Hello.
To start a California independent driving school, you need to become
licensed as a driving school "owner." You also need to either become
licensed as a driving school "operator," or you need to hire a
licensed driving school "operator" to operate the school.
From the California DMV:
"REQUIREMENTS FOR A DRIVING SCHOOL OWNER'S LICENSE
Every applicant for a driving school owner's license must:
* File an application with the department...
* Pay the required fees...
* Have an established place of business open to the public...
* Have the qualifications to be a licensed "driving school operator"
or have in his employ a "driving school operator."
* Submit a proper certificate of insurance...
* File a surety bond in the amount of $10,000...
* Be aware of the provisions of the Labor Code § 3700 which require
every employer to be insured against liability for workmen's
compensation and\
* Submit a Safety Inspection Report (OL 221) for each vehicle to be
issued in driver training.
Source:
Application Requirements for a Driving School Owner's License
California DMV:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/ol/dsowner.htm
"REQUIREMENTS FOR A DRIVING SCHOOL OPERATOR'S LICENSE
...
Every applicant for a driving school operator's license must:
* File an application with the department...
* Pay the required fees...
* Be the driving school owner or an employee of the school designated
by the owner to operate the school...
* Be 21 years of age or older...
* Have worked for an established licensed California driving school as
a driving instructor for a period of not less than 2,000 hours of
actual behind-the-wheel teaching...
* Have satisfactorily completed a course, after July 1, 1973, in the
teaching of driver education and driver training acceptable to the
department, OR be certified by the Department of Education as fully
qualified to teach driver education and driver training, and have
taught such subjects in the public school system for a period of not
less than 1,000 hours...
* Pass the required written examination...
Source:
Application Requirements for a Driving School Operator License
California DMV:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/ol/drschopr.htm
Also see:
Driving School Owner - Frequently Asked Questions
From: California DMV:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/ol/dsowner_faq.htm
Driving School Owner's License Forms
From: California DMV:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/ol/forms.htm#drivingschoolowner
Driving School Operator's License Forms
From: California DMV:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/ol/forms.htm#drivingschooloperator
Additional licensing information:
From: California DMV:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/ol/license_authority.htm#DRIVING%20SCHOOL%20OWNER
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Request for Answer Clarification by
quientus-ga
on
25 Mar 2003 01:16 PST
can you please provide more in depth information? ex, File an
application with the department... what type? Pay the required
fees... how much, which? Have an established place of business open
to the public... what does this mean?
ect
thanks
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Clarification of Answer by
juggler-ga
on
25 Mar 2003 01:45 PST
Hi.
I recommend that you thoroughly read the Driving School Program
Handbook linked from the DMV site mentioned above. Everything that you
need to know is in there.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/ol/ol_handbooks/OL%20210%20R8-2002%20WWW.pdf
The application form to become a driving school OWNER is here:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/ol/ol226.pdf
The fee for this application is $151 plus fingerprint fee.
The application form to become a driving school OPERATOR is here:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/ol/ol217.pdf
The fee for this application is $101.
The "established place of "business" basically means that your driving
school has to have an office. Here's the quote from the handbook
above:
"Established Place of Business: Requirements
1671. (a) The established place of business of a dealer,
remanufacturer, remanufacturer branch, manufacturer, manufacturer
branch, distributor, distributor branch, automobile driving school, or
traffic violator school shall have an office and a dealer,
manufacturer, or remanufacturer shall also have a display or
manufacturing area situated on the same property where the business
peculiar to the type of license issued by the department is or may be
transacted. When a room or rooms in a hotel, roominghouse, apartment
house building, or a part of any single- or multiple-unit dwelling
house is used as an office or offices of an established place of
business, the room or rooms shall be devoted exclusively to and
occupied for the office or offices of the dealer, manufacturer,
manufacturer branch, remanufacturer, remanufacturer branch,
distributor, distributor branch, automobile driving school, or traffic
violator school, shall be located on the ground floor, and shall be so
constructed as to provide a direct entrance into the room or rooms
from the exterior of the building."
