R708-2-5. Licensing Requirement for a Commercial Driver Training School

(1) Every corporation, partnership or person who owns a commercial driver training school shall obtain a license from the division. Commercial driver training school license applications may be obtained from the Driver License Division at 4501 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, Utah. Applicants are also responsible for obtaining any business licenses required by the municipality or county in which they are located. Commercial driver training School and business licenses must be conspicuously displayed in the licensee's principal place of business and branch offices. Each commercial driver training school shall be inspected by a division representative before it can be licensed.

(2) A license expires one year from the date of issued. The fee for an original license is $100. The annual fee for a renewal license is $100. The annual fee for each branch license is $30. Fees shall be payable to the Department of Public Safety. When a license is revoked, refused issuance, or reinstatement, no part of the fee will be refunded.

(3) Licenses are not transferable.

(4) When a license is lost or destroyed, a duplicate shall be issued upon payment of a fee of $10. A notarized affidavit setting forth the date the license was lost or destroyed and the surrounding circumstances shall be submitted to the division.

(5) When any commercial driver training school or branch office is discontinued, the commercial driver training school or branch office license shall be surrendered to the division within five days. The licensee shall state in writing the reason for the surrender.

(6) Any branch office or classroom facility in a location other than the commercial driver training school's principal place of business shall be separately licensed. A branch office shall meet the same requirements as the commercial driver training school's principal place of business and shall be similarly equipped and perform substantially the same services. Application for a branch office license shall be made on an application form provided by the division. Branch offices shall be inspected by a division representative before they may be licensed.

(7) Before becoming licensed, each commercial driver training school shall employ a licensed operator to operate the commercial driver training school and each branch office. The current licensed operator shall be identified on the application maintained by the division for each commercial driver training school or branch office. A single operator may operate multiple branch offices of the same school. When the operator discontinues employment with the commercial driver training school, a new operator shall be employed before continuation of operations and the operations of any branch offices for which the individual has been identified as the operator.

(a) An individual may not be employed with more than one commercial driver training school or testing only school at a time.

(8) Unless one school has been designated by the division as a testing only school, two or more schools owned by separate individuals and owned under different school names may not operate from the same facility or office space. A clear separation of the schools shall be identified, and each school shall comply with standards set forth in Rule R708-2.

(9) Each school or classroom facility shall post signs to identify the school by name as the school is listed on the school certification.