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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.2 - Applications; contents

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Application shall be made on a form prescribed by the Chief Administrator. These forms may be obtained from the Commission. Renewal applications shall be submitted for approval and issuance at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the current license.
(b) A license fee of $ 250.00 must accompany the original application. In the event the application is withdrawn or denied, $ 225.00 will be returned to the applicant.
(c) When application is made by an individual it must be signed and sworn to by said individual. In the case of a partnership, the application shall be signed and sworn to by all partners. In the case of a corporation, the application must be signed and sworn to by the president and attested to by the secretary.
(d) An individual applicant, all partners, and all 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 to attach a SBI Number Flag to the individual applicant's, partner's, and corporate officer's SBI numbers in accordance with 13:59-1.8.
(e) Every application for an initial driving school license shall include the following:
1. In the case of a corporation, a certified copy of a certificate of incorporation, and a copy of the corporate resolution authorizing the corporation to engage in the business of operating a driving school;
2. Samples of each form to be used by the driving school;
3. A statement of whether classroom instruction is offered by the driving school; and
4. Proof of compliance with all State and local zoning ordinances, building codes, fire codes, health codes, and any other applicable ordinances and codes. Said proof shall consist of a letter from the zoning board of the municipality in which the school is located or a copy of the certificate of occupancy issued by the municipality.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.3 - License fee; term

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The annual fee for the initial license shall be $ 250.00; the fee for a renewal license shall be $ 200.00.
(b) The license shall be valid for the calendar year for which it is issued.
(c) The licensee shall be assigned the same license number for the duration of the license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.4 - Display of license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The license shall be conspicuously displayed at the licensee's principal place of business.
(b) The licensee shall not alter, delete from, add to, or in any manner cover any portion of the license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.5 - Change of business ownership or interest

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In the event of any change of ownership or interest in the business, application for a new license shall be filed with the Chief Administrator within seven days of such change of ownership or interest. This shall include any sale or transfer of five percent or more of capital stock of a corporation. In the event of a sale or transfer of less than five percent of the capital stock it shall not be necessary for the licensee to pay a new fee to the Chief Administrator.
(b) The Chief Administrator may, in his or her discretion, permit continuance of the business by the licensee pending processing of the application made by the person to whom the business, or interest therein, is to be transferred. The licensee shall request in writing the Chief Administrator's permission to continue the business pending the processing of the application.
(c) In the event of a name change as a result of a sale or transfer, the existing license and copies thereof, all instructors' certificates issued thereunder, and all other documents issued in connection with the driving school must be surrendered before a license will be issued to the new owner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.6 - Lost, mutilated or destroyed licenses

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In the event a license, or duplicate thereof, is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, a duplicate license shall be issued upon proof of the facts and payment of a fee of $ 5.00 and, in the case of a mutilated license, upon surrender of such mutilated license. Such proof shall be submitted in the form of an affidavit indicating:
1. The date the license, or duplicate thereof, was lost, mutilated or destroyed; and
2. The circumstances involving the loss, mutilation or destruction of the license, or duplicate thereof.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.7 - Surrender of license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A license may be surrendered for cancellation, or deposited for safekeeping, at the Commission.
(b) In all such cases the licensee is required to state, in writing, the reason for such surrender or deposit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.8 - Location of business

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A licensee shall not conduct its business at such location or in such manner as to give the appearance to the public that the business has some official connection with a Commission facility or authorized motor vehicle agency. In making this determination, the Chief Administrator may consider the proximity of the place of business to any building in which motor vehicle registrations or driver licenses are issued to the public, the proximity of the place of business to the location where driving tests are conducted by the Commission, the trade name under which the licensee conducts business, the nature of any signs or advertisements used by the licensee, and any other factor that tends to give the impression that the licensee has some official connection with the Commission, or any officer, employee, or agent of the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.9 - Change of business location or name

