(1) A person shall not operate, conduct, maintain, or establish a CDL driver training school unless the person holds a valid current license issued by the commission. The following persons shall not be allowed to be connected in any capacity whatsoever with a CDL driver training school:
(a) Any person whose employment duties in any way relate to the issuance of a motor vehicle operator’s license under KRS Chapter 186 or 281A;

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 165A.470

  • CDL: means a commercial driver's license as defined in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 165A.310
  • CDL driver training: means a course of study that complies with the provisions of KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 165A.310
  • CDL driver training school: means any person, firm, partnership, association, educational institution, establishment, agency, organization, or corporation, with the exception of an entry level driver training provider, that offers CDL driver training to persons desiring to obtain a Kentucky CDL in order to operate a commercial motor vehicle and for which a fee or tuition is charged. See Kentucky Statutes 165A.310
  • Commission: means the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education. See Kentucky Statutes 165A.310
  • License: means authorization issued by the commission to operate or to contract to operate a proprietary school in Kentucky as described in this chapter and does not reflect accreditation, supervision, endorsement, or recommendation by the commission. See Kentucky Statutes 165A.310
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, partnership, unincorporated association, two (2) or more of any of the foregoing having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Kentucky Statutes 165A.310
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(b) Any employee of the commission, Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, or
Department of Kentucky State Police; and
(c) Any member of the immediate family of persons identified in paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this subsection.
(2) A person shall not operate, conduct, maintain, or establish a CDL driver training school unless the school has:
(a) At least one (1) licensed CDL driver training instructor in its employ; and
(b) At least one (1) commercial motor vehicle owned or leased in the name of the CDL driver training school that is properly registered in the Commonwealth and that has undergone a safety inspection within the past twelve (12) months.
(3) A person shall not continue to operate a CDL driver training school if the commission has suspended, revoked, canceled, or refused to renew the school’s license.
(4) A person shall not act as an instructor for a CDL driver training school unless the person holds a valid current license as an instructor issued by the commission and unless the person is employed by a licensed CDL driver training school.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 14, effective July 12, 2012. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 177, effective June 26, 2007. — Repealed, reenacted, renumbered, and amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 280, sec. 5, effective April 9, 2002. — Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 3.
Formerly codified as KRS § 332.020.