Virginia Administrative Code › Title 24 - TRANSPORTATION AND MOTOR VEHICLES › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 121 - VIRGINIA DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS REGULATIONS › Part I - General Provisions › Section 24VAC20-121-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The terms "Class A licensee," "Class B licensee," "driver
					 training school" or "school," and "instructor" are defined in § 46.2-1700
					 of the Code of Virginia. In addition to those definitions, the following words
					 and terms when used in this regulation shall have the following meanings unless
					 the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Class A license" means a license issued by the Department
					 of Motor Vehicles to a driver training school that provides training in the
					 operation of any type of commercial motor vehicle as defined in §
					 46.2-341.4 of the Code of Virginia.
"Class B license" means a license issued by the Department
					 of Motor Vehicles to a driver training school that provides training in the
					 operation of any type of motor vehicle other than motorcycles and commercial
					 motor vehicles as defined in § 46.2-341.4 of the Code of Virginia.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Virginia
					 Department of Motor Vehicles.
"Curriculum" means the courses of instruction and other
					 relevant materials related to driver training offered by driver training
					 schools.
"Department" means the Virginia Department of Motor
					 Vehicles. For notification and document submission purposes, department shall
					 specifically mean the Commercial Licensing Division at the headquarters office
					 of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles in Richmond.
"General compliance review" means a formal review by the
					 department of a driver training school's operations, facilities and records to
					 determine compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
"In-vehicle instruction" means the delivery of information
					 and experience by an instructor to a student who is in or driving a motor
					 vehicle, and where observing the driving skills and actual driving experiences
					 of other students is a major component.
"National criminal records check" means a criminal
					 background check performed by the Department of State Police that includes all
					 participating states and jurisdictions.
"Normal business hours" shall mean the normal business
					 hours of the department, which are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
					 Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon.
"Owner" means a person or persons, including a partnership,
					 corporation or other business entities, that have a vested interest in and
					 control over a school.
"Period of instruction" means 50 minutes of in-vehicle or
					 classroom instruction.
"Revoke" or "revocation" means that school or instructor
					 licenses revoked are not subject to renewal or restoration except through
					 reapplication after (i) the expiration of the revocation period and (ii) any
					 outstanding compliance requirements have been met.
"Safe mechanical condition" means the continual compliance
					 with safety requirements of vehicles that are used to train school students,
					 and have passed either a Virginia state safety inspection or a federal Motor
					 Carrier Safety Administration inspection, and for vehicles used to train the
					 disabled, be certified by the National Mobility Equipment Vendors Association,
					 whichever is applicable based on the type of training provided by the
					 school.
"Suspend" or "suspension" means that the school or
					 instructor licenses suspended have been temporarily withdrawn, but may be
					 reinstated after (i) the expiration of the suspension period and (ii) the
					 licensee has met all outstanding compliance requirements.
Statutory Authority
§§ 46.2-203 and 46.2-1703 of the Code of
						Virginia.