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A driving school shall not change its principal place of business or branch office or business name without the prior approval of the Chief Administrator.
(b) Any renewal application which reflects a change of business address shall include proof of compliance with all State and local zoning ordinances, building codes, fire codes, health codes and any other applicable ordinances and codes as set forth in 13:23-2.2(e)4.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.10 - Prohibited business locations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A license shall not be issued for a driving school where the place of business is conducted from a liquor store, a bar, a grocery store, a restaurant, a tent, a temporary stand, a temporary address or through the exclusive facilities of a telephone answering service.
(b) A license shall not be issued for a driving school where the place of business is conducted from a private residence unless the office, including toilet facilities if made available to the public, dedicated for driving school use is separated from the living quarters of the private residence and ingress to and egress from the office is attained by means of a separate entrance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.13 - License restoration

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The fee specified in 39:3-10a shall be payable to the Commission for the restoration of a driving school license that is suspended or revoked pursuant to 39:12-1 et seq. or this subchapter. Such license restoration fee shall be paid to the Commission before the license may be restored.
(b) Each suspension or revocation of any driving school license pursuant to 39:12-1 et seq. or any regulation adopted thereunder shall continue in force and effect until such license is restored by the Chief Administrator.
(c) In the case of every suspension or revocation of a driving school license for a fixed period of time, the licensee, as a condition precedent to restoration, shall make application to the Chief Administrator, in such form as the Chief Administrator may determine, and pay the license restoration fee specified in (a) above. The Chief Administrator may, upon notice and an opportunity to be heard, deny any application for restoration of a driving school license for good cause.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.14 - Business hours

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The hours during which a driving school office is open to the public for service shall be filed with the Chief Administrator.
(b) A driving school shall be accessible to the public during regular business hours of each business day. This requirement may be satisfied either by having office personnel available at the driving school's principal place of business and branch office(s) or by having a telephone answering machine at such places of business.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.15 - Branch offices

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A driving school shall make application for a branch office license on a form prescribed by the Chief Administrator. Each initial or renewal application for a branch office license shall be accompanied by the applicable fee specified in 13:23-2.3(a).
(b) If the application is approved, the Chief Administrator shall issue a license for use at the branch office.
(c) The license shall be conspicuously displayed at the branch office at all times.
(d) A branch office shall meet all of the requirements for a licensed principal place of business.
(e) All branch offices must be owned or leased by the licensee and affiliated with the licensed principal place of business.
(f) The following shall not be eligible for a branch office license:
1. A kiosk;
2. A promotional booth; or
3. A classroom location.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.16 - Branch office relocation or discontinuance

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A branch office shall not be moved to a new location without the prior approval of the Chief Administrator.
(b) Should use of a branch office be discontinued, the branch office license shall be surrendered within seven days to the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.18 - Changes in addresses of officers; notice

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Chief Administrator shall be notified within 30 days, in writing, if a change occurs in the residence address of any proprietor, partner, officer, director, authorized agent, or instructor of any driving school.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.19 - Recordkeeping and reporting requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A file shall be maintained containing the student record and the service agreement between the driving school and every person receiving lessons, lectures, tutoring, instructions or other services relating to the acquisition of a license or endorsement to drive motor vehicles or motorcycles.
(b) The student record shall include the student's name, driver license number, instructor's name, and the date, type and duration of all lessons, lectures, tutoring, instructions or other services relating to the acquisition of a license or endorsement to drive motor vehicles or motorcycles.
(c) For every instructor, a file shall be maintained containing the instructor record, which shall include the instructor's name, license number, dates of employment, position held, and the number of behind-the-wheel hours of instruction provided while employed by the driving school.
(d) Upon receipt of written request by the instructor, the driving school shall provide to the Commission, within 30 days, the following information on company letterhead: the driving school name and address; the driving school license number; the instructor's name and license number; the dates of employment of the instructor; the position held by instructor; the number of behind-the-wheel hours of instruction provided by the instructor while in the employ of the driving school; and the name, title, and signature of the authorized officer of the driving school providing the information.
(e) The records specified in this subchapter shall be maintained in a business-like manner with all entries on written records to be made in ink. Corrections of written records shall be made by drawing a single line through the error and making a new entry. The original entry must be legible after the corrections of written records have been made. Only standard abbreviations are to be used.
(f) Each business shall keep and maintain such other books, records and files necessary for the proper conduct of the business.
(g) The records of the business maintained in accordance with this subchapter may be electronically stored.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.20 - Loss, mutilation or destruction of records

