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Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-106 - Mandatory insurance › Section 308-106-050 - Verifying participation in senior driver accident prevention course offered in an alternative method of delivery

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(1) An older insured driver is eligible for
			 insurance premium reduction upon completion of a senior driver accident
			 prevention course, as provided by
			 RCW
			 48.19.460.
(2) This premium reduction is allowed for
			 courses given in a classroom setting and courses given by an alternative
			 delivery method, including but not limited to, internet, video, or other
			 technology based methods.
(3)
			 Courses provided by an alternative method of delivery must be approved by the
			 department of licensing.
(4)
			 Providers of senior driver accident prevention courses given by an alternative
			 delivery method will include a process to determine that participants seeking
			 certification for the course have completed the course. The process could
			 include, but is not limited to:
(a) Timers
			 that limit how fast the course can be viewed;
(b) Quizzes to determine if the participant
			 understands the course content; or
(c) Asking the participant to provide
			 information at the beginning of the course, and then asking questions during
			 the course to verify that information. The information requested will not be of
			 a nature that would compromise the participant's identity or security. These
			 questions will be used to ensure that the participant who is taking the course
			 is actually the person receiving the course material.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-107 - Ignition interlock driver's license › Section 308-107-010 - Definitions

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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
				the term:
(1) "Authorized service
			 provider" or "ignition interlock vendor" means a person, company, or contractor
			 to a company meeting all qualifications set out in chapter 204-50 WAC and
			 approved and trained by a manufacturer to service, install, monitor, calibrate,
			 and provide information on manufacturer's devices currently certified for use
			 in Washington state.
(2) "Breath or
			 blood alcohol concentration (BAC)" means the amount of alcohol in a person's
			 blood or breath determined by chemical analysis, which shall be measured by
			 grams of alcohol per:
(a) One hundred
			 milliliters of blood; or
(b) Two
			 hundred ten liters of breath.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-107 - Ignition interlock driver's license › Section 308-107-020 - Ignition interlock driver's license - Application - License term

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(1) A person
			 applying for an ignition interlock driver's license must meet the requirements
			 of RCW
			 46.20.380 and
			 46.20.385, and submit the
			 following:
(a) A nonrefundable application fee
			 of one hundred dollars;
(b) An
			 application on a form provided by the department;
(c) Satisfactory proof of financial
			 responsibility under
			 chapter
			 46.29 RCW; and
(d) Proof from an installer approved by the
			 department that a functioning ignition interlock device has been installed.
If all the requirements for an ignition interlock driver's
				license are not met within thirty days after the application has been accepted
				by the department, the license will be denied.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-107 - Ignition interlock driver's license › Section 308-107-030 - Functioning device - Satisfactory proof of installation

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For purposes of
				RCW
				46.20.385, satisfactory proof of installation
				of a functioning device must include:
(1) An ignition interlock status verification
			 form submitted by a manufacturer who has entered into an agreement with the
			 department under WAC
			 308-107-050(2),
			 or by an authorized service provider associated with such manufacturer,
			 indicating that a device has been installed on a vehicle owned or operated by
			 the driver; and
(2) An event log
			 report periodically submitted by the manufacturer to the commission, as
			 provided by WAC
			 308-107-080, indicating that the
			 device is being maintained under WAC
			 204-50-080.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110,
				  46.20.385,
				  46.20.391, and
				  46.20.745. 08-24-059, §
				  308-107-030, filed 11/26/08, effective
				  1/1/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-107 - Ignition interlock driver's license › Section 308-107-040 - Functioning device - Evidence that device is no longer installed or functioning

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(1)
			 For purposes of
			 RCW
			 46.20.311,
			 46.20.385, and
			 46.20.740, the department may
			 determine that a device is no longer installed or functioning in the vehicle(s)
			 driven by a person based on:
(a) An ignition
			 interlock status verification form submitted by a manufacturer, or by an
			 authorized service provider associated with such manufacturer, indicating that
			 a device is no longer installed or functioning;
(b) Notice from the commission that a report
			 received under WAC
			 308-107-080 indicates that a
			 device is no longer installed or functioning or that the driver has failed to
			 appear for scheduled maintenance;
(c) The termination or expiration without
			 renewal of an agreement entered into between the department and the
			 manufacturer of the device(s) installed in the vehicle(s) driven by the
			 person;
(d) A statement from a law
			 enforcement officer made under
			 RCW
			 9A.72.085 indicating that a device has been
			 disabled or removed from a motor vehicle operated by the person; or
(e) A conviction under
			 RCW
			 46.20.740(2) for operating a
			 motor vehicle that is not equipped with a functioning device.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-107 - Ignition interlock driver's license › Section 308-107-050 - Ignition interlock device revolving account

