Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 375-5-1-.16 - Qualifications of Instructors
(1) Only qualified people may instruct in a
Driver Improvement Clinic .
(a) Every
applicant must possess a high school diploma or GED.
(b) The Department shall consider the
experience and moral character of the applicant and may require letters of
recommendation from upstanding members of the community to be served.
(c) Presenting false material information on
an application shall preclude any individual from obtaining a license and, if
discovered after the issuance of the license, shall be grounds for cancellation
or revocation of that license.
(2) Every Driver Improvement instructor shall
be a person of good moral character, and at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
No person with a conviction of a felony or any other crime involving violence
or a crime of moral turpitude, or a pattern of 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 subparagraph, a plea
of nolo contendere shall be considered to be a conviction. For the purposes of
this subparagraph, a conviction for which a person has been free from custody
and free from supervision for at least ten 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. ยง
42-1-12 or the criminal offense was committed against a victim who was a minor at the
time of the offense.
(3) Every
instructor shall have a valid driver's license to operate a motor vehicle
unless otherwise approved by the Department before applying for a Driver
Improvement Instructor 's Certificate.
(4) No applicant will be approved who has had
his driver's license suspended for any reason or who has pled guilty, had a
bond forfeiture, or pled nolo contenders for any mandatory suspension offense
within one (1) year prior to making application.
(5) No applicant will be approved whose
driver's license has been suspended two or more times or has pled guilty, had a
bond forfeiture, or pled nolo contenders to two or more mandatory suspension
offenses within five (5) years prior to making application.
(6) Every applicant must make application on
a form prepared by the Department.
(7) Every application shall be accompanied by
two (2) sets of fingerprints of each digit of the right and left hands, an
affidavit from a state, county, or city officer qualified to make such
fingerprints that the fingerprints are those of the applicant and a processing
fee for the actual cost of processing for each set of fingerprint
cards.
(8) Every application shall
be accompanied by one (1) photograph of the applicant. The photograph shall
have been taken within thirty (30) days of the date of filing the application
and show a full view of the face, neck, shoulders, and uncovered
head.
(9) Every application shall
be accompanied by an official transcript or diploma from an accredited college,
junior college, high school, or GED equivalent indicating that the applicant
has successfully completed the requirements and received a degree, diploma, or
GED certificate, as appropriate, from such institution.
(10) Every applicant must successfully
complete the Department's Driver Improvement Program Instructor Training Course
for the curriculum to be utilized by the instructor. In order to successfully
complete the course, the applicant must have an overall score of 70 points out
of a possible 100 points.
(11) The
instructor's certificate will expire four (4) years from the date of
issuance.
(12) Application from
renewal of an instructor's certificate shall be made on a form prepared by the
Department and submitted at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of
expiration. Each renewal application shall be accompanied by one (1) photograph
taken within thirty (30) days of the date of filing the renewal
application.
(13) Instructors who
allow their instructor's certificate to expire will not be permitted to
instruct a Driver Improvement Clinic under any condition during the period in
which the certificate is in an expired state.
(14) Any person whose instructor's
certificate has not been renewed within a one (1) year period after expiration
must re-qualify for a new instructor's certificate pursuant to the rules and
regulations then applicable.
(15)
Every original application for an instructor's certificate must be accompanied
by an application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) payable as prescribed in
these Rules and Regulations.
(16)
Each license must be renewed in the manner prescribed by the Department. The
fee for such renewal shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) payable as prescribed in
these Rules and Regulations.
(17)
The Department may, after receipt of a completed application, issue a temporary
instructor permit, pending completion of a background investigation of the
applicant. Said permit shall expire on the ninety-first (91st) day following
issuance, unless the application is denied, in which case the permit shall be
deemed to have been revoked by operation of law. No additional fee will be
charged for this permit.
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