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The loss, mutilation, or destruction of any records that a driving school is required to maintain pursuant to this subchapter shall be reported on the next business day to the Commission by affidavit, indicating:
1. The date such records were lost, destroyed or mutilated;
2. The circumstances involving such loss, destruction or mutilation; and
3. The name of the precinct, police officer or police department to which such loss was reported, and the date of such report.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.21 - Retention of records

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All records that a driving school is required to maintain pursuant to this subchapter shall be maintained at the principal place of business of the driving school for a period of three years, during which period they shall be subject to audit and inspection by the Chief Administrator or his or her designee at any time during regular business hours.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.22 - Statement of services to be rendered and fees to be charged; service agreements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The driving school shall provide to all students a statement of services to be rendered and fees to be charged and a service agreement wherein the services to be rendered are specifically set forth. The service agreement must be signed by a parent or legal guardian if the student is under 18 years of age.
(b) The driving school shall comply with the conditions set forth in the sample service agreement in (d) below, specifically including:
1. To cancel a lesson and reschedule that lesson, 24 hours advance notice is required or the student may be charged for that lesson. Cancellation must be made at the phone number listed for the driving school. Appointments must be mutually agreed upon for date, time and location.
2. The number of minutes per lesson shall be the actual number of minutes of instruction provided to the student.
3. The student may rescind the agreement within 72 hours of the first lesson and upon such rescission shall receive a refund for any lessons or services not provided.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.23 - Agreements with secondary schools; notice to Chief Administrator

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A driving school may enter into an agreement where authorized by law with a secondary school for the purpose of teaching the classroom and/or behind-the-wheel driver education portions of a high school driver education program. The classroom portion of a high school driver education program provided by a driving school pursuant to this subsection shall be taught by a qualified supervising instructor employed by the driving school, or by a licensed driving instructor employed by the driving school who has successfully completed a three-credit New Jersey driver education college course offered by a college or university licensed by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education. The driving school shall teach the full six-hour course of behind-the-wheel instruction and the permit shall be signed by the driving school owner.
(b) A driving school shall notify the Chief Administrator in writing within 10 days of entering into an agreement with a secondary school pursuant to (a) above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.24 - Student requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Driving school instructors, prior to giving behind-the-wheel instruction, shall make certain that each student has:
1. A valid permit;
2. Passed a vision test as evidenced by the signature of the high school nurse employed by the student's high school, an owner of a driving school, a qualified supervising instructor of a driving school, or a licensed driving instructor of a driving school who is authorized by the Commission in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:23-5 to administer the State-approved eye examination, or a representative of the Commission; and
3. Passed the law knowledge test as evidenced by:
i. A valid, properly signed certificate from a high school indicating a passing grade of 80 percent or better;
ii. A certification from an owner of a driving school, a qualified supervising instructor of a driving school, or a licensed driving instructor of a driving school who is authorized by the Commission in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:23-5 to administer the State-approved written drivers' examination indicating a passing grade of 80 percent or better; or
iii. Certification by a representative of the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.28 - Insurance and vehicle equipment requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any vehicle, except buses, motorcycles and articulated vehicles, used for instruction by a driving school must be equipped with dual controls on foot brake and, if any, on clutch, and must be otherwise equipped in accordance with the Motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws.
(b) A licensee shall file with the Chief Administrator evidence of liability insurance with a company authorized to do business in this State, in the amount of at least $ 250,000 because of bodily injury to, or death of, any one person in any one accident and subject to said limit for any one person, to a limit of at least $ 500,000 because of bodily injury to, or death of, two or more persons in any one accident, and to a limit of $ 50,000 because of damage to, or destruction of, property of others in any one accident; or, in the alternative, a licensee shall file with the Chief Administrator evidence of liability insurance with a company authorized to do business in this State, in the amount of at least $ 500,000 combined single limit of liability in any one accident for bodily injury liability and property damage liability. A driving school shall furnish evidence of insurance coverage required by this subsection by submitting an original certificate of insurance to the Commission listing each motor vehicle owned or leased by the driving school and used for behind-the-wheel driving instruction or for the road test portion of the driving test administered by the Commission. This certificate of insurance shall stipulate that such insurance may not be cancelled or terminated, except upon 30 days prior written notice by the insurer to the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission. In the event of the cancellation or expiration of such insurance, no motor vehicle listed on the certificate of insurance shall thereafter be used for the provision of behind-the-wheel driving instruction or for the road test portion of the driving test administered by the Commission.
(c) Any vehicle, except a motorcycle, used for instruction by a driving school must be equipped with seat belts for both the student(s) and instructor. The seat belts shall be used by both the student(s) and instructor when the vehicle is being operated.
(d) Any vehicle, except a motorcycle, used for instruction by a driving school must be equipped with inside and outside rear view mirrors for both student and instructor.
(e) Any vehicle, except a motorcycle, used for instruction by a driving school must have a clean interior and must be equipped with:
1. Operable door locks;
2. An operable heater, defroster and air conditioner; and
3. Properly operating seats and seat adjustments.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.29 - Sign(s) displayed on vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any vehicle of a driving school, while being used for driving instruction and/or the transportation of driving school students to or from a Commission driver testing facility, may have conspicuously displayed thereon a roof-mounted sign visible to both front and rear indicating "Student Driver." Any such sign shall also indicate the business name and license number of the driving school unless an additional sign containing such information is utilized in accordance with (b) below.
(b) If a driving school does not display a roof-mounted sign conforming to the requirements of (a) above, a driving school must display two additional signs on its vehicles that set forth such information. The additional signs, if utilized, shall be placed on the exterior of the front driver's side door of the vehicle and the front passenger's side door of the vehicle, and may be permanent or removable.
(c) The sign(s) utilized pursuant to this section shall have a background and letters and numbers of contrasting colors. The letters and numbers shall be not less than three inches in height and of a stroke of not less than 1/4 inch. Letters and numbers may be of a reflectorized material.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.30 - Advertising

