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DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTORS

KRS tit. XXVI, ch. 332
in effect

KRS 332.010 Repealed, 2002

332.010. Repealed, 2002 Catchline at repeal: Definitions. History: Repealed 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 280, sec. 18, effective April 9, 2002. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. V, sec. 24(1), (2). -- Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 1.

KRS 332.015 Definitions

332.015. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Department of Kentucky State Police; (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police; (3) "Driver training" means instruction of persons in the operation of motor vehicles which are not commercial motor vehicles; (4) "Driver training school" means any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation which offers a course of driver training for which a fee or tuition is charged; and (5) "Person," when referring to a driver training school, means person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation. Effective: June 26, 2007 History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 301, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 1, effective March 31, 2003.

KRS 332.095 CDL training schools -- Curriculum -- Evaluation -- Refresher course -- Ratio of students to instructors -- Drug test

332.095. CDL training schools -- Curriculum -- Evaluation -- Refresher course -- Ratio of students to instructors -- Drug test (1) All CDL driver training schools, as defined in KRS 165A.310, shall offer a minimum one hundred sixty (160) hours of instruction to each student that has never been issued a CDL by any state. Each school shall be required to use the curriculum that has been approved by the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education in consultation with the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Each school shall perform an evaluation of each student and determine the student's skill level to operate a commercial motor vehicle as beginner, intermediate, or advanced. The curriculum shall require a minimum number of hours of instruction based upon a student's skill level. (2) Each school may provide the one hundred sixty (160) hour approved curriculum in a manner that best utilizes the staff and equipment of the school including but not limited to nights, weekends, holidays, and hours of operation. (3) All CDL driver training schools, as defined in KRS 165A.310, may offer a refresher course of instruction to a resident who has one (1) year or more verifiable experience operating a commercial motor vehicle. The schools shall verify and maintain records documenting those students attending a refresher course. A refresher course may be offered on an hourly basis. (4) The ratio of students to instructors during a one hundred sixty (160) hour course shall not exceed: (a) Thirty (30) students to one (1) instructor during classroom instruction; (b) Six (6) students to one (1) instructor during off-the-road training; and (c) Three (3) students to one (1) instructor during on-the-road training. (5) All CDL driver training schools, as defined in KRS 165A.310, shall require each student to undergo a drug test at the time the person applies to enroll in the school. Effective: July 12, 2012 History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 26, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 302, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 280, sec. 4, effective April 9, 2002.

KRS 332.202 License for driver training school and driver training instructor required

332.202. License for driver training school and driver training instructor required (1) A person shall not operate, conduct, maintain, or establish a driver training school unless the person holds a valid current license issued by the department. (2) A person shall not operate, conduct, maintain, or establish a driver training school unless the school has in its employ at least one (1) licensed driver training instructor. (3) A person shall not act as an instructor for a driver training school unless the person: (a) Holds a valid current license as an instructor issued by the department; and (b) Is employed by a licensed driver training school. Effective: March 31, 2003 History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 2, effective March 31, 2003.

KRS 332.204 Application for school or instructor license -- Contents -- Qualifications and fees -- Liability insurance

332.204. Application for school or instructor license -- Contents -- Qualifications and fees -- Liability insurance (1) Any person seeking a license to operate, conduct, maintain, or establish a driver training school shall apply to the department on forms prepared and furnished by the department. The notarized application shall include the following information: (a) The title or name of the school, the names of the owners of the school and, if the owner is to be a corporation, the names and addresses of the officers of the corporation; (b) Except for corporations, a statement that the owners of the driver training school are each twenty-one (21) years of age or over, are residents of this state, and have been for at least one (1) year next preceding the application for the driver training school license, and are each of good moral character; (c) A description of the established place of business together with the hours during which the driver training school is conducted and a description of the equipment and facilities used in driver training; (d) Evidence of liability insurance coverage of the driver training school, the instructor, and students of the driver training school while operating driver training school equipment. The insurance shall have minimum limits of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for bodily injury or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident and, subject to the limit for any one (1) person, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for bodily injury or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for damage to the property of others in any one (1) accident. Evidence of insurance coverage shall also provide that the insurance coverage shall not be canceled except after ten (10) days prior notice in writing by the carrier to the secretary. Upon request by an applicant, the department shall review an application and provide a letter to the applicant that a proposed driver training school has met all preliminary requirements for approval, except the provisions of this paragraph. The letter may be used by the applicant to help secure the liability insurance coverage needed under this paragraph to obtain a license to operate a school. A letter provided under this paragraph shall not be construed as approval to perform driver's training or to operate a school. (2) Each original application for a license to operate a driver training school and each application for renewal of a license to operate a driver training school shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee of three hundred dollars ($300) to the State Treasurer. (3) Any person seeking a license to act as a driver training instructor shall apply to the department on forms prepared and furnished by the department setting forth that the applicant is twenty-one (21) years of age or older; is of good moral character; is a high school graduate or has the equivalent of a high school education, or has equivalent experience; and holds a current and valid operator's license issued by the Transportation Cabinet. (4) Each original application for a license as a driver training instructor and each application for renewal of a license as a driver training instructor shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50) to the State Treasurer. Effective: March 31, 2003 History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 3, effective March 31, 2003.

