Virginia Administrative Code › Title 24 - TRANSPORTATION AND MOTOR VEHICLES › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 121 - VIRGINIA DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS REGULATIONS › Part III - Specific Requirements Related to Class B Licensure › Section 24VAC20-121-220 - Equipment requirements for Class B licensed schools

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. All vehicles used for driver education or
				  used for testing purposes shall be marked by a rooftop sign, in bold letters
				  not less than two and one-half inches in height, clearly visible 100 feet from
				  the front and rear, stating one of the following: "Student Driver," "Learner,"
				  "New Driver," "Driver Education" or "Caution-Student."
All vehicles used by a school shall display the name of the
					 school, as shown on the school license, on the outside of the vehicle when
					 engaged in driver education or when the vehicle is being used for testing
					 purposes. The name of the school shall be included either on the rooftop sign
					 or affixed to both sides of the vehicle.
B. No motor vehicle may be used for driver
				  education unless it is in safe mechanical condition as defined in these
				  regulations. Each vehicle used for driver education in a school shall have dual
				  controls consisting of dual brakes, dual inside rearview mirror and right-hand
				  and left-hand outside mirrors. Any training vehicle or vehicles used for
				  instruction shall not be more than nine model years old. This model year
				  requirement may be waived or altered on a case-by-case basis for vehicles
				  specially equipped to accommodate disabled individuals. The driver training
				  vehicle shall be equipped with a minimum of four safety belts.
C. The department may exempt any school
				  teaching disabled individuals from the requirement to provide motor vehicles,
				  on a case-by-case basis. The school may use a vehicle provided by the disabled
				  student for their in-vehicle instruction in the event that it is cost
				  prohibitive for the school to maintain certain specialized equipment or if such
				  equipment is not readily installed and removed or if it provides necessary
				  practical experience for the student in their own vehicle. When using a
				  student's vehicle, the school shall require that the disabled student provide
				  written verification from the company insuring the vehicle that it is aware
				  that the vehicle will be used for driver training instruction and the insurance
				  is in full force during such use.
The school shall also require the disabled student to
					 provide a copy of the current liability insurance policy for the vehicle. The
					 school shall maintain a copy of the current liability insurance policy covering
					 such vehicle in the student's file. The school shall also send prior to
					 beginning instruction a notice to the department, in a format prescribed by the
					 department, stipulating the reasons for using the student's vehicle and the
					 anticipated dates of instruction as well as a copy of the current liability
					 insurance policy on the vehicle.
Any school that uses a disabled student's motor vehicle
					 must ensure that such vehicle is in safe mechanical condition as defined in
					 these regulations, and displays signage as specified under these
					 regulations.
D. All motor
				  vehicles used by a licensed school for in-vehicle instruction shall be
				  inspected and approved by the department based on the criteria outlined in
				  these regulations before being used for student instruction. All motor vehicles
				  used by a licensed school for the purpose of taking the driving examination
				  shall have a valid registration in the vehicle and be in safe mechanical
				  condition, as defined in these regulations.
Statutory Authority
§§ 46.2-203 and 46.2-1703 of the Code of
						Virginia.