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Advertising by driving schools shall conform to the following:
1. Schools must not publish, advertise or intimate that licensure is guaranteed or assured upon completion of instruction.
2. Advertisements or signs using a phrase such as "License or Plates Secured Here" are prohibited.
3. Advertisements such as "no charge for road test failures" are prohibited.
4. The driving school may use, on forms, agreements, and similar documents, or in advertising, the phrase "This school is licensed by the State of New Jersey." No other reference to the State of New Jersey, the former Division of Motor Vehicles, or the Motor Vehicle Commission is permitted.
5. The use of the word "State", in any sign or other medium of advertising, except as permitted in (a)4 above, is prohibited.
6. A driving school shall not advertise the address of any location other than the licensed principal place of business, or a licensed branch office.
7. The driving school shall not advertise any name or combination of names, or abbreviation of name, other than the trade name by which the driving school is licensed to do business by the Chief Administrator and which appears on the driving school wall license.
8. A driving school shall not solicit business, or cause business to be solicited on its behalf, or display or distribute any advertising material in such a manner as to give the impression that the business has some official connection with the Commission or an authorized motor vehicle agent. This paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit driving schools from appearing at driver testing locations with vehicles that contain the business name, license number, address, or telephone number of the driving school, or any sign(s) or identification required or permitted by this chapter or 39:12-1 et seq.
9. Any advertising used by the driving school in any medium shall contain the license number of the driving school.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.32 - Practice driving

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Practice driving is prohibited on State grounds used for State driving tests.
(b) An instructor shall remain in a vehicle, except a motorcycle, used for instruction by a driving school at all times during which a student is behind the wheel of the vehicle and the keys are in the ignition.
(c) The only occupants of a driving school vehicle, other than a motorcycle, that is being operated on a public road or highway for purposes of the required six hours of behind-the-wheel driving instruction shall be the driving school instructor, the student who is receiving behind-the-wheel driving instruction and a parent or legal guardian, an instructor-in-training or an instructor supervisor.
(d) No more than three hours of behind-the-wheel driving instruction may be provided to any one student in any one calendar day.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.33 - Learner permits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An instructor is required to ascertain, prior to giving behind-the-wheel instructions or presenting the student for a driving test, that a student is in possession of a valid driver examination permit properly validated for practice driving, or a valid driver's license.
(b) An instructor is prohibited from signing a student permit.
(c) An instructor shall not surrender a student permit to a student unless the student has completed the required six hours of behind-the-wheel instruction and the permit has been properly endorsed by the driving school owner or the person(s) so authorized by the driving school owner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.34 - Requirements at driving (road) test

