Florida Administrative Code › 15 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES › 15A - Division of Driver Licenses › Chapter 15A-11 - DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL › Section 15A-11.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Agent - A person who holds a valid
				identification card issued by the Department, pursuant to Chapter 488, F.S.,
				indicating the individual is an agent for the CDS, or CTDS, and is authorized
				by the school to solicit on its behalf.
(2) Commercial Driving School (CDS) - A
				school licensed by the Department pursuant to Chapter 488, F.S., which is
				authorized to engage in driving instruction.
(3) Commercial Driving School License - A
				license issued to a school by the Department pursuant to Chapter 488, F.S.,
				indicating that the school is authorized to engage in driving
				instruction.
(4) Commercial Motor
				Vehicle Driver Instructor Training Course (CMV-DITC) - A Traffic Safety
				Education Course for commercial truck driver instructors.
(5) Commercial Truck Driving School (CTDS) -
				A school licensed by the Commission for Independent Education pursuant to
				Chapter 1005, F.S., which is authorized to engage in commercial motor vehicle
				driving instruction.
(6) Commission
				for Independent Education (CIE) - The Commission for Independent Education
				established by Chapter 1005, F.S. which establishes criteria for commercial
				truck driving schools.
(7)
				Department - The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Bureau of
				Driver Education and DUI Programs. The Department licenses the CDS and both CDS
				and CTDS instructors and agents, but not CTDS schools.
(8) Driver Instructor Training Course (DITC)
				- A Traffic Safety Education Course for driving instructors.
(9) Driving Instruction - Any activity for
				compensation related to on the road or classroom driving education.
(10) Driving Instruction Contract - A written
				agreement between a CDS and each of its students to provide driving
				instruction.
(11) Driver License
				Office - A driver licensing facility operated by or under the authority of the
				Division of Motorist Services or local Tax Collector.
(12) Immediate Family Member - A person's
				spouse, parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and children, or the spouse's
				parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and children.
(13) Instructor - A person who holds a valid
				instructor certificate and engages in driving instruction on behalf of a
				commercial driving school licensed by the Department or the CIE.
(14) Instructor Certificate - An instructor
				certificate issued to an individual instructor by the Department, pursuant to
				Chapter 488, F.S., indicating the individual is an instructor for a specific
				commercial driving school or commercial truck driving school.
(15) Owner - The person or corporation who
				has the controlling financial interest of the CDS.
(16) School Vehicle - A vehicle owned or
				leased by the CDS or CTDS that is registered with the Department to provide
				driving instruction.
(17) Student -
				A person who receives driving instruction from a CDS or
				CTDS.
Rulemaking Authority
					 488.02 FS. Law Implemented
					 488.01
					 FS.
New 9-20-10.