New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 20 - ENFORCEMENT SERVICE › Subchapter 18 - DRIVER IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND PROBATIONARY DRIVER PROGRAM › Section 13:20-18.5 - Application for provider license; contents

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Application for a provider license to conduct a remedial driver education course shall be made on a form and in a format prescribed by the Chief Administrator.
(b) The application shall be accompanied by a remedial driver education provider license fee of $ 250.00 payable to the Motor Vehicle Commission; $ 25.00 shall be payable at the time the application is submitted and the remainder of the remedial driver education provider license fee shall be payable following approval of the application and prior to issuance of the provider license. The application shall include the following information:
1. The names, addresses, and business telephone numbers of the driving school or Statewide safety organization's principal(s), partner(s), or corporate officer(s), and the name, address and business telephone number of the officer(s) or employee(s) who will serve as the location and scheduling coordinator(s);
2. The name, address, and telephone number of a registered agent designated to receive service of process on behalf of the applicant. The agent must be located and available at a physical street address within the State of New Jersey during normal business hours;
3. The name, address, and business telephone number of the individual(s) authorized to transmit remedial driver education course completion information to the Commission;
4. An individual applicant, and all principals, partners, and corporate officers shall, at the time of his or her initial application, submit documentation confirming that such individual applicant, partner, or corporate officer has submitted to a criminal history record check in accordance with rules promulgated by the New Jersey Division of State Police at N.J.A.C. 13:59. The Commission shall request the State Bureau of Identification (SBI) to attach an SBI number flag to the individual applicant's, principal's, partner's, and corporate officer's SBI number in accordance with 13:59-1.8. The applicant shall bear the cost of fingerprinting and the cost for the background check, including all costs of administering and processing the background check. The requirements of this paragraph do not apply to an individual applicant, principal, partner, or corporate officer who was previously fingerprinted using the Live Scan process and who has submitted to a criminal history check in connection with an application for a driving school license pursuant to 39:12-1 et seq.;
5. The address of the location where classes in remedial driver education will be conducted, and whether the location is owned by the applicant, or will be leased, rented, or otherwise secured from the owner, and the name, address, and telephone number of the owner;
6. The applicant's Federal Tax Identification Number;
7. The applicant's State Tax Identification Number;
8. The applicant's email address, address for inquiries, and provider telephone number;
9. Proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage for all employees by a mutual association or stock company authorized to write coverage on such risks in this State or written authorization by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to self-insure for workers' compensation pursuant to 34:15-77;
10. Whether the applicant will directly employ and/or contract with each certified instructor and, if so, a list of all certified instructors, a copy of the proposed agreement with each such certified instructor and, if applicable, proof of employment of each certified instructor by applicant;
11. Evidence that the proposed classroom(s) used to conduct remedial driver education courses meets all applicable zoning, fire, and safety regulations, codes, and standards for use as a classroom and meets the requirements of 13:20-18.14; and
12. The proposed curriculum to be used as the basis for the remedial driver education course(s) for which Commission approval is sought.