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Applicants appearing for the road test portion of the driving test in a motor vehicle used for instruction by a driving school shall be accompanied by a licensed driver who has in his or her possession a valid New Jersey instructor's license or a New Jersey authorized agent identification certificate, a valid registration, a valid insurance identification card, and a copy of the declaration page of the liability insurance policy issued to the driving school confirming that the motor vehicle is insured in the amounts set forth in 13:23-2.28(b).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.35 - Employees of driving schools

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A driving school shall not knowingly employ any person as an instructor or agent who has been convicted of any of the offenses enumerated in 13:23-2.12(a)3  unless the Chief Administrator has determined that such person may serve in such capacity.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.36 - Authorized agents; certificates; denial, suspension or revocation of certificate

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The driving school owner may appoint, with the approval of the Chief Administrator, authorized agents for the purpose of transporting the school's students to a driver testing center to take the behind-the-wheel test portion of the driver examination or to purchase a permit.
(b) The Chief Administrator may issue an "Authorized Agent" identification certificate when the following requirements have been met:
1. Applicant must be of good moral character;
2. Applicant must be at least 18 years of age;
3. Applicant shall be the holder of a valid basic driver's license issued by the Commission pursuant to 39:3-10 or a driver's license issued by another state that is substantially similar to this State's basic driver's license;
4. Applicant must have a driving record devoid of the offenses set forth in (d) below;
5. Applicant who has been licensed by another state or states during the past three years must submit a certified abstract of his or her driving record from the state or states in which he or she is or was licensed to drive with the initial application and all renewals thereof; and
6. Applicant shall, at the time of his or her initial application, submit documentation confirming that such applicant 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 to attach a SBI Number Flag to the applicant's SBI number in accordance with 13:59-1.8.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 2 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-2.37 - Conduct with employees of Commission

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The owner, operator, partner, officer, employee of any licensee, or any other person shall not pay, give, loan, transfer to, or purchase from any employee of the Commission any money, merchandise, material, food, tickets, raffles, or other thing of value, whether or not that payment, gift, loan, transfer, or purchase was for the purpose of obtaining favors, courtesies, or any consideration in connection with the duties of any employee of the Commission.
(b) The owner, operator, partner, officer of any driving school, or any employee of any licensee shall not influence, or attempt to influence any decision of any employee of the Commission with respect to the licensing of any student of the licensee, or any other person.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.1 - Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The owner, operator, partner, any officer of a driving school, or any other person shall not give instructions for compensation in the driving of motor vehicles or motorcycles unless such person is the holder of a valid instructor's license issued for such purpose by the Chief Administrator.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.2 - Valid use of license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Instructors' licenses shall be valid for use only in connection with the business of the driving school or schools listed thereon and only for lessons authorized by those schools.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.3 - Standards for instructor's license issuance

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
An instructor's license shall not be issued to any person unless that person is the holder of a valid basic driver's license issued by the Commission pursuant to 39:3-10 or a valid driver's license issued by another state that is substantially similar to this State's basic driver's license, and has held such a license permitting him or her to drive for at least the past three consecutive years, and has complied with the other requirements contained in this subchapter. If the applicant seeks a license to instruct motorcycle operation, the applicant must have held a license to operate a motorcycle for at least the past three consecutive years, and must have complied with the other requirements contained in this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.4 - Application for instructor's license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Application for an initial or renewal license shall be made on a form prescribed by the Chief Administrator.
(b) A renewal application shall be submitted for approval and issuance at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the current license.
(c) The Chief Administrator shall issue an instructor's license to the applicant upon approval of an initial or renewal application. The instructor's license shall be assigned the same license number for the duration of the license.
(d) Every applicant for an initial instructor's license shall, at the time of his or her initial application, submit documentation confirming that such applicant 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 to attach a SBI Number Flag to the applicant's SBI number in accordance with 13:59-1.8.
(e) An initial instructor's license shall not be issued unless the applicant is at least 21 years of age and has a minimum of three consecutive years driving experience with a basic driver's license issued by the Commission pursuant to 39:3-10 or a driver's license issued by another state that is substantially similar to this State's basic driver's license. If the applicant seeks a license to instruct motorcycle operation, the applicant must have held a license to operate a motorcycle for at least the past three consecutive years, and must have complied with the other requirements contained in this subchapter.
(f) An applicant who has been licensed to drive by another state or states during the past three consecutive years shall submit a certified abstract of his or her driving record from the state or states in which he or she is or was licensed to drive with the initial application and all renewals thereof.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.5 - Instructor's license fee

