Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-7 - Commercial Driver Training Schools › Section 4501-7-12 - Class "D" and online license school training agreements

Current
			 through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see paragraph (A) in rule
				4501-7-39
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) A
			 signed written agreement shall be established between the student and the
			 student's parent or legal guardian and the driver training enterprise prior to
			 the start of any training. Verbal agreements are prohibited.
(B) All written
			 agreements  contain the following:
(1)
									The type of
			 training the enterprise will provide;
(2) The full address
			 where the classroom instruction will be given, if
			 applicable. Online providers shall use the office address of the company
			 and its website address;
(3) The student's date
			 of birth if the student is a beginning driver under the age of
			 eighteen.
(4) All charges for the
			 training course stated clearly.
(5) Except for a driver
			 training school providing only online instruction, a statement whether the use
			 of an enterprise-owned vehicle for the license examination is included in the
			 charges, and if not included, any additional charge for this service.
(6)
			 The number of classroom or online driver education hours to be provided. If the
			 student entering the agreement is a beginning driver and less than eighteen
			 years old, the enterprise agrees to provide at least twenty-four hours of
			 classroom instruction based on the "Ohio Driver Training Curriculum."
(7)
			 The number of behind-the-wheel instruction hours to be provided by an
			 enterprise other than an online driver education program. If the student
			 entering the agreement is a beginning driver less than eighteen years old, the
			 enterprise agrees to provide at least eight hours of
			 behind-the-wheel instruction based on the "Ohio Driver Training
			 Curriculum."
(8) The signature of an
			 authorizing official, training manager, or instructor and the date such
			 signature was made.
(9) The signature of
			 the student and for a student under eighteen years old, the signature of the
			 student's parent or legal guardian, and the date each signature was
			 obtained.
(10) A declaration of
			 the date by which the complete program of training will be made available to
			 and completed by the student. This date shall be no more than six months from
			 the date the driver training begins. For schools
			 providing both classroom or virtual training and behind-the-wheel training, a
			 date by which the classroom or virtual training needs to be completed for the
			 behind-the-wheel training to be offered and completed within the six months.
			 The date for classroom or virtual training completion shall be of such length
			 to allow the student to actually complete both portions of the training program
			 within the six months.
(11) The statement,
			 "Driver training schools are licensed by the Department of Public Safety
			 through the Driver Training Program Office, 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus,
			 Ohio 43223."
(12) A declaration of
			 the conditions under which refunds may be made. If refunds are not made, the
			 agreement  clearly
			 states
			 that the enterprise makes no refunds.