Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Fees for issuance by the department of a
license to a traffic violator school owner shall be as follows:
(1) For the original license, an application
fee of $200.00, plus any applicable fees for lesson plan approval pursuant to
subsection (b). The application fee shall include endorsing the owner license
to specify that the applicant is the designated operator or instructor for the
school and has met the requirements for that authorization.
(2) For each separate traffic violator school
branch or classroom location, an application fee of $100.00.
(3) If an ownership change requires a new
application pursuant to section
345.18 of this Article, except as
provided by Vehicle Code section 42231, the application fee is
$200.00.
(4) For annual renewal of
the license for a traffic violator school and for each branch or classroom
location, a fee of $100.00.
(b) The fee for approval of a lesson plan is
based on the instructional modality of the lesson plan submitted for approval.
Each lesson plan submitted for approval must include the following review fee:
(1) Classroom instruction: $475.00.
(2) Home study instruction:
$800.00.
(3) Online program:
$800.00.
(4) Validation of
authority to use a purchased plan: $25.00.
(5) Review updated curriculum
$250.00.
(6) A curriculum that is
not approved after an initial review may be revised and resubmitted for
approval once for no additional fee. If the curriculum is not approved on the
second review, a new review fee is required.
(c) Fees for the issuance by the department
of a license for a traffic violator school operator shall be as follows:
(1) For the original license, an application
fee of $100.00.
(A) If the applicant is the
owner of the school, a fee will be assessed in accordance with subsection
(a)(1).
(2) For annual
renewal of the license, a fee of $75.00.
(A)
If the applicant is the owner of the school, a fee will be assessed in
accordance with subsection (a)(4).
(3) A fee of $16.00, for administering the
exam required by Vehicle Code section 11202.5(a)(2).
(d) Fees for the issuance by the department
of a license for a traffic violator school instructor shall be as follows:
(1) For the original license, a fee of
$50.00, except when the applicant is the owner of the school.
(2) For the renewal of a license, a fee of
$50.00 except when the applicant is the owner of the school.
(3) A fee of $16.00, as required by Vehicle
Code section 11206 when the exam is for the endorsement of the owner's license
to include authorization as a traffic violator school
instructor.
(e) The fees
for license modification or request for duplicate license shall be:
(1) If alteration of an existing school
license is required by a firm name change, a change in corporate officer
structure, address change, or the addition of a traffic violator school branch
or classroom location, a fee of $100.00.
(2) If alteration of an existing operator
license is required by a change in the employing school's name or location, a
fee of $50.00.
(3) If alteration of
an existing instructor license is required by a change in the employing
school's name or location, a fee of $25.00.
(4) A transfer by an operator licensee from
one traffic violator school to another, a fee of $50.00.
(5) A transfer by an instructor licensee from
one traffic violator school to another, a fee of $25.00.
(6) A request for a duplicate owner,
operator, or instructor license when the original license is lost, stolen, or
mutilated, a fee of $15.00.
(f) The fees prescribed by this section are
nonrefundable.
(g) A $3.00
administrative fee shall be assessed by the court of jurisdiction and
transmitted to the department when a traffic violator is referred to a Traffic
Violator School by a court pursuant to Vehicle Code section 42005.
(h) A $1 Family Support Program Fee under
California Family Code Section 17520 shall be assessed on each application for
an individual license.
1. New
section filed 8-23-2011; operative 9-1-2011 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4 (Register 2011, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 11208, Vehicle
Code. Reference: Sections 11202.5, 11206, 11208, 42005 and 42231, Vehicle Code;
Section 17520, Family Code.
