Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director
Chapter 4501-8 - Abbreviated Adult Driver Training Course
Section 4501-8-02 - Place of business
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 4501-8-02
Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
(A) Each driver training enterprise offering the abbreviated adult driver training course shall maintain an established place of business that is owned and operated by that enterprise.
(1)
Except for an online school, each driver training enterprise offering an
abbreviated adult driver training course in the
classroom shall maintain at least one fixed geographical location at
which a school is operated and at least one classroom where training is
conducted.
(a) Any facility used for an
abbreviated adult driver training course shall be inspected and approved prior
to its use as a school.
(b) The use
of a mobile or modular structure as an abbreviated adult driver training school
shall be prohibited unless the structure is installed on a permanent
foundation.
(c) The place of
business shall only be occupied by the abbreviated adult driver training school
during times of classroom instruction.
(2)
The classroom for an
abbreviated adult driver training school includes:
(a)
Sufficient space
to comfortably sit at least ten students and an instructor, and
contain tables and
chairs or desks for all students;
(b) Is equipped with a variety of audio
and/or visual training aids that support the course curriculum;
(c) Is free of visible and audible
distractions and shall present an atmosphere adequate for learning;
(d) Has a clean and functional restroom that
is available for student use within the facility; and
(e) Conforms to all federal, state and local
fire, building and safety regulations.
(3)
Each driver
training enterprise, that is offering virtual instruction shall maintain at
least one office, that has been inspected and approved by the director prior to
use, at a fixed geographic location where records are kept and the virtual
instruction is provided. The place of business shall only be occupied by the
driver training school during times of instruction.
(4)
The enterprise shall also maintain at least one office in a fixed geographical
location where records are kept.
(a) The
office of a driver training enterprise shall have access to a computer,
printer, e-mail and the internet. It shall have space adequate to maintain
those records required to be kept. A driver training enterprise shall have
sufficient space to interview clients and to display the school
license.
(b) If the office of the
driver training enterprise and the classroom of the adult driver training
school are located in the same facility, there shall be a permanent wall that
sufficiently prevents distractions and noise in the classroom. If no permanent
wall exists, the office shall remain closed during classroom
instruction.
(c) The office shall
be located in the same county as, or in a county adjacent to the school, for
which students' paper records are being stored.
(5)
Each driver training enterprise providing an online abbreviated adult course
shall maintain at least one office at a fixed geographic location where records
are kept. The office of an enterprise providing an online abbreviated adult
course shall:
(a) Have a person available for
technical support during reasonable hours, which must be posted on the online
driver education program website;
(b) Have an online instructor available for
curriculum content support during reasonable hours, which must be posted on the
online driver education program website.
(6) Neither the office
of an online abbreviated adult course nor the office and abbreviated adult
driver training school shall consist of a house, trailer, tent, temporary
stand, post office box, rooming house or apartment. Neither the office of an
online abbreviated adult course nor the office and adult driver training school
shall be located within a residence or a room in a hotel or motel. No driver
training enterprise may share any office or any classroom with any other driver
training enterprise unless the same person owns both enterprises.
(B) The driver training enterprise shall operate in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws.
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