NAC483.757. School for training drivers: Examination of instructors and applicants for licensure as instructor; reexamination of qualifications of operator or instructor.

     1. The Department may require an instructor at a school for training drivers to submit to a physical and mental examination as the Department finds necessary to determine the applicant’s fitness to instruct a course, if there is reason to believe that he or she does not have the ability to provide adequate instruction. If the instructor refuses or fails to submit to the physical and mental examination within 30 days after the date on which the instructor was notified of the requirement, the Department may temporarily suspend his or her license until the instructor submits to the examination. The period of suspension commences 30 days after the date on which the suspension order was mailed.

     2. The Department will establish an examination for the licensure of an applicant as an instructor at a school for training drivers. The examination may consist of an actual demonstration or a written examination, or both. If the examination includes an actual demonstration, it will be sufficient in scope to determine if the applicant consistently complies with all traffic laws and consistently practices the safe operation of a motor vehicle. If the examination includes a written examination, it will cover the:

     (a) Traffic laws and procedures for licensing in this State;

     (b) Practices of safe driving;

     (c) Operation of a motor vehicle;

     (d) Applicant’s knowledge of teaching methods and techniques; and

     (e) Laws and regulations that apply to an instructor.

     3. An applicant for a license as an instructor for a school for training drivers who fails to pass the examination established pursuant to subsection 2 must wait at least 24 hours before the applicant may retake the examination.

     4. The Department may require a person who has a license to operate a school for training drivers or as an instructor at a school for training drivers to submit to a reexamination of the person’s qualifications if the Department has reason to believe that the licensee does not have the qualifications required for licensure. If the licensee refuses to submit to a reexamination, the Department may suspend his or her license until he or she submits to a reexamination.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 12-27-93; A 9-6-96; A by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R157-01, 8-27-2002)—(Substituted in revision for NAC 483.632)