Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
by reference in this rule, see paragraph (A) in rule
4501-7-39
of the Administrative Code.]
(A) A
signed written agreement shall be established between the student and the
student's parent or legal guardian and the driver training enterprise prior to
the start of any training. Verbal agreements are prohibited.
(B) All written
agreements contain the following:
(1)
The type of
training the enterprise will provide;
(2) The full address
where the classroom instruction will be given, if
applicable. Online providers shall use the office address of the company
and its website address;
(3) The student's date
of birth if the student is a beginning driver under the age of
eighteen.
(4) All charges for the
training course stated clearly.
(5) Except for a driver
training school providing only online instruction, a statement whether the use
of an enterprise-owned vehicle for the license examination is included in the
charges, and if not included, any additional charge for this service.
(6)
The number of classroom or online driver education hours to be provided. If the
student entering the agreement is a beginning driver and less than eighteen
years old, the enterprise agrees to provide at least twenty-four hours of
classroom instruction based on the "Ohio Driver Training Curriculum."
(7)
The number of behind-the-wheel instruction hours to be provided by an
enterprise other than an online driver education program. If the student
entering the agreement is a beginning driver less than eighteen years old, the
enterprise agrees to provide at least eight hours of
behind-the-wheel instruction based on the "Ohio Driver Training
Curriculum."
(8) The signature of an
authorizing official, training manager, or instructor and the date such
signature was made.
(9) The signature of
the student and for a student under eighteen years old, the signature of the
student's parent or legal guardian, and the date each signature was
obtained.
(10) A declaration of
the date by which the complete program of training will be made available to
and completed by the student. This date shall be no more than six months from
the date the driver training begins. For schools
providing both classroom or virtual training and behind-the-wheel training, a
date by which the classroom or virtual training needs to be completed for the
behind-the-wheel training to be offered and completed within the six months.
The date for classroom or virtual training completion shall be of such length
to allow the student to actually complete both portions of the training program
within the six months.
(11) The statement,
"Driver training schools are licensed by the Department of Public Safety
through the Driver Training Program Office, 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus,
Ohio 43223."
(12) A declaration of
the conditions under which refunds may be made. If refunds are not made, the
agreement clearly
states
that the enterprise makes no refunds.
(C) A declaration of conditions under which a
student may be denied training may be included in the training
agreement.
(D) A signed copy of the
agreement shall be given to the student, or to a parent or legal guardian, if
the student is under the age of eighteen, on the day that it is
executed.
(E) For a student
enrolled in an online driver education program, an agreement must be
established between the student, parent or guardian, and an enterprise offering
the behind-the-wheel training. Verbal agreements are prohibited. Except for
paragraph (B)(7) of this rule, all other requirements in this
chapter apply to the agreement.
(F)
Driver training enterprises shall use reasonable controls to verify the parent
or legal guardian's identification when enrolling in the program. For a Class
"D" driving school using a web-based enrollment process, secure and reasonable
controls to authenticate the parent or guardian's identity
are
used. An online enterprise shall develop and maintain the means to reasonably
authenticate the parent's identity. This may be accomplished by a combination
of the following:
(1) Third-party database
authentication;
(2) Biometric
authentication;
(3) Other secure
means that are based on emerging technologies and allow for reasonable
assurance that the parent's identity is authenticated; or
(4) A signed and notarized affidavit. The
affidavit includes certification that the parent or guardian
submitted official documents to verify the parent's or guardian's identity. The
affidavit shall be received by the online enterprise before training may
begin.