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(1)
(a) As
			 required under
			 RCW
			 46.20.385(6)(a), unless
			 determined by the department to be indigent under WAC
			 308-107-060,
			 a person who is applying for or has been issued an ignition interlock driver's
			 license, or
(b) a person who is
			 restricted under
			 RCW
			 46.20.720, must pay an additional fee of $21
			 per month or partial month for which the ignition interlock driver's license is
			 valid or an ignition interlock device is installed to the manufacturer of the
			 de-vice(s) installed in the motor vehicle(s) driven by the person. Payment may
			 be made directly to the manufacturer, or through the authorized service
			 provider, depending upon the manufacturer's business practices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-107 - Ignition interlock driver's license › Section 308-107-060 - Indigence - Monetary assistance - Determination of need

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(1)
(a) A
			 person who is required to have an ignition interlock device may apply to the
			 department for a determination that he or she is indigent for purposes of
			 RCW
			 46.20.385 and
			 46.20.745. The department will
			 determine that a person is indigent if the person is:
(i) Receiving one of the following types of
			 public assistance: Temporary assistance for needy families, general assistance,
			 poverty-related veterans' benefits, food stamps or food stamp benefits
			 transferred electronically, refugee resettlement benefits, medicaid, or
			 supplemental security income; or
(ii) Receiving an annual income, after taxes,
			 of one hundred twenty-five percent or less of the current federally established
			 poverty level.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-107 - Ignition interlock driver's license › Section 308-107-070 - Ignition interlock driver's license - Hearing

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(1) Upon notification by the department that
			 an ignition interlock driver's license has been denied under
			 RCW
			 46.20.385 the aggrieved person may request a
			 formal hearing to contest the department's decision. No hearing need be granted
			 where the department is prevented from issuing an ignition interlock driver's
			 license by rule or law. A request for a hearing must be submitted in
			 writing.
(2) Upon notification by
			 the department that a determination has been made under WAC
			 308-107-060 that a person is not
			 indigent, the person may request a formal hearing to contest the department's
			 determination.
(3) Within ten days
			 of receipt of a request for a hearing, the department shall notify the
			 requester in writing of the time and location of the hearing. The hearing may
			 be held either in the person's county of residence or in any county adjoining
			 the person's county of residence, except that all or part of the hearing may,
			 at the discretion of the department, be conducted by telephone or other
			 electronic means.
(4) The hearing
			 shall be conducted by a hearing officer appointed by the director. The director
			 may delegate the authority to render final decisions to the hearing
			 officer.
(5) For a hearing
			 requested under subsection (1) of this section, the scope of the hearing shall
			 be limited to the following issues:
(a)
			 Whether the person had previously been issued a valid Washington state driver's
			 license, or is in the military, stationed in Washington state, and has a valid
			 home state license;
(b) Whether the
			 suspension or revocation giving rise to the application for an ignition
			 interlock driver's license is one for which an ignition interlock driver's
			 license may be issued under
			 RCW
			 46.20.385;
(c) Whether a device was installed and
			 functioning; and
(d) Whether the
			 person is currently suspended or revoked for any reason for which an ignition
			 interlock driver's license is not available.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-107 - Ignition interlock driver's license › Section 308-107-080 - Ignition interlock device compliance - Pilot program

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(1) As a part of the pilot program
			 established under
			 RCW
			 46.20.745, an authorized service provider
			 must forward the event log reports for any device maintained under WAC
			 204-50-080, or a report that the
			 driver failed to appear for the scheduled maintenance, to the manufacturer of
			 the device. The manufacturer of the device must compile the reports received
			 from their authorized service providers in a form specified by the commission
			 and forward the compilation to the commission on a schedule established by the
			 commission.
(2) For the duration of
			 the pilot program, the event log report must include:
(a) The date, time, BAC of the driver, and
			 success or failure of each attempt to start the vehicle;
(b) The date, time, BAC of the driver, and
			 success or failure of each random retest;
(c) All attempts to tamper with the ignition
			 interlock device;
(d) All attempts
			 to avoid taking a random retest;
(e) All attempts to circumvent the
			 device;
(f) If no attempts to
			 tamper or circumvent are detected, a statement that the device has been
			 recalibrated and no violations were found;
(g) The total number of events recorded by
			 the data recorder since the last service visit;
(h) The number of vehicle starts;
			 and
(i) The number of failures to
			 start the vehicle.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-107 - Ignition interlock driver's license › Section 308-107-090 - Ignition interlock device-Medical exemption

