N.M. Admin. Code § 18.20.3.15

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 18.20.3.15 - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE DRIVER EDUCATION SCHOOLS

A licensee:

A. shall adhere strictly to the requirements of this rule;

B. shall notify the bureau at least thirty (30) days in advance if the driver education school intends to cease operations;

C. shall make all driver education school records available for inspection and copying by the bureau or its designee at any time; a licensee shall maintain all hard copies and electronic versions of its records for a minimum of three (3) years for each student receiving instruction, including students who passed, failed, withdrew, cancelled, or transferred to another school; the records shall be updated for each course;

D. shall, at the time of enrollment and on a quarterly basis thereafter, provide the bureau with a student report for each driver education course conducted and completed during the quarter on a form prepared or approved by the bureau;

E. shall have a written refund policy and a written reschedule policy which must be issued to each student upon enrollment;

F. shall, upon request, provide each student with a form prepared by the bureau that allows the student or the student's parent to notify the bureau regarding a comment or concern about the school or an instructor;

G. shall provide each student upon enrollment with a copy of the graduated driver's license act, Sections 66-5-5 and 66-5-8 NMSA 1978 regarding the practice driving component requirement;

H. shall notify the bureau of:

(1) any changes in address ten (10) days before opening for business at the new location;

(2) the addition or closing of extension sites within ten (10) days of their opening or closing; and

(3) the addition or deletion of instructors within ten (10) days of their hiring or leaving;

I. shall conduct all school operations in a professional and courteous manner;

J. shall operate all extension sites under the name used for the main school site and be accountable for all extension site operations;

K. shall not publish, advertise, or insinuate in any way that a student is assured of obtaining a driver's license if the student takes the course offered by the licensee;

L. may use the phrases "licensed by the traffic safety bureau" or "curriculum approved by the traffic safety bureau" but may not otherwise use the word "approved" or any of its synonyms in its advertising or promotional materials;

M. upon ceasing operations for any reason, shall make all driver education school records available for inspection or copying by the bureau or its designee at any time, and shall return all unused completion certificates to the bureau within ten (10) days of the school ceasing operation; the school shall be entitled to a refund of $1.00 for each unused certificate if requested in writing by the school when it returns the unused certificates; for any certificates not returned within ten (10) days of the school ceasing operation, the bureau shall notify MVD that the certificates are no longer valid.

N.M. Admin. Code § 18.20.3.15

18.20.3.15 NMAC - Rp, 18 NMAC 20.3.11, 1-1-03; A, 2-13-09