(1) The Department
may suspend or revoke the license or certificate of any Driver Improvement
Clinic or any instructor, employee or agent thereof for any violation of the
law, rules or regulations relating to the operation of a Driver Improvement
Clinic. All license(s) and/or certificate(s) will be sent to the Department
immediately upon demand unless the license or certificate holder seeks to
appeal the Department's order pursuant to Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R.
375-1-1-.06.
(a) The affected clinic will not operate in
any capacity while it is under any suspension or revocation.
(b) The revocation or suspension becomes
effective on the date indicated by the Department's order, but no time will be
credited on the revocation or suspension until the affected license(s) or
certificate (s) have been received by the Department.
(2) Actions which may lead to the suspension
or revocation of a license or certificate shall include, but shall not be
limited to the following:
(a) Any conviction
of an instructor or clinic operator of a felony or any crime involving
violence, dishonesty, deceit, fraud, indecency or moral turpitude.
(b) Knowingly presenting false or misleading
information to the Department.
(c)
Addiction or habitual use of alcohol or dangerous or narcotic drugs by an
instructor or operator.
(d) The
failure of any instructor to teach within the guidelines as prescribed in the
rules and regulations or who demonstrates a lack of ability to instruct in the
driver improvement program.
(e)
Failure or refusal to permit the Department to inspect a clinic, its class,
instruction records or any operation of the facility pertaining to the
clinic.
(f) Failure or refusal to
submit to the Department any application for a license or certificate in the
manner prescribed by the Department.
(g) Failure to maintain proper standards in
instruction, instructors, equipment or teaching facilities sufficient to
operate a clinic.
(h) Employing an
instructor, teacher or agent that is not certified by the Department.
(i) Any change of ownership or controlling
stockholders of a school without immediately notifying the
Department.
(j) Whenever any owner,
instructor, employee or agent has aided or assisted any person in obtaining a
driver's license and/or reinstatement of a driver's license by dishonest or
fraudulent means.
(k) Failure of
the driver improvement clinic or instructor to notify the Department
immediately in writing of any reportable accident involving its instructors,
any revocation, suspension, or cancellation of the driver's license of any
instructor, or any charge made against an instructor of the clinic as a result
of a violation of the motor vehicle laws.
(l) Failure of the Driver Improvement Clinic
to maintain a telephone for the exclusive use of the clinic.
(m) If a person holds one or more licenses as
a Driver Improvement Clinic owner(s) and/or instructor and one is suspended or
cancelled, this may be grounds in itself for all licenses issued to that person
to be suspended or cancelled.
(n)
When a Driver Improvement Clinic and/or instructor operates or instructs while
license is expired.
(3)
The Department may impose a monetary fine in addition to, or in lieu of, the
suspension or revocation of a license for any violation of Georgia law or the
regulations governing driver improvement clinics.
