Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Requirements and application for certification. A certified driver
education instructor may apply for certification as a designated examiner. The
applicant must meet the following requirements:
(1) Complete an application provided by
Service Oklahoma [see OAC
260:135-5-105],
(2) Possess, or have access to, sufficient
electronic equipment and data processing capacity to operate Service Oklahoma's
internet based applications as required to carry out the functions of a
designated examiner,
(3) Certified
driver education instructors must maintain throughout the time period to be
covered by the certification all other certification requirements to be a
certified driver education instructor, and
(4) Successfully complete a course of
instruction prescribed by Service Oklahoma, in conjunction with the Department
of Public Safety [see OAC
260:135-5-99] and
(5) A full certified finger print based
criminal history background investigation from the Oklahoma Bureau of
Investigation certified within the immediately preceding thirty (30) days. The
cost of the check shall be borne by the applicant.
(b)
Certification. Upon
acceptance and approval by Service Oklahoma of the application for
certification from a driver education instructor, or upon acceptance and
approval by Service Oklahoma of the application for renewal of certification
from a designated examiner, and upon completion to the satisfaction of Service
Oklahoma by the instructor or designated examiner of all other requirements for
certification, Service Oklahoma shall provide the designated examiner with:
(1) a certificate evidencing approval by
Service Oklahoma as a designated examiner, which shall be presented for
inspection to each driver license applicant, and to the parent or legal
guardian of any applicant under eighteen (18) years of age, before the
applicant enters the vehicle in which the examination is to be administered.
The certificate shall be carried in the vehicle in which any examination is
being administered. The certificate shall be valid for the calendar year in
which it is issued, and
(2) an
official seal to be used by the designated examiner as provided in OAC
260:135-5-106.
(3) If the Certification of the designated
examiner becomes invalid, the certification badge and stamp are to be remanded
to Service Oklahoma.
(c)
Renewal of certification.
(1) A
certified designated examiner shall be eligible for renewal of certification if
the examiner:
(A) submits an application for
certification renewal upon a form provided Service Oklahoma no later than
December 1 of each year [see OAC
260:135-5-105],
(B) currently meets the requirements and
standards of Service Oklahoma as prescribed by this subchapter,
(C) administered twenty (20) or more
examinations within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the
application for renewal of certification. If the applicant fails to complete 20
drives during the previous 12 month period, the applicant must attend remedial
training and pay all fees.
(2) Any driver education instructor who was
previously certified as a designated examiner and whose previous certification
has been expired for not more than one (1) year may make application for
renewal of certification as provided in paragraph (1) of this
section.
(3) Any designated
examiner who does not qualify for renewal of certification may apply, after a
period of at least one (1) year from the date the examiner was notified he or
she was not qualified for renewal of certification, for certification as a
designated examiner and shall meet all requirements as for an initial
application for certification as a designated examiner.
(4) Upon renewal the previous certification
badge will be turned in to Service Oklahoma and a new certificate badge will be
issued.
(d)
Vehicle
Insurance for Designated Examiner Employed by a Commercial Driving
School. Vehicles owned by a Commercial Driving School must meet all
requirements of OAC
260:135-5-235 and
260:135-5-236.
