Florida Administrative Code
15 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
15A - Division of Driver Licenses
Chapter 15A-11 - DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL
Section 15A-11.011 - Denial, Revocation or Suspension of CDS License, CDS, CTDS Instructor's Certification or Agent's Card

(a) The violation of any provision of Chapter 488, F.S., or of any of these rules.

(b) The conviction of, the plea of no contest to, or the adjudication withheld for, any felony or misdemeanor offense as shown by a fingerprint-based criminal background check conducted by the Department. Applicants with any convictions must wait at least 5 years after the conviction date to be considered. Applicants with convictions that directly relates to the business of conducting a commercial driver training school, including convictions that directly relate to the personal safety of a student will not be considered. DUI convictions or personal use drug convictions outside the five year period will not automatically disqualify an applicant if the applicant has served their revocation period and has a full unrestricted driver's license.

(c) The employment of instructors, teachers or agents who have not been approved and certified or issued identification cards by the Department, or giving driving instruction without being certified by the Department.

(d) The instruction of students contrary to the restrictions imposed on the students' driver licenses.

(e) Business solicitation on any premises, including parking areas, used by the Department or a tax collector for the purpose of licensing.

(f) Committing fraud or willful misrepresentation in applying for or obtaining a license.