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The instructor's license is valid for the calendar year. The fee for the initial license shall be $ 75.00 and the fee for the annual renewal thereof shall be $ 50.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.6 - Possession of instructor's license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
A valid instructor's license shall be in the possession of the instructor at all times when he or she is giving driving instructions, is appearing at a Commission facility to purchase a student permit, or is accompanying a student to or from a Commission facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.7 - Lost, mutilated or destroyed licenses

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In the event a license, or duplicate thereof, is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, a duplicate license shall be issued upon proof of the facts and payment of a fee of $ 5.00 and, in the case of a mutilated license, upon surrender of such mutilated license. Such proof shall be submitted in the form of an affidavit indicating:
1. The date the license, or duplicate thereof, was lost, mutilated or destroyed; and
2. The circumstances involving the loss, mutilation or destruction of the license, or duplicate thereof.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.8 - Surrender of instructor's license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
An instructor's license or endorsement shall be surrendered to the Chief Administrator upon termination of an instructor's services with, or by, any driving school designated on such license and/or endorsement. When the services of an instructor are terminated by one or more of the schools designated on the instructor's license and/or endorsement, the endorsement certificate for each school so terminating the services of the instructor shall be returned to the Commission within seven days. It shall be the responsibility of the driving school to notify the Commission, in writing, of such termination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.9 - Special tests

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An applicant for an instructor's license shall be required to submit to special law-knowledge, driving tests and screening of visual acuity, and may be required to submit additional proof of his or her qualifications as an instructor.
(b) If application is made for an instructor's license by a person who was the holder of an instructor's license within a period of three years prior to the date of such application, the Chief Administrator may waive the testing.
(c) All instructors licensed after July 1, 1984 shall be required to complete the six-hour or eight-hour National Safety Council Defensive Driving Program or a Commission-approved Motor Vehicle Defensive Driving Course. Evidence of having completed such program shall be filed with the Chief Administrator. Instructors shall submit such evidence prior to issuance of the initial instructor's license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.10 - Interactive wireless communication devices

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Neither a driving school instructor nor a student shall use any interactive wireless communication device in a driving school vehicle that is being operated on a public road or highway for purposes of behind-the-wheel driving instruction. For purposes of this section, "use" shall include, but not be limited to, talking or listening on any interactive wireless communication device or operating its keys, buttons, or other controls.
(b) The prohibition contained in (a) above shall not apply in an emergency situation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.11 - Conduct of instructors

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Instructors will conduct themselves in a professional and impersonal manner with students.
(b) Instructors will conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of 13:23-2.37.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.12 - Revocation, suspension or refusal to issue or renew instructor's license

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Chief Administrator or his or her designee may deny, suspend, or revoke an instructor's license, or refuse to issue an instructor's license or a renewal thereof, for any of the reasons specified in 39:12-1 et seq. or 13:23-2.12, or for failure to comply with any of the provisions of this subchapter, or for other good cause, after due notice in writing thereof, in accordance with the provisions of 39:12-1 et seq. and the "Administrative Procedure Act," 52:14B-1 et seq.
(b) The Chief Administrator or his or her designee may deny, suspend or revoke an instructor's license, or may refuse to issue an instructor's license or a renewal thereof, if such instructor or applicant has accumulated seven or more points by reason of convictions for violations of the Motor Vehicle Law or has been convicted of a violation of 39:4-50, 39:4-50.2 or 39:4-49.1, or has incurred a conviction or administrative determination of a substantially similar offense in any jurisdiction.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 3 - DRIVING SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS › Section 13:23-3.13 - License restoration

