Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) A Class I
instructor may conduct driver training in the classroom, on the field and on
the road. Each Class I instructor shall:
(1)
Be at least 21 years of age, have at least two years experience operating a
Class A vehicle and hold a valid Class A license; provided, on and after April
1, 1992 each instructor must hold a valid Class A commercial license from his
state of residence.
(2) Not have
been convicted of a felony, or convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral
turpitude, in the ten years immediately preceding the date of
application.
(3) Not have had a
revocation or suspension of his driver's license in the two years immediately
preceding the date of application.
(4) Have graduated from high school and
submit high school diploma or submit a high school equivalency
certificate.
(5) Not have had
convictions for moving violations totaling seven or more cumulative points
within three years of the date of application.
(6) Have at least two years of continuous
commercial motor vehicle driving experience within the previous five years from
the date of application.
(b) A Class II instructor may conduct driver
training in the classroom and on the field only. Each Class II instructor
shall:
(1) Not have been convicted of a
felony, or convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, in the ten
years immediately preceding the date of application.
(2) Not have had a revocation or suspension
of his driver's license in the two years immediately preceding the date of
application.
(3) Have graduated
from high school and submit a high school diploma or a high school equivalency
certificate.
(4) Have at least two
years of continuous commercial motor vehicle driving experience within the
previous five years from the date of application.
(c) A Class I or II instructor-trainee may
assist a licensed Class I or II instructor while his instructor's license
application is pending at the Division. The Division must be notified in
writing within five days of the date the trainee is hired. An
instructor-trainee of either class:
(1) may
work in that capacity for only 30 days from the date he is hired;
(2) may instruct in the classroom and on the
field only with a licensed instructor present at all times;
(3) may not instruct or accompany students on
the road until licensed; and
(4)
must wear an identification badge which clearly identifies the individual as an
instructor-trainee.
Authority
G.S.
20-320;
20-321;
20-322;
20-323;
20-324;
20-325;
20-326;
20-327;
20-328;
Eff. May 1,
1987;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2002; August 1, 1994; May 1,
1990;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. September 22,
2018.