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(1) A person applying for an ignition
			 interlock device tolling medical exemption under
			 RCW
			 46.20.720(3)(e) must obtain
			 and submit a statement on a department prescribed form certifying the person's
			 condition and have the form signed by a licensed physician or other proper
			 authority designated by the department.
(2) The department may approve or deny the
			 exemption based on the department's evaluation.
(3) The medical exemption decision is for the
			 confidential use of the director, the chief of the Washington state patrol, and
			 any other public officials designated by law. It is exempt from public
			 inspection and copying notwithstanding chapter 42.56 RCW.
(4) The medical exemption shall only be
			 effective during an ignition interlock device period of restriction under
			 RCW
			 46.20.720(1)(c) and
			 (d).
(5) Exemptions shall not waive the ignition
			 interlock device duration of restriction.
(6) A person with a medical exemption shall
			 not be eligible to drive, apply for an ignition interlock license, or receive
			 day-for-day credit.
(7) The medical
			 exemption shall be valid for not more than three hundred sixty-six days. For
			 renewal of the medical exemption, a person must submit a new form as outlined
			 in subsection (1) of this section.
(8) The department may invalidate a medical
			 exemption if a person has an ignition interlock device installed.
(9) The department may develop procedures to
			 certify that a person with an ignition interlock device tolling medical
			 exemption meets the removal requirements as outlined in
			 RCW
			 46.20.710(4).
(10) The department may invalidate the
			 medical exemption and require an application for a new medical exemption if the
			 person's license is subsequently suspended, revoked or canceled for a different
			 violation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-010 - Promulgation - Authority

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				46.82.290(2), this chapter
				is promulgated for the purpose of establishing basic requirements governing the
				operations and scope of traffic safety education programs that are offered by
				commercial businesses, and includes policies and practices for monitoring and
				ensuring the ongoing quality of the commercial driver training
				program.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290. 05-16-061, § 308-108-010,
				  filed 7/29/05, effective 8/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-020 - Definitions

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The definitions of this section apply throughout this chapter
				unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Behind the wheel instruction" means that
			 portion of a traffic safety education course that consists of on-street,
			 dual-controlled vehicle operation or similar instruction given under simulated
			 conditions that has been approved by the director.
(2) "Branch office" or "branch classroom"
			 means a facility within a 35-mile radius of a driver training school's
			 established place of business, except where the 35-mile radius requirement has
			 been waived or extended by the department as provided by
			 RCW
			 46.82.360(6)(c), that has
			 been approved by the department for use by the driver training
			 school.
(3) "Classroom," defined in
			 RCW
			 46.82.280(2), may also
			 include a virtual classroom environment when video conferencing technology is
			 capable of two-way communication between the instructor and all
			 students.
(4) "Engage in a course
			 of instruction" means to enroll in, schedule, collect a fee for, or sign an
			 application for an instruction permit in order to attend or take part in a
			 driver training education course.
(5) "Inactive instructor" means an instructor
			 with a valid Washington instructor's license who is no longer employed by or
			 otherwise associated with a licensed driver training school.
(6) "Instructor-led" means person-to-person
			 learning where students can ask questions, receive feedback in real-time, and
			 interaction and discussion are enabled.
(7) "Instructor-trainer" means a currently
			 licensed instructor who is training traffic safety education instructors and
			 who has not less than:
(a) One thousand hours
			 of experience in providing traffic safety education in the past year;
(b) Five years of previous experience in
			 providing traffic safety education; or
(c) One thousand hours or five years
			 experience in the field of traffic safety and proof of training acceptable to
			 the director in how to teach and train others, and not less than 300 hours of
			 previous experience in training others.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-025 - Fees

