NAC483.1226. Registration of third-party certifier: Application; evaluations and inspections by Department; notification of denial of application; reapplication.

     1. An instructor who is applying for registration as a third-party certifier must complete an application on a form provided by the Department which includes, without limitation:

     (a) An authorization for an investigation of the background of the applicant;

     (b) An authorization for an investigation of the credit of the applicant;

     (c) The personal history of the applicant;

     (d) The driving history of the applicant; and

     (e) A statement that the applicant has read and will comply with the regulations and requirements for certification adopted by the Department.

     2. An applicant must indicate on his or her application all the branch locations of the school for training drivers at which the applicant will be certifying the driving ability of students enrolled at the school.

     3. In evaluating the eligibility of an applicant for registration as a third-party certifier, the Department may consider the class of the applicant’s driver’s license, his or her driving history and any additional information which the Department deems pertinent to his or her eligibility.

     4. The evaluation of an application for registration as a third-party certifier will include an inspection of each branch location of the school for training drivers at which the applicant will be certifying the driving ability of students. The inspection will include, without limitation, a visual inspection of:

     (a) The vehicles to be used for training;

     (b) Copies of training programs;

     (c) Skill tests;

     (d) Driving tests;

     (e) Tests of laws and regulations; and

     (f) Qualifications of instructors.

     5. The Department may waive any part of the inspection otherwise required pursuant to subsection 4 if the school for training drivers currently has on its staff other instructors who are registered as third-party certifiers.

     6. If the Department denies an application for registration as a third-party certifier, the Department will notify the applicant by certified mail of its decision. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 483.1236, the applicant may reapply at any time on a new application form. The applicant must state in the new application the measures that were taken to correct the deficiency that caused the denial of the original application.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R107-03, eff. 2-18-2004)