as an emergency; operative 1-18-96 (Register 96, No. 3).
						A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-17-96 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New section refiled 5-17-96 as an emergency; operative
						5-17-96 (Register 96, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
						to OAL by 9-16-96 or emergency langauge will be repealed by operation of law on
						the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-18-96 order
						transmitted to OAL 9-11-96 and filed 10-18-96 (Register 96, No.
						42).
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-18-96 order, including
						amendment of subsections (a)(8), (b), (c), (c)(2) and (c)(3), transmitted to
						OAL 9-11-96 and filed 10-18-96 (Register 96, No. 42).
4. Change
						without regulatory effect repealing section filed 3-5-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  1651 and
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code. Reference: Section
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Delegated Testing Pilot Program › Section 343.06 - Participant/Applicant Requirements. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 1-18-96 as an emergency; operative 1-18-96 (Register 96, No. 3).
						A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-17-96 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
2. New section refiled 5-17-96 as an emergency; operative
						5-17-96 (Register 96, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
						to OAL by 9-16-96 or emergency langauge will be repealed by operation of law on
						the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-18-96 order,
						including amendment of subsections (a)(8), (b), (c), (c)(2) and (c)(3),
						transmitted to OAL 9-11-96 and filed 10-18-96 (Register 96, No.
						42).
4. Editorial correction of subsections (a) and (b) (Register
						96, No. 50).
5. Change without regulatory effect repealing section
						filed 3-5-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  1651 and
						  12507.1,
						  Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections
						  12507,
						  12507.1 and
						  12814.6,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.10 - Definition

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A student license permits the operation of a class C
						motor vehicle by the licensee under the conditions set forth in Section
						344.14 and may be issued by a
						driving school authorized by the department.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect renumbering former section
						401.10 to section
						344.10 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
						title 1, section
						100, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  12660 and
						  12661,
						  Vehicle Code. Reference: Section
						  12660,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.12 - Driving School Authorizations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A driving school currently licensed by
					 the department and not on probation with the department may apply to the
					 department at its headquarters in Sacramento for authorization to issue student
					 licenses.
(1) The application for
					 authorization shall be submitted on the Application for Authorization to Issue
					 Student Licenses, Form OL 804 (4/89), provided by the department and shall
					 contain the following information:
(A) The
					 driving school name, occupational license number and the address of the
					 principal place of business.
(B) A
					 list of the names, corresponding signatures and, when applicable, the
					 occupational license number of all driving school employees designated to issue
					 student licenses.
(C) A statement
					 that the driving school possesses at least one device to test the distance
					 vision of each applicant for a student license and a description of the
					 device.
(D) A statement that at
					 least one employee is trained to conduct a vision test using the device
					 described in subdivision (a)(1)(C) in order to determine that the distance
					 vision of each applicant for a student license meets the vision criteria stated
					 in Section
					 344.20(a)(2)(A).
(E) The signature of the driving school owner
					 or the driving school operator, the date of the signature, and a certification
					 that the information contained in the application is true to the best of their
					 knowledge.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.14 - Description of Limitations

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(a)
					 A student license shall permit the limited operation of a class C motor vehicle
					 by the licensee to such times as the licensee is receiving driver training
					 instruction at the direction and under the supervision of a licensed instructor
					 in the employ of the authorized driving school which issued the student
					 license.
(1) The student license shall be
					 maintained by the authorized driving school which issued the license except at
					 such times as the student licensee is receiving driver training instruction. At
					 such times, the student license shall be maintained in the immediate possession
					 of the student licensee.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.16 - Applications

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Any person 15 years of age or older may apply to an
						authorized driving school for a student license. Every applicant shall complete
						an application for a student license.
(a) The student license application shall be
					 the Application for Student License Issued by Authorized Driving Schools, Form
					 OL 801 (10/88), provided by the department to the authorized driving school and
					 shall contain all of the following information:
(1) The applicant's true full name,
					 birthdate, mailing address, residence address and telephone number.
(2) A brief physical description of the
					 applicant.
(3) Whether the
					 applicant, within the last three years, has experience, on one or more
					 occasions, either a lapse of consciousness or an episode of marked confusion
					 caused by any condition which may bring about recurrent lapses, or whether the
					 applicant has any disease, disorder, or disability which affects ability to
					 exercise reasonable and ordinary control in operating a motor vehicle upon a
					 highway.
(4) Whether the applicant
					 is rendered incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle because of
					 alcoholism, excessive and chronic use of alcoholic beverages, or addiction to,
					 or habitual use of, any drug.
(5)
					 Whether the applicant has had his/her driving privilege or a driver license
					 suspended or revoked within the last 7 years.
(6) Any other information necessary to enable
					 the authorized driving school to determine whether the applicant is entitled to
					 a student license.
(7) The
					 applicant's certification that all information contained in the application is
					 true to the best of their knowledge and a declaration that any false statement
					 made on the application may result in the cancellation of any student license
					 issued.
(8) The applicant's
					 signature and the date of the signature.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.18 - Verification of Name and Birthdate