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The following fees shall be charged by the driver services
				division, department of licensing:
Title of Fee
Fee
Driver training school license original
							 application
$500.00
Driver training school license renewal
							 application
250.00
Driver training school license transfer
500.00
Branch office or branch classroom original
							 application
250.00
Branch office or branch classroom renewal
							 application
125.00
Instructor's license original application
125.00
Instructor's license renewal application
100.00
Duplicate license
10.00
Knowledge and/or skill examination
25.00
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290. 09-21-093, § 308-108-025,
				  filed 10/20/09, effective 11/20/09. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290,
				  46.82.310,
				  46.82.320,
				  46.82.330, and
				  46.82.340. 07-01-069, §
				  308-108-025, filed 12/18/06, effective
				  1/18/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-070 - Background check and fingerprint check

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An instructor, owner, or other person affiliated with a school
				who has contact with students must complete a background check through the
				Washington state patrol criminal identification system and through the federal
				bureau of investigation, including a fingerprint check, as required by
				RCW
				46.82.325(1).
(1) An applicant for an instructor's license
			 must complete the check at the time of initial application or, for a currently
			 licensed instructor who has not completed such check within the past five
			 years, at the time of the next application for a license renewal.
(2) An owner must complete the check at the
			 time of initial application for a driver training school license or, for an
			 owner of a currently licensed school who has not completed such check within
			 the past five years, at the time of the next application for a license
			 renewal.
(3) A person affiliated
			 with a school who has contact with students must complete the check at the time
			 of initial affiliation with the school or, for a person who is currently
			 affiliated with a school who has not completed such check within the past five
			 years, within the sixty-days prior to the next application for a license
			 renewal for the school. A person who must complete the check under this
			 subsection at the time of initial affiliation with a school may begin duties
			 following the department's notice that it has received an acceptable local
			 criminal background check through the Washington state patrol criminal
			 identification system, pending the outcome of the fingerprint check using the
			 fingerprint card.
(4) For the
			 purpose of chapter 46.82 RCW, a person affiliated with a school is considered
			 to be a person directly or indirectly interested in the driver training
			 school's business.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290. 09-21-093, § 308-108-070,
				  filed 10/20/09, effective 11/20/09. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290,
				  46.82.310,
				  46.82.320,
				  46.82.330, and
				  46.82.340. 07-01-069, §
				  308-108-070, filed 12/18/06, effective
				  1/18/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-080 - Instructor's license - Application

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(1) To ensure that an applicant or instructor
			 meets the conditions set out in
			 RCW
			 46.82.330(2)(a), the
			 department shall review the complete abstract of driving record for all
			 instructor's license applicants and licensed instructors. For this purpose:
(a) A moving traffic violation is an offense
			 listed as a moving violation in WAC
			 308-104-160. The department will
			 determine the number of moving traffic violations received by an applicant
			 within a given time period based on the date(s) that the violation(s)
			 occurred.
(b) A drug or
			 alcohol-related traffic violation will be deemed to have occurred if it
			 resulted in:
(i) A conviction or finding that
			 a traffic infraction was committed for violation of
			 RCW
			 46.61.502,
			 46.61.503,
			 46.61.504,
			 46.61.519,
			 46.61.5195,
			 46.61.520(1)(a),
			 46.61.522(1)(b),
			 or 46.61.5249, or a substantially
			 similar law, administrative regulation, local law, ordinance, regulation, or
			 resolution of a political subdivision of this state, the federal government, or
			 any other state;
(ii) An
			 administrative action imposed under
			 RCW
			 46.20.3101;
(iii) An administrative action imposed under
			 RCW
			 46.25.090(1)(a), (b), or
			 (e); or
(iv) Entry into a deferred prosecution
			 agreement for an alcohol-dependency based case.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-090 - Instructing instructors in the training of drivers

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(1) The course of instruction approved by the
			 director in the training of drivers required under
			 RCW
			 46.82.330(2)(d) shall
			 include instruction in driver education classroom methods and principles that
			 prepare an instructor to provide traffic safety education as described in these
			 rules and in state law.
(2) To
			 ensure the quality of the training given, the instruction course must:
(a) Be provided by, and under the direct
			 supervision of:
(i) An institution of higher
			 learning accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges or by
			 an accrediting association recognized by the higher education board;
(ii) A licensed private vocational school as
			 that term is defined by
			 RCW
			 28C.10.020(7); or
(iii) An instructor-trainer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-100 - Place of business - Classroom space

