Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 375-5-2-.20 - Qualifications of Driver Training Instructors
(1) Every driver training school instructor
shall be a person of good moral character, and at least twenty-one years of
age.
(2) Every driver training
school instructor applicant, at time of application, shall possess a valid
driver's license. Said license must be the same class of license for the driver
training class being taught.
(a) No driver
training school instructor applicant will be approved if his or her driver's
license has been suspended within one (1) year prior to making application for
a conviction or combination of convictions directly related to the operation of
a motor vehicle.
(b) No driver
training school instructor applicant will be approved if his or her driver's
license has been suspended two (2) or more times within five (5) years prior to
making application for a conviction or combination of convictions directly
related to the operation of a motor vehicle.
(c) No person with a conviction of a felony
or any other crime involving violence or a crime of moral turpitude, or a
pattern or misdemeanors that evidences a disregard for the law, will be
licensed unless he or she has received a pardon and can produce evidence of
same. For the purposes of this chapter, a plea of nolo contendere shall be
considered to be a conviction. For the purposes of this chapter, a conviction
for which a person has been free from custody and free from supervision for at
least ten (10) years will not be considered, unless the conviction is for an
offense which is a dangerous sexual offense as defined in O.C.G.A. §
42-1-12
or the criminal offense was committed against a victim who was a minor at the
time of the offense.
(3)
Every application for an instructor's license must be accompanied by a physical
examination report and the drug screening laboratory report, administered
within thirty (30) days prior to the application, on a form prescribed and
furnished by the Department.
(4)
Every applicant must:
(a) Present to the
Department an official transcript from a college or university which indicates
that the applicant has earned such college credits in driver education and
safety; or
(b) Successfully
complete a written examination administered by the Department, which will test
the applicant's knowledge in the field of driver education and his or her
ability to impart driving skills and safety to students.
(c) Every instructor application shall be
accompanied by one (1) 2 X 2 inch photograph of the applicant; the photograph
shall be taken within thirty (30) days of the date of filing the application.
The photograph must show a full view of the face, neck, shoulders and uncovered
head.
(5) The driver
training instructor examination will be administered on the 2nd and 4th
Thursday of each month at the Department headquarters unless specifically
notified of change in schedule in advance.
(6) Application for an examination must be
accompanied by a fee of $25.00 by money order, certified or cashier's check
payable to the Department. The fee is non-refundable.
(7) Applicants must pass this examination in
three (3) attempts or within three (3) months of date of application, whichever
comes first, or the application will be rejected.
(8) Every application for an instructor's
license must be accompanied by a fee of $5.00, by money order, certified or
cashier's check payable to the Department. Such fee shall be non-refundable if
the application is denied.
(9)
Every application for a renewal of an instructor's license shall be made on a
form prescribed by the Department and must be filed with the Department not
more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days preceding the expiration
date of the license. A fee of $5.00 must accompany the application by money
order, certified or cashier's check payable to the Department. Such fee shall
be non-refundable if the application for renewal is denied.
(10) The instructor's license will expire
four years from date of issuance unless otherwise canceled, suspended, or
revoked by the Department.
(11) Any
person whose instructor license has not been renewed within a one-year period
shall re-qualify for a new instructor's license pursuant to these
rules.
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