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(a) Upon application for a student license
					 the driving school shall require the applicant to produce identification to
					 ensure the name stated in the application is the true name of the applicant,
					 and the birthday stated in the application is the true birthdate of the
					 applicant.
(1) Identification to establish
					 the true name and the true birthdate of the applicant shall include one of the
					 documents specified in Section
					 15.00 of Title 13 of the
					 California Code of Regulations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.20 - Examinations

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(a) Upon
					 application for a student license the authorized driving school shall require
					 the following examinations of the applicant:
(1) A test of the applicant's knowledge and
					 understanding of traffic signs and signals.
(A) The knowledge test shall be the Student
					 License Knowledge Test, Form OL 802 (10/88), provided by the department and
					 shall be administered by a licensed driving school instructor employed by the
					 authorized driving school. The knowledge test shall provide to the instructor
					 information concerning the applicant's knowledge of basic signs and signals and
					 rules of the road. The knowledge test shall be administered to non-English
					 speaking or illiterate applicants in such a manner as to provide to the
					 instructor the applicant's knowledge of basic signs and signals and rules of
					 the road.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.22 - Grounds Requiring Refusal

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(a) An authorized driving school shall not
					 issue a student license to any person:
(1)
					 Who is not 15 years of age or older.
(2) Who is unable, as shown by examination,
					 to understand traffic signs or signals, or who is unable to read and understand
					 simple English used in highway traffic and directional signs.
(3) Who does not, as shown by examination,
					 have distance vision of at least 20/40 in both eyes combined, with at least
					 20/40 in the better eye and no less than 20/67 in the weaker eye, with or
					 without corrective lenses.
(4) Who
					 does not, as shown by examination, have the ability to hear ordinary
					 conversation, with or without the use of a hearing device.
(5) Who does not have the complete and
					 unrestricted use of all limbs without the assistance of any device.
(6) Who is rendered incapable of safely
					 operating a motor vehicle because of alcoholism, excessive and chronic use of
					 alcoholic beverages, or addiction to, or habitual use of, any drug.
(7) Who has a disorder characterized by
					 lapses of consciousness or who has experienced, within the last three years,
					 either a lapse of consciousness or an episode of marked confusion caused by any
					 condition which may bring about recurrent lapses, or who has any physical or
					 mental disability, disease, or disorder which could affect the safe operation
					 of a motor vehicle.
(8) Who has
					 evidence of a condition which may affect the ability of the applicant to safely
					 operate a motor vehicle.
(9) Who
					 has had their driving privilege or a driver license suspended or revoked within
					 the last 7 years.
(10) Who has
					 failed to furnish the authorized driving school the information required in the
					 student license application.
(11)
					 Who is under 17 years and six months of age and does not provide proof of
					 completion of driver education, or is not simultaneously enrolled in driver
					 education and training.
(12) Who is
					 under 18 years of age and does not provide a statement signed by the parents or
					 guardian giving permission for issuance of the student
					 license.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.24 - Issuance, Content and Disposition

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(a) When the authorized driving school
					 determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a student license, a
					 designated employee whose name and signature appears in the listing required by
					 Section 344.12(c) shall
					 issue the Driving School Student License, Form OL 800 (10/88).
(1) The student license shall contain the
					 following information:
(A) A unique preprinted
					 number.
(B) A written description
					 of the limitations of the student license in terms of duration and use as
					 specified in Section
					 344.14.
(C) The issuance date and the expiration date
					 of the student license.
(D) The
					 licensee's full name, birthdate and residence address.
(E) The signature of the licensee.
(F) The name and occupational license number
					 of the authorized driving school issuing the student license.
(G) The name and the signature of the
					 authorized driving school employee issuing the student
					 license.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.26 - Cancellations

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(a) A student
					 license may be cancelled by the driving school that issued the license or by
					 the department whenever, in the opinion of either, the safety of the student
					 licensee or other persons requires the action. A student license may also be
					 cancelled by the department or by the authorized driving school that issued the
					 license when a license has been issued through error or when the student
					 license applicant has provided false information on the application for a
					 student license.
(b) When an
					 authorized driving school cancels the student license, the reason for the
					 cancellation, the date of the cancellation and the name of the authorized
					 driving school employee cancelling the student license shall be recorded on the
					 application for a student license. The date of the cancellation and the name of
					 the authorized driving school employee cancelling the student license shall
					 also be recorded on the original student license. Both documents shall be
					 forwarded together to the department at its headquarters in Sacramento within
					 10 working days excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays of the date of
					 cancellation.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect renumbering former section
						401.26 to section
						344.26 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to
						title 1, section
						100, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  12660 and
						  12661,
						  Vehicle Code. Reference: Section
						  12661,
						  Vehicle Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.28 - Fees and Purchasing