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(1) The place of business of a driver
			 training school must:
(a) Not be established
			 nor any business of a driver training school conducted or solicited within one
			 thousand feet of an office building owned or leased by the department of
			 licensing in which examinations for driver's licenses are conducted. The
			 distance of one thousand feet shall be measured along the public streets by the
			 nearest route from the place of business to such building. If the department
			 establishes an office in which examinations for driver's licenses are conducted
			 within one thousand feet of a driver training school's existing location, the
			 driver training school may continue operations in such location until there is
			 a change in school ownership, or the license to operate is not renewed or is
			 suspended or revoked for cause.
(b)
			 Be regularly occupied and used exclusively for the business of giving driver
			 instruction, except for purposes of administering examinations as may be
			 permitted under chapter 308-110 WAC. Regularly occupied means that the public
			 and the department can expect to make contact with the school owner or its
			 staff or instructors at the main office during its business hours;
			 and
(c) Meet all applicable
			 requirements of chapter 46.82 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-110 - Traffic safety education vehicles

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(1) All vehicles used for student instruction
			 by a commercial driver training school shall:
(a) Carry a minimum twenty-piece approved
			 first aid kit, fire extinguisher safely secured in the vehicle and fully
			 charged, and an emergency strobe light, reflective triangle, or two
			 eighteen-inch traffic cones;
(b)
			 Maintain an annual vehicle inspection form meeting minimum equipment and safety
			 criteria established by the department that has been conducted by or for the
			 school owner; and
(c) Be used
			 exclusively for driver training purposes at all times when student instruction
			 is being given.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-120 - Administration

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(1) The driver
			 training school's license and all instructor certificates shall be posted in a
			 conspicuous place before engaging students in a course of instruction. An
			 additional electronic copy will be provided to school customers, upon
			 request.
(2) Each driver training
			 school shall adopt and provide for its customers a written policy that
			 includes, but is not limited to:
(a)
			 Enrollment criteria;
(b) Student
			 fees and student fee refunds;
(c)
			 Course failures and course repeats;
(d) The minimum and maximum course
			 duration;
(e) Refusing to allow a
			 student to attend a driver training education course before the age of 15
			 years;
(f) Refusing to enroll new
			 students in a driver education course after the first three classes have been
			 completed; and
(g) Information
			 about Washington's intermediate licensing requirements, restrictions, and
			 penalties and a place for parents to initial indicating that they have received
			 the information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-130 - Inspection and review

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(1) The department
			 may require that a driver training school owner submit to an inspection or
			 review of the school's operations and records at any time during regular
			 business hours.
(2) Records shall
			 be housed electronically or via hard copy and made available for inspection
			 within two business days following a request for review by the
			 department.
(3) Schools will
			 provide the department access to virtual classroom sessions upon
			 request.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290,
				  46.82.310,
				  46.82.320,
				  46.82.330, and
				  46.82.340. 07-01-069, §
				  308-108-130, filed 12/18/06, effective 1/18/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290. 05-16-061, § 308-108-130,
				  filed 7/29/05, effective 8/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-140 - Reporting requirements

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All driver training school owners shall:
(1) Report to the department within ten days
			 any driving or traffic-related incidents involving an instructor employed by
			 the school, including but not limited to:
(a)
			 Conviction for a traffic violation;
(b) Finding that a traffic infraction has
			 been committed;
(c) Entry into a
			 deferred prosecution agreement; or
(d) Suspension, revocation, cancellation, or
			 denial of driving privileges.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-155 - Required curriculum

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(1)
			 The required curriculum referred to in
			 RCW
			 46.82.420 includes competencies to develop
			 knowledge, skills, and awareness related to novice drivers. Training must
			 include, but is not limited to, instruction on the following concepts outlined
			 in the required curriculum:
(a) Rules of the
			 road;
(b) Vehicle
			 components;
(c) Vehicle
			 handling;
(d) Driver
			 behavior;
(e) Sharing the
			 road;
(f) Attention and
			 perception;
(g) Hazard and risk
			 management;
(h) Vehicle
			 maintenance/malfunctions and technology;
(i) Managing emergencies and adverse
			 conditions;
(j) Respect and
			 responsibility; and
(k) Vehicle
			 technology systems.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-150 - Course requirements