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The fee specified in 39:3-10a shall be payable to the Commission for the restoration of an instructor's license that is suspended or revoked pursuant to 39:12-1 et seq. or this subchapter. Such license restoration fee shall be paid to the Commission before the license may be restored.
(b) Each suspension or revocation of any instructor's license pursuant to 39:12-1 et seq. or any regulation adopted thereunder shall continue in force and effect until such license is restored by the Chief Administrator.
(c) In the case of every suspension or revocation of an instructor's license for a fixed period of time, the licensee, as a condition precedent to restoration, shall make application to the Chief Administrator, in such form as the Chief Administrator may determine, and pay the license restoration fee specified in (a) above. The Chief Administrator may, upon notice and an opportunity to be heard, deny any application for restoration of an instructor's license for good cause.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 4 - DRIVING SCHOOL CLASSROOMS › Section 13:23-4.1 - Classroom facilities

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The facilities of each driving school that provides classroom instruction shall include, not necessarily on the immediate premises, sufficient space and sufficient equipment to carry on the business of giving classroom instruction for those students enrolled in the driving school.
(b) The facilities maintained for classroom instruction may be used by one or more driving schools. Whenever the classroom facilities are used by more than one school, the Chief Administrator shall be notified.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 4 - DRIVING SCHOOL CLASSROOMS › Section 13:23-4.2 - Classroom requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The classroom facility shall be subject to inspection by the Chief Administrator or his or her designee and shall meet the following requirements:
1. Minimum space required per student is 15 square feet. Existing facilities may apply for and may be granted exemptions from this requirement;
2. Seating facilities and writing surfaces must be available for each student;
3. Adequate lighting, heating, ventilation and toilet facilities;
4. Adequate charts and diagrams or pictures relating to the operation of motor vehicles, and traffic laws;
5. Adequate blackboards which are visible from all seating areas; and
6. Textbooks, reference books and pamphlets relating to the proper operation of motor vehicles and traffic laws.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF STATE-APPROVED WRITTEN DRIVERS' EXAMINATIONS AND STATE-APPROVED EYE EXAMINATIONS BY DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-5.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
section 9 of P.L. 2001, c. 420 provides that a driving school licensed pursuant to 39:12-2 may be approved to conduct the State-approved written drivers' examination and the State-approved eye examination. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish an application and approval procedure for the issuance of license endorsements to driving schools that seek Commission approval to administer the State-approved written drivers' examination and/or the State-approved eye examination to their students who are under contract with the driving school for behind-the-wheel instruction, in conjunction with the students' applications for special learners' permits in accordance with 39:3-13.1 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF STATE-APPROVED WRITTEN DRIVERS' EXAMINATIONS AND STATE-APPROVED EYE EXAMINATIONS BY DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-5.2 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This subchapter shall apply to licensed driving schools that administer the State-approved written drivers' examination and/or the State-approved eye examination to their students in conjunction with applications for special learners' permits in accordance with 39:3-13.1 et seq., who are under contract with the driving school for behind-the-wheel instruction.
(b) A licensed driving school shall not administer the State-approved written drivers' examination or the State-approved eye examination unless such school has been approved by the Commission to administer such examinations in accordance with this subchapter.
(c) A licensed driving school shall not administer the State-approved written drivers' examination or the State-approved eye examination to its students who are holders of or are seeking to be issued examination permits in accordance with 39:3-13.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 23 - DRIVING SCHOOLS › Subchapter 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF STATE-APPROVED WRITTEN DRIVERS' EXAMINATIONS AND STATE-APPROVED EYE EXAMINATIONS BY DRIVING SCHOOLS › Section 13:23-5.3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"State-approved eye examination" means the visual acuity and color perception tests administered to applicants for special learners' permits in accordance with 13:21-8.9 through 8.11, who are under contract with the driving school for behind-the-wheel instruction.
"State-approved written drivers' examination" means the 50-question written law knowledge test administered in English to applicants for special learners' permits in accordance with 13:21-8.6, who are under contract with the driving school for behind-the-wheel instruction.