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(a)
					 The department shall charge an authorized driving school a fee of two dollars
					 ($2) per student license. An authorized driving school shall not charge an
					 applicant more than two dollars ($2) for a student license.
(b) Student licenses may be purchased by
					 authorized driving schools in selected department field offices in multiples of
					 25.
(c) Student licenses shall only
					 be purchased by an authorized driving school owner, operator, or employee
					 presenting the original or a copy of the letter of approval to issue student
					 licenses sent to the driving school owner by the department as specified in
					 Section 344.12(b).
(1) An authorized driving school employee who
					 is not the owner or operator shall also present a statement of permission to
					 purchase student licenses on the letterhead stationary of the authorized
					 driving school. The statement of permission shall be signed by the driving
					 school owner and dated within 30 days of the current date.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.30 - Forms and Accountability

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(a) All driving schools authorized to issue
					 student licenses shall be subject to the following provisions:
(1) Each authorized driving school shall
					 account for any student license issued by the school on the Student License
					 Issuance Log, Form OL 803 (4/89) provided by the department.
(A) Each student license issued shall be
					 recorded on the log in numerical sequence listing the number of the student
					 license, the full name of the licensee and the date the license was
					 issued.
(B) Any voided student
					 license shall be noted on the log in numerical sequence with the notation
					 "void." The voided license including all copies and the receipt shall be
					 forwarded to the department at its headquarters in Sacramento within 10 working
					 days excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays of the date the license
					 was voided.
(C) Any lost or stolen
					 student license shall be noted on the log in numerical sequence with the
					 notation "lost" or "stolen." An authorized driving school shall forward a
					 report to the department of any lost or stolen student license no later than
					 the close of business of the next working day following the discovery of the
					 loss or theft. The report shall contain the number of the lost or stolen
					 student license and the reason the license is
					 missing.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.32 - Records Maintenance and Confidentiality

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(a) Every owner of a driving school
					 authorized to issue student licenses shall maintain at the driving school's
					 principal place of business the following records:
(1) Every Application for Student License
					 Issued by Authorized Driving Schools which does not result in a referral to the
					 department as specified in Section
					 344.22(b).
(2) The Driving School copy of each Driving
					 School Student License issued.
(3)
					 Every Student License Issuance Log used to account for the student licenses
					 issued, lost, stolen or voided.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.6 - Driving Schools and Instructors › Student Licenses › Section 344.34 - Notice and Hearing

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(a)
					 Every driving school disapproved by the department to issue student licenses
					 shall be entitled to a hearing upon demand in writing submitted to the
					 department within 60 days after notice of disapproval.
(b) Every driving school authorized by the
					 department to issue student licenses is entitled to a notice and hearing prior
					 to removal from the student license program by the department.
(1) The department may, pending a hearing,
					 temporarily remove the authorization of any driving school to issue student
					 licenses for a period not to exceed 30 days if the director of the department
					 finds that the action is required in the public interest.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.7 - Schools for Traffic Violators › Licenses and Approvals Required › Section 345.00 - Traffic Violator School Program Fees

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(a) Fees for issuance by the department of a
					 license to a traffic violator school owner shall be as follows:
(1) For the original license, an application
					 fee of $200.00, plus any applicable fees for lesson plan approval pursuant to
					 subsection (b). The application fee shall include endorsing the owner license
					 to specify that the applicant is the designated operator or instructor for the
					 school and has met the requirements for that authorization.
(2) For each separate traffic violator school
					 branch or classroom location, an application fee of $100.00.
(3) If an ownership change requires a new
					 application pursuant to section
					 345.18 of this Article, except as
					 provided by Vehicle Code section
					 42231, the
					 application fee is $200.00.
(4) For
					 annual renewal of the license for a traffic violator school and for each branch
					 or classroom location, a fee of $100.00.
California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 4.7 - Schools for Traffic Violators › Licenses and Approvals Required › Section 345.02 - Traffic Violator School Owner

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(a) A traffic violator school owner shall be
					 licensed by the department before engaging and/or continuing to engage in any
					 traffic violator school instructional activities. To obtain an owner license an
					 applicant shall:
(1) Meet all of the
					 requirements of Vehicle Code section
					 11202.
(2) Meet all of the application requirements
					 pursuant to this section.