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Driver training schools that provide education for persons
				under the age of 18 must ensure their course:
(1) Includes a minimum of 30 hours of
			 classroom instruction;
(2) Meets
			 the behind the wheel instruction and observation requirements of WAC
			 308-108-160;
(3) Has a minimum of one hour and no more
			 than two hours of classroom instruction and no more than one hour of behind the
			 wheel instruction during a single day, except when adding a make-up class, in
			 which case classroom instruction must not exceed four hours in a single
			 day;
(4) Has a classroom portion
			 that is instructor-led, where the instructor is present for the duration of
			 instruction, and consists of:
(a) Lecture,
			 group work, videos, and/or other activities;
(b) Teacher and student interaction;
			 and
(c) Questions and answers,
			 and/or discussion;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-160 - Behind the wheel instruction and observation

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(1) Instruction provided to students under
			 the age of eighteen must include:
(a) Behind
			 the wheel instruction consisting of:
(i) Not
			 less than six hours of on-street behind the wheel vehicle operation under the
			 direct supervision and direction of a licensed instructor; or
(ii) Five or more hours of on-street behind
			 the wheel vehicle operation and four or more hours of driving simulation
			 instruction under the direct supervision and direction of a licensed
			 instructor; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-165 - Prohibition on wireless communication devices during instruction

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(1) Driving school
			 instructors must not use personal electronic devices, hands-free or otherwise,
			 that distract from or interfere with the behind the wheel or classroom
			 instruction task. This includes the use of any communications devices that
			 result in verbal or written text responses while conducting instruction. While
			 supervising the operation of a vehicle, instructors are additionally prohibited
			 from sending or receiving messages with these devices. Ring volumes for these
			 devices, or any phone in proximity, are to be silenced so as not to interfere
			 in any way with the student learning or interacting with the
			 instructor.
(2) This section does
			 not apply to voice activated GPS devices or classroom devices that are being
			 used as part of an approved curriculum. This section also does not preclude the
			 use of devices to report illegal activity, summon medical or other emergency
			 help, or prevent injury to a person or property, as permitted under
			 RCW
			 46.61.672.
(3) An unreasonable risk associated with a
			 failure to obey this section is a violation of
			 RCW
			 18.235.130(4).
(4) This section does not prohibit the use of
			 wireless communication devices during instruction if the use is to access a
			 virtual classroom or in the case of an emergency.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290. 09-21-093, § 308-108-165,
				  filed 10/20/09, effective 11/20/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-170 - Ensuring student accomplishment

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(1) Each driver
			 training school must have a written curriculum guide available to each
			 instructor and such guide shall be used for student instruction.
(2) In order to receive a traffic safety
			 education certificate, all students under the age of 18 must satisfactorily
			 complete all portions of the course of instruction included in the student
			 curriculum as approved by the driver instructors' advisory committee.
(3) In order to satisfactorily complete a
			 school's driver training course, all students under the age of 18 must pass a
			 comprehensive driving knowledge and skills test or tests that deals with all or
			 many of the relevant details of the course curriculum that meets the standards
			 established by the department.
(4)
			 Each driver training school must assess the needs and progress of students and
			 give appropriate direction for additional driving experience and/or guided
			 practice provided by a licensed driver with at least five years of driving
			 experience.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290. 09-21-093, § 308-108-170,
				  filed 10/20/09, effective 11/20/09. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290,
				  46.82.310,
				  46.82.320,
				  46.82.330, and
				  46.82.340. 07-01-069, §
				  308-108-170, filed 12/18/06, effective 1/18/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.82.290. 05-16-061, § 308-108-170,
				  filed 7/29/05, effective 8/29/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-108 - Driver training schools › Section 308-108-180 - Disciplinary action - Public notice of actions taken

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(1) Licensee responsibilities:
(a) School owners and instructors are
			 responsible for knowing and complying with the requirements of chapter 46.82
			 RCW and rules promulgated under that chapter.
(b) Any failure to comply with these
			 requirements may lead to disciplinary action affecting an applicant's or
			 licensee's privileges to be licensed or to otherwise operate a commercial
			 driver training school and/or to provide classroom and behind the wheel
			 instruction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-109 - Motorcycle permit and endorsement requirements › Section 308-109-010 - Definitions

