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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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15. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles |
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15A. Division of Driver Licenses |
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15A-11. Driver Training School |
1(1) Agent – A person who holds a valid identification card issued by the Department, pursuant to Chapter 488, F.S., indicating the individual is an agent for the CDS, or CTDS, and is authorized by the school to solicit on its behalf.
43(2) Commercial Driving School (CDS) – A school licensed by the Department pursuant to Chapter 488, F.S., which is authorized to engage in driving instruction.
68(3) Commercial Driving School License – A license issued to a school by the Department pursuant to Chapter 488, F.S., indicating that the school is authorized to engage in driving instruction.
99(4) Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Instructor Training Course (CMV-DITC) – A Traffic Safety Education Course for commercial truck driver instructors.
119(5) Commercial Truck Driving School (CTDS) – A school licensed by the Commission for Independent Education pursuant to Chapter 1005, F.S., which is authorized to engage in commercial motor vehicle driving instruction.
151(6) Commission for Independent Education (CIE) – The Commission for Independent Education established by Chapter 1005, 167F.S. 168which establishes criteria for commercial truck driving schools.
176(7) Department – The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Driver Education and DUI Programs. The Department licenses the CDS and both CDS and CTDS instructors and agents, but not CTDS schools.
211(8) Driver Instructor Training Course (DITC) – A Traffic Safety Education Course for driving instructors.
226(9) Driving Instruction – Any activity for compensation related to on the road or classroom driving education.
243(10) Driving Instruction Contract – A written agreement between a CDS and each of its students to provide driving instruction.
263(11) Driver License Office – A driver licensing facility operated by or under the authority of the Division of Motorist Services or local Tax Collector.
288(12) Immediate Family Member – A person’s spouse, parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and children, or the spouse’s parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and children.
311(13) Instructor – A person who holds a valid instructor certificate and engages in driving instruction on behalf of a commercial driving school licensed by the Department or the CIE.
341(14) Instructor Certificate – An instructor certificate issued to an individual instructor by the Department, pursuant to Chapter 488, F.S., indicating the individual is an instructor for a specific commercial driving school or commercial truck driving school.
378(15) Owner – The person or corporation who has the controlling financial interest of the CDS.
394(16) School Vehicle – A vehicle owned or leased by the CDS or CTDS that is registered with the Department to provide driving instruction.
418(17) Student – A person who receives driving instruction from a CDS or CTDS.
432Rulemaking Authority 434488.02 FS. 436Law Implemented 438488.01 FS. 440History–New 9-20-10.