KRS 332.206 Issuance of license

332.206. Issuance of license (1) Upon receipt of a satisfactory application accompanied by the fee required under KRS 332.204, the commissioner shall issue a license to the applicant. (2) If the license is issued to a driver training school, it shall be posted and at all times displayed in a conspicuous place so that all persons visiting the school may readily see the license. (3) If the license is issued to a driver training instructor, the person shall carry the license at all times during which the person is actually giving instruction to any student. Upon request, the instructor shall exhibit the license to any student taking instruction from him or her and to any other person authorized by law to examine operators' licenses. Effective: March 31, 2003 History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 4, effective March 31, 2003.

KRS 332.208 Duration of license -- Renewal -- Fees deposited in trust and agency fund

332.208. Duration of license -- Renewal -- Fees deposited in trust and agency fund (1) Every license issued for the operation of a driver training school shall expire on June 30 following the date of the issuance unless revoked or canceled. (2) Before June 1 of each year, every driver training school shall apply for renewal of its license. The application shall be on forms prepared and furnished by the department. (3) Every license issued to a driver training instructor shall expire on June 30 following the date of the issuance unless revoked or canceled. (4) Before June 1 of each year, every driver training instructor shall apply for renewal of his or her license. The application shall be on forms prepared and furnished by the department. (5) All fees collected under this chapter or the administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to a trust and agency fund to be used in defraying the costs and expenses of the administration of this chapter. No part of this fund shall revert to the general funds of the Commonwealth. Effective: March 31, 2003 History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 5, effective March 31, 2003.

KRS 332.210 Grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue or renew license

332.210. Grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to issue or renew license The commissioner shall, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence, suspend, revoke, refuse to issue, or refuse to renew the license of a driver training school or a driver training instructor if: (1) The licensee fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter; (2) The licensee has made a false material statement or has concealed a material fact in connection with his or her application; (3) The licensee or any partner, or other person directly interested in the driver training school, held a license issued under this chapter which was revoked or suspended and not reinstated; (4) The licensee has been guilty of a fraudulent practice in attempting to obtain for himself, herself, or another a license to operate a motor vehicle; (5) Written notice of the cancellation of insurance required by KRS 332.204 is received by the commissioner, and the licensee does not present satisfactory evidence of insurance to the commissioner prior to the effective date of the cancellation. Effective: March 31, 2003 History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 6, effective March 31, 2003.

KRS 332.212 Hearing -- Appeal

332.212. Hearing -- Appeal Any person whose license to conduct a driver training school or act as a driver training instructor has been suspended or revoked, or whose application for issue or renewal of a license is refused, may request a hearing. The hearing request shall be in writing addressed to the commissioner who shall conduct a hearing thereon as soon as possible. The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. Any person may appeal from the final order of the commissioner in the Franklin Circuit Court in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. Effective: March 31, 2003 History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 7, effective March 31, 2003.

KRS 332.214 Records of students required -- Confidentiality

332.214. Records of students required -- Confidentiality (1) Every driver training school and driver training instructor shall maintain records showing the name, address, and instruction permit or operator's license number of each person to whom instruction is given. The records shall also indicate the type of instruction given and the length of time of the instruction. (2) The records required by this section to be maintained shall be available for inspection by the department, but shall otherwise remain confidential. Effective: March 31, 2003 History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 8, effective March 31, 2003.

KRS 332.216 Authority for administrative regulations

332.216. Authority for administrative regulations The department shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Effective: March 31, 2003 History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 9, effective March 31, 2003.

KRS 332.218 Scope of chapter

332.218. Scope of chapter This chapter shall not apply to: (1) Any school or educational institution which offers to full-time, regularly enrolled students as a part of its curriculum a course in driving instruction; (2) Automobile dealers and their salesmen who give instruction without charge to purchasers of motor vehicles; (3) Employers who give instruction without charge to their employees; or (4) Any college within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, which is located in a county where there is not a school licensed pursuant to this chapter, and which offers to part-time students a course in drivers' instruction. Effective: March 31, 2003 History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 10, effective March 31, 2003.

KRS 332.991 Penalties

332.991. Penalties Any person who violates KRS 332.202, 332.206(2) and (3), or 332.214 shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300) or be imprisoned for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or both. Effective: March 31, 2003 History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 11, effective March 31, 2003.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=38870Fetched: 10/20/2026

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