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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
				the following definitions apply:
(1)
			 "Contracted training provider" means an agency, firm, provider, organization,
			 individual, or other entity performing services as outlined in RCW  46.20.520 and 46.81A.020 and is under contract with the department.
(2) "Student" means persons who receive a
			 pass, fail or incomplete status on a course completion report furnished to the
			 department.
(3) "2-wheel permit
			 level knowledge test" is a test created/approved by the department of licensing
			 to determine an acceptable novice knowledge level for operating a 2-wheel
			 motorcycle. This test is valid for 365 days.
(4) "2-wheel permit level skills test" is a
			 test created/approved by the department of licensing to determine an acceptable
			 novice skill level for operating a 2-wheel motorcycle. This test is valid for
			 365 days.
(5) "2-wheel endorsement
			 level knowledge test" is a test created/approved by the department of licensing
			 to determine an acceptable knowledge level for operating a 2-wheel motorcycle.
			 This test is valid for 365 days.
(6) "2-wheel endorsement level skills test is
			 a test created/approved by the department of licensing to determine an
			 acceptable skill level for operating a 2-wheel motorcycle. This test is valid
			 for 365 days.
(7) "3-wheel
			 knowledge test" is a test created/approved by the department of licensing to
			 determine an acceptable knowledge level for operating a 3-wheel motorcycle.
			 This test is valid for 365 days.
(8) "3-wheel skills test" is a test
			 created/approved by the department of licensing to determine an acceptable
			 skill level for operating a 3-wheel motorcycle. This test is valid for 365
			 days.
(9) "Motorcycle safety
			 course" means any course offered by a contracted training provider and approved
			 by the department of licensing. This also includes approved out-of-state
			 courses.
(10) "2-wheel motorcycle
			 instruction permit" means authorization to ride a 2-wheel motorcycle on the
			 roads and highways of Washington. With limitations found in RCW
			  46.20.510.
(11) "3-wheel motorcycle
			 instruction permit" means authorization to ride a 3-wheel motorcycle on the
			 roads and highways of Washington. With limitations found in RCW
			  46.20.510.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-109 - Motorcycle permit and endorsement requirements › Section 308-109-020 - Motorcycle safety subsidy

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(1)
			 Subsidy funding will be made available for students who take
			 department-approved training with contracted training providers in the state.
			 The total amount allocated will be based upon funding available in the
			 motorcycle safety program fiscal budget.
(2) The amount available per student is based
			 on the total allocated to subsidy funding divided by the number of students
			 trained in the previous year and may be weighted by future training
			 projections.
(3) Each contracted
			 training provider will be reimbursed for each student trained until allotted
			 subsidy dollars are no longer available. Each contractor will submit a
			 reimbursement request to the department in order to receive subsidy
			 funds.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-109 - Motorcycle permit and endorsement requirements › Section 308-109-030 - Improving access to motorcycle ridership and reducing fatalities and serious injuries related to incidents involving motorcycles

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The department will set aside no more than ten percent of the
				available subsidy program funds in order to employ other strategies to reduce
				fatalities and serious injuries related to incidents involving motorcycles and
				improving access to motorcycle ridership.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-109 - Motorcycle permit and endorsement requirements › Section 308-109-040 - Outlining requirements for 2-wheel motorcycle instruction permit and endorsement

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(1) The
			 requirement to add a 2-wheel motorcycle instruction permit (2W MCIP) is passing
			 a permit level knowledge test and a permit level skills test. An approved
			 motorcycle safety course completion (either in state or out-of-state) may waive
			 the required tests.
(a) 2W MCIP may be added
			 at any point the tests and/or motorcycle safety course completion (either in
			 state or out-of-state) are valid.
(b) A valid 2W MCIP may be renewed prior to
			 its expiration for an additional 180 days (effective the day of expiration of
			 original 2W MCIP). Per RCW  46.20.510 the department may only issue two, 180-day
			 permits within a five-year period.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-109 - Motorcycle permit and endorsement requirements › Section 308-109-050 - Outlining requirements for 3-wheel motorcycle instruction permit and endorsement

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(1) The
			 requirement to add a 3-wheel motorcycle instruction permit (3W MCIP) is passing
			 a level knowledge test. A 3W MCIP may be added at any point the tests are
			 valid. A valid 3W MCIP may be renewed prior to its expiration for an additional
			 180 days (effective the day of expiration of original 3W MCIP).
(2) The requirement to add a 3-wheel
			 motorcycle endorsement is
either
:
(a) A valid 3W knowledge test and a valid 3W
			 skills test;
or
(b) A valid 3W MCIP and a valid 3W skills
			 test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-109 - Motorcycle permit and endorsement requirements › Section 308-109-060 - Reinstatement of surrendered endorsements and reciprocity

