(1) Grounds for discipline. The board shall have the power to deny any application for or renewal of a license or to revoke, suspend or otherwise sanction any such license issued pursuant to this chapter and to limit or restrict the practice of any driving instructor or driving business upon a determination by the board that the person or business:
(a)  Was convicted, found guilty, received a withheld judgment or suspended sentence in this or any other state of any action constituting a crime that reflects upon the qualifications, functions, or duties of a driving business or driving business instructor;
(b)  Violated the provisions of this chapter or rules, standards of conduct and practice, or any ethical codes as may be adopted by the board;
(c)  Is or has been negligent or reckless in the practice of driver education; or
(d)  Has had any license, certificate or registration to work as a driving instructor or operate as a driving business suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction. A certified copy of the order of suspension or revocation shall be prima facie evidence of such suspension or revocation.
(2)  Every person or business subject to disciplinary proceedings shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing. All proceedings hereunder shall be in accordance with chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-5408

  • Board: means the Idaho driving businesses licensure board, which will act as the state regulatory body for driving businesses hereinafter provided in this chapter. See Idaho Code 54-5402
  • Driver education: means classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel driving time. See Idaho Code 54-5402
  • Driving business: means any driver education business established for the education of students in a classroom or motor vehicle, or both, which education shall not qualify a student for a commercial driver’s license. See Idaho Code 54-5402
  • Driving instructor: means a person who is licensed by the board to teach the classroom instruction phase and behind-the-wheel training phase of automobile driver training. See Idaho Code 54-5402
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • License: means a document issued by the division of occupational and professional licenses on behalf of the board officially documenting the individual’s right to practice as a driving instructor or to operate a driving business within the state of Idaho. See Idaho Code 54-5402
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
    • (3)  The board may, pursuant to an order of discipline, require the person or business to pay an administrative fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation identified in the order.