Again, I strongly advise you to read the handbook. Good luck with your
business venture!
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Clarification of Answer by
juggler-ga
on
25 Mar 2003 01:49 PST
I should also have mentioned that the handbook and forms linked in my
last message are in PDF format, so the Adobe Acrobat Reader is
required. If you don't have the Acrobat Reader, visit Adobe's web
site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Thanks
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Request for Answer Clarification by
quientus-ga
on
25 Mar 2003 02:11 PST
Im sorry, but what I'm looking for is a through complete list of the
things I need...
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Clarification of Answer by
juggler-ga
on
25 Mar 2003 02:27 PST
Again, the information that you need is the in the handbook.
PLEASE download it and read it:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/ol/ol_handbooks/OL%20210%20R8-2002%20WWW.pdf
The handbook is 34 pages long. If you're really serious about starting
a driving school, you're going to need to read the handbook and
familiarize yourself with all the requirements. No one else is going
to be able to do that for you. You've got to follow the process
outlined in the handbook (the applications, the fees, the
requirements, etc.).
I wish I could do more to help you, but I don't know what else to say.
How about this? Print out the handbook, and take a few hours tomorrow
to read it. After you've read it, if there's something specific in
there that you don't understand, come back here and ask me. I'll do
my best to help you, but that's all I can do.
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Request for Answer Clarification by
quientus-ga
on
25 Mar 2003 17:49 PST
Im sorry, but I paid for a complete list of the things I need.
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Clarification of Answer by
juggler-ga
on
25 Mar 2003 18:43 PST
May I remind you that your question was:
"Im looking for information on whats required (licenses, certs., ect.)
for a CALIFORNIA independent driving school that will teach driver
education and employ people for driver training."
Your question has been fully and completely answered.
Maybe it'd help you if I wrote it out for you like this:
REQUIREMENTS TO START A CALIFORNIA DRIVERS SCHOOL
(1) File an DRIVING SCHOOL OWNER'S LICENSE application with the DMV.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/ol/ol226.pdf
(2) Pay the DRIVING SCHOOL OWNER'S LICENSE application fee. $151 + fingerprinting.
(3) Have an established place of business (i.e., an office)open to the public.
(4) Have the qualifications to be a licensed "driving school operator"
or have in his employ a "driving school operator."
(5) Submit a proper certificate of insurance.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/ol/ol207.pdf
(6) File a surety bond in the amount of $10,000
(7) Be aware of the provisions of the Labor Code § 3700 which require
every employer to be insured against liability for workmen's
compensation
(8) Submit a Safety Inspection Report (OL 221) for each vehicle to be
issued in driver training.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/ol/ol221a.htm
(REQUIREMENTS FOR A DRIVING SCHOOL OPERATOR'S LICENSE )
(9) File an application driving school operator's license with the DMV.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/forms/ol/ol217.pdf
(10) Pay the $101 application fee.
(11) Be the driving school owner or an employee of the school designated
by the owner to operate the school.
(12)Be 21 years of age or older...
(13) Have worked for an established licensed California driving school as
a driving instructor for a period of not less than 2,000 hours of
actual behind-the-wheel teaching.
(14) Have satisfactorily completed a course, after July 1, 1973, in the
teaching of driver education and driver training acceptable to the
department, OR be certified by the Department of Education as fully
qualified to teach driver education and driver training, and have
taught such subjects in the public school system for a period of not
less than 1,000 hours.
(15) Pass the required written examination.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/ol/drschopr.htm#Operator%20Examination
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Clarification of Answer by
juggler-ga
on
30 Mar 2003 01:26 PST
I notice that there was some activity on this question at 23:36 PST,
29 Mar 2003, and I think I know what that means.
I would like to reiterate one final time that I have provided the
complete list of requirements for starting a driving school in
California, and all of those requirements are listed in the DMV's
Driving School Handbook, which I have cited:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/ol/ol_handbooks/OL%20210%20R8-2002%20WWW.pdf
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