(1) No employee of the Department or immediate family member of a Department employee shall be connected in any capacity with any CDS or CTDS in accordance with Florida Statutes § 112.313(7)

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 15A-11.002

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
    (2) A CDS shall not indicate that its program is in any way endorsed by the Department, except to say that it is “”licensed.””
    (3) A CDS shall not utilize advertising that indicates, in any way, the school can issue or guarantee the issuance of a driver license or imply that the CDS can in any way influence the Department in the issuance of a driver license, or imply preferential or advantageous treatment from the Department can be obtained.
    (4) The CDS must notify the Department in writing within ten (10) days of any change in the school owner’s name, the school owner’s address, the school’s name, or the school’s principal place of business address or telephone number.
    (5) A duplicate school license or vehicle registration may be issued to a school by submitting a request to the Department on a completed form HSMV 77074S (Rev. 9/10), which is available as provided in Fl. Admin. Code R. 15A-11.012 An affidavit stating that the original document was physically destroyed or lost must accompany the form HSMV 77074S (Rev. 9/10). The fee for issuance of a duplicate certificate shall be two dollars ($2).
    (6) All instructors shall ascertain, before giving driving instruction, that the student possesses a valid learner’s permit issued by the Department or another jurisdiction for the purpose of learning how to drive.
    (7) A CDS shall sufficiently train its students that do not have a Class “”E”” driver license to better enable students to safely operate a motor vehicle. The Department may require performance evaluations of a CDS, if the Department determines the school’s driving instruction does not meet this standard.
Rulemaking Authority 488.02 FS. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 488.01. History-New 9-20-10.