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(1) If an endorsement is surrendered, the
			 customer has 365 days to reinstate the endorsement without the need for
			 retesting. Once the 365 days passes, the customer is required to pass all
			 required tests in WAC 308-109-040.
(2) Customers transferring from a reciprocal
			 jurisdiction, with a valid motorcycle endorsement, will be issued the
			 appropriate endorsement on their Washington credential (2W or 3W or both). If
			 the jurisdiction the customer is transferring from does not distinguish between
			 2W and 3W endorsement, the customer will be issued a 2W endorsement unless they
			 can prove they tested on a 3W motorcycle.
(3) If an endorsement is, involuntarily, not
			 transferred from out-of-state, the customer has one renewal cycle to reinstate
			 the endorsement without the need for retesting.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-110 - Administration of knowledge and skills testing by driver training schools › Section 308-110-010 - Definitions

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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,
				the term:
(1) "Agreement" means a
			 written agreement entered into between the department and a school for the
			 purposes of
			 RCW
			 46.82.450.
(2) "Applicant" means a person taking an
			 examination administered by an examiner to qualify for a Washington driver's
			 license.
(3) "Examinations" mean
			 the tests that meet the department's criteria to assess an applicant's
			 knowledge and skills to operate a motor vehicle.
(4) "Examiner" means a driver training
			 instructor licensed under chapter 46.82 RCW, who has been approved by the
			 department as meeting department qualifications, education, and training
			 standards for administering examinations.
(5) "Knowledge test" means a written or
			 electronically delivered test that measures the applicant's knowledge of
			 traffic laws and ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
(6) "School" means a driver training school
			 licensed under chapter 46.82 RCW.
(7) "Skills test" means a demonstration of
			 behind-the-wheel driving that measures the applicant's ability to safely
			 operate a motor vehicle on the roadways without endangering the public or
			 property.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and
				  46.82.450. 12-17-059, §
				  308-110-010, filed 8/10/12, effective
				  9/10/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-110 - Administration of knowledge and skills testing by driver training schools › Section 308-110-020 - Agreements - Establishment - Requirements

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The department may enter into an agreement to conduct
				examinations with a school that:
(1)
			 Is currently licensed under chapter 46.82 RCW to provide driver training
			 instruction;
(2) Complies with
			 chapters 18.235 and 46.82 RCW and regulations adopted under those
			 chapters;
(3) Has submitted a
			 request to enter into an agreement on a form or in a format prescribed by the
			 department; and
(4) Has provided to
			 the department:
(a) A list of examiners the
			 school intends to use to administer examinations;
(b) A description of the school's examination
			 practices that includes, but may not be limited to, a school's skills test
			 route(s) and test starting point(s);
(c) A summary of the school's schedule for
			 administering examinations;
(d) A
			 school's knowledge test questions; and
(e) Any other information as may be required
			 by the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-110 - Administration of knowledge and skills testing by driver training schools › Section 308-110-030 - Administration of examinations

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(1) Schools and
			 examiners must conduct skills tests using routes that meet department
			 standards.
(2) Knowledge test
			 questions must be supplied by the department or meet department
			 criteria.
(3) Knowledge tests must
			 be conducted in an area separate from classroom instruction or when a class is
			 not in session, minimizing distractions or interactions.
(4) Examinations must be conducted by
			 examiners.
(5) Knowledge test
			 results may be used to obtain a driver license for no more than two years from
			 the date of completion.
(6) Skills
			 test results may be used to obtain a driver license for no more than one year
			 from the date of completion.
(7) In
			 accordance with the department's guidelines, schools must refer to the
			 department for testing any applicant who has a condition that may impair their
			 ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.
(8) Prior to administering the knowledge and
			 skills tests, schools will ensure that applicants are properly informed
			 regarding testing requirements and their test results. Schools must also inform
			 applicants of the school's current retesting, refund, and grievance policies
			 and procedures.
(9) Prior to
			 administering the knowledge exam, schools must ensure the applicants are at
			 least 15 1/2 years old; or 15 years old and have successfully completed a
			 traffic safety education course.
(10) Prior to administering the skills exam,
			 schools must ensure that applicants are at least 15 years of age. When the
			 applicant is less than 18 years of age, the applicant must have successfully
			 completed a traffic safety education course.
(11) Applicants must possess one of the
			 following to participate in the skills testing portion of the examination:
(a) A Washington instruction permit issued
			 under RCW
			 46.20.055;
(b) A temporary authorization to drive issued
			 on a form prescribed by the department; or
(c) A valid foreign driver's
			 license.