Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
4.1 No
corporation, partnership, proprietorship, or any other legal entity shall carry
on or perform the business of conducting skills test exams unless issued a TPTO
license.
4.2 Applications for
licensure shall be made on forms furnished by the Division and filled out
completely for consideration.
4.3
The owner of a TPTO must have been issued a Delaware driver's license and
established residency in Delaware before the time of the application. State
agencies and franchised TPTOs are exempt from this requirement.
4.4 The owner of a TPTO must submit for
review a State of Delaware criminal background check. State agencies are exempt
from this requirement.
4.5
Applications must include:
4.5.1 The name and
address of the TPTO. The place of business must be a separate brick and mortar
establishment and not part of a residence, mail drop, or office sharing
facility. A post office box may be used as a mailing address only;
4.5.2 A copy of the TPTOs Delaware business
license. State of Delaware Agencies are exempt from this requirement;
4.5.3 A list all employees and subcontractors
for ST training and certification, to include STs and any individuals who will
access the computerized systems for test scheduling and recording test
results;
4.5.4 A record management
plan for the storage, safeguarding, destruction, retention, and placement of
the TPTO's records;
4.5.5 A
breakdown of the costs of each package offered by the TPTO;
4.5.6 A list of all locations of branch
offices, which must meet all the same physical requirements listed in Section
6.0 of this regulation;
4.5.7 A testing site which meets design
requirements identified in Section
10.0 of this regulation;
4.5.8 A test pad maintenance plan to address
the prevention of functional pavement deterioration, skidding, ponding, snow
removal, and surface treatment;
4.5.9 Documentation satisfying all local
zoning requirements allowing TPTO as an approved use;
4.5.10 A copy of a rental or lease agreement
indicating a TPTO is permitted if an applicant does not own the property;
and
4.5.11 Proposed road test
routes for approval, which must comprise of:
4.5.11.1 Various turns and maneuvers based
upon Division standards, which will be provided during the application
process;
4.5.11.2 Two routes and
one modified route, per each testing location;
4.5.11.3 The routes must begin from an
approved location; and
4.5.11.4
Routes and skills testing shall occur wholly within the State of Delaware, at
the TPTO's testing sites, and approved road test
routes.
4.6
Fees
4.6.1 Each original application for a
TPTO license must be accompanied by an application fee of $500, which includes
training and certification of STs by the Division. State agencies are exempt
from this requirement.
4.6.2 Each
application for renewal of an existing TPTO license must be accompanied by a
renewal application fee of $250.
4.6.3 No license or license renewal fees
shall be refunded if the license is denied, suspended, revoked, or refused
renewal.
