Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Parent-taught driver education provider applications.
Parent-taught driver education provider applications shall be requested from
Service Oklahoma to apply for certification as a parent-taught driver education
provider. The application will require the applying parent-taught driver
education provider to provide the following information:
(1) Date of application;
(2) Name of parent-taught driver education
provider institution;
(3) Complete
school physical address and mailing address;
(4) Name of administrator;
(5) Statement of agreement to comply with
rules of Service Oklahoma and with the provisions of any contract entered into
between the provider and a parent in Oklahoma;
(6) Information required in OAC
260:135-5-116;
(7) Signature of administrator; and
(8) Show proof of purchase and delivery of
curriculum.
(b)
Completion certificates. A completion certificate shall be
provided by and issued by the parent-taught driver education provider to each
student upon the successful completion of course work (both classroom and
behind the wheel). The completion certificate shall not be issued unless the
applicant has held a learner permit for the required amount of time while
performing the behind the wheel portion of the curriculum. These certificates
shall be computer generated, in a format agreed upon by Service Oklahoma and
the provider, and shall contain the following:
(1) Name of the provider;
(2) Full legal name of student;
(3) Number of total hours instruction, and a
breakdown of in-class/in-car hours;
(4) Date of completion;
(5) Signature of administrator (stamped
signature acceptable); and
(6)
Embossed or electronically generated seal of provider.
(c)
Parent affidavit. The parent
affidavit will be included in the parent-taught driver education packet [see
OAC 260:135-5-117 regarding the
packet]. The affidavit shall be completed and signed by the parent(s) who will
be teaching the parent-taught driver education course or online applications
may be completed without any signature and submitted to and accepted by Service
Oklahoma prior to commencement of the parent-taught driver education course.
The affidavit will contain the following information:
(1) For each parent desiring to be a
parent-instructor, the full legal name, mailing address, and driver license
number of the parent;
(2) The name
of the parent-taught driver education provider selected by the
parent;
(3) The full legal name,
mailing address, and instruction permit number or driver license number of the
student;
(4) A statement which
affirms that any vehicle used for behind-the wheel instruction will comply with
Oklahoma's insurance requirements (47 O.S. Chapter 7) and safety and equipment
requirements (47 O.S. Chapters 12 and 13);
(5) Statements to which the parent(s) and
student(s) express understanding and agreement:
(A) The affidavit does not constitute
authorization for the student to drive in lieu of possession of a valid
Oklahoma instruction permit or driver license, nor is it a substitute for
insurance verification.
(B) The
accepted copy of the affidavit must be carried in the vehicle during any
behind-the- wheel session of parent-taught driver education and must be
presented upon demand to any law enforcement officer or Service Oklahoma
employee.
(C) No more than two (2)
students and two (2) parent instructors shall occupy the vehicle during any
behind-the-wheel session of parent-taught driver education.
(D) All state laws regarding the operation of
a motor vehicle and all rules of Service Oklahoma regarding parent-taught
driver education shall be obeyed by the student(s) and parent(s).
(E) The parent(s) and student(s) shall notify
Service Oklahoma immediately if any information on the affidavit
changes.
(F) The parent(s) and
student(s) agree to hold harmless and free from any liability Service Oklahoma,
any of Service Oklahoma's employees, and the State of
Oklahoma.
