New Jersey Administrative Code

(a) A file shall be maintained containing the student record and the service agreement between the driving school and every person receiving lessons, lectures, tutoring, instructions or other services relating to the acquisition of a license or endorsement to drive motor vehicles…

(a) Application shall be made on a form prescribed by the Chief Administrator. These forms may be obtained from the Commission. Renewal applications shall be submitted for approval and issuance at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the current license. (b) A license fe…

(a) The loss, mutilation, or destruction of any records that a driving school is required to maintain pursuant to this subchapter shall be reported on the next business day to the Commission by affidavit, indicating: 1. The date such records were lost, destroyed or mutilated; 2. …

All records that a driving school is required to maintain pursuant to this subchapter shall be maintained at the principal place of business of the driving school for a period of three years, during which period they shall be subject to audit and inspection by the Chief Administr…

(a) The driving school shall provide to all students a statement of services to be rendered and fees to be charged and a service agreement wherein the services to be rendered are specifically set forth. The service agreement must be signed by a parent or legal guardian if the stu…

(a) A driving school may enter into an agreement where authorized by law with a secondary school for the purpose of teaching the classroom and/or behind-the-wheel driver education portions of a high school driver education program. The classroom portion of a high school driver ed…

(a) Driving school instructors, prior to giving behind-the-wheel instruction, shall make certain that each student has:1. A valid permit; 2. Passed a vision test as evidenced by the signature of the high school nurse employed by the student's high school, an owner of a driving sc…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-2.25 Amended by, R.1984 d.216, effective 6/4/1984. See: 16 New Jersey Register 209(a), 16 New Jersey Register 1354(a). Repealed by R.1991 d.371, effective 7/15/1991. See: 23 New Jersey Register 662(a), 23 New Jersey Register 2151(a). Former title "L…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-2.26 Amended by R.1984 d.216, effective 6/4/1984. See: 16 New Jersey Register 209(a), 16 New Jersey Register 1354(a). Section substantially amended. Repealed by R.1991 d.371, effective 7/15/1991. See: 23 New Jersey Register 662(a), 23 New Jersey Reg…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-2.27 Amended by R.1984 d.216, effective 6/4/1984. See: 16 New Jersey Register 209(a), 16 New Jersey Register 1354(a). Added new (c). Repealed by R.1991 d.371, effective 7/15/1991. See: 23 New Jersey Register 662(a), 23 New Jersey Register 2151(a). F…

(a) Any vehicle, except buses, motorcycles and articulated vehicles, used for instruction by a driving school must be equipped with dual controls on foot brake and, if any, on clutch, and must be otherwise equipped in accordance with the Motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws. (b) A lice…

(a) Any vehicle of a driving school, while being used for driving instruction and/or the transportation of driving school students to or from a Commission driver testing facility, may have conspicuously displayed thereon a roof-mounted sign visible to both front and rear indicati…

(a) The annual fee for the initial license shall be $ 250.00; the fee for a renewal license shall be $ 200.00. (b) The license shall be valid for the calendar year for which it is issued. (c) The licensee shall be assigned the same license number for the duration of the license. …

(a) Advertising by driving schools shall conform to the following: 1. Schools must not publish, advertise or intimate that licensure is guaranteed or assured upon completion of instruction. 2. Advertisements or signs using a phrase such as "License or Plates Secured Here" are pro…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-2.31 Amended by R.1984 d.216, effective 6/4/1984. See: 16 New Jersey Register 209(a), 16 New Jersey Register 1354(a). Section substantially amended. Repealed by R.1991 d.371, effective 7/15/1991. See: 23 New Jersey Register 662(a), 23 New Jersey Reg…

(a) Practice driving is prohibited on State grounds used for State driving tests. (b) An instructor shall remain in a vehicle, except a motorcycle, used for instruction by a driving school at all times during which a student is behind the wheel of the vehicle and the keys are in …

(a) An instructor is required to ascertain, prior to giving behind-the-wheel instructions or presenting the student for a driving test, that a student is in possession of a valid driver examination permit properly validated for practice driving, or a valid driver's license. (b) A…

Applicants appearing for the road test portion of the driving test in a motor vehicle used for instruction by a driving school shall be accompanied by a licensed driver who has in his or her possession a valid New Jersey instructor's license or a New Jersey authorized agent ident…

A driving school shall not knowingly employ any person as an instructor or agent who has been convicted of any of the offenses enumerated in N.J.A.C. 13:23-2.12(a)3 unless the Chief Administrator has determined that such person may serve in such capacity. Notes N.J. Admin. Code §…

(a) The driving school owner may appoint, with the approval of the Chief Administrator, authorized agents for the purpose of transporting the school's students to a driver testing center to take the behind-the-wheel test portion of the driver examination or to purchase a permit. …

(a) The owner, operator, partner, officer, employee of any licensee, or any other person shall not pay, give, loan, transfer to, or purchase from any employee of the Commission any money, merchandise, material, food, tickets, raffles, or other thing of value, whether or not that …

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-2.38 Amended by R.1984 d.216, effective 6/4/1984. See: 16 New Jersey Register 209(a), 16 New Jersey Register 1354(a). Repealed by R.1991 d.371, effective 7/15/1991. See: 23 New Jersey Register 662(a), 23 New Jersey Register 2151(a). Former title "Re…

(a) The license shall be conspicuously displayed at the licensee's principal place of business. (b) The licensee shall not alter, delete from, add to, or in any manner cover any portion of the license. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-2.4 Amended by R.1984 d.216, effective 6/4/1984…

(a) In the event of any change of ownership or interest in the business, application for a new license shall be filed with the Chief Administrator within seven days of such change of ownership or interest. This shall include any sale or transfer of five percent or more of capital…

(a) In the event a license, or duplicate thereof, is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, a duplicate license shall be issued upon proof of the facts and payment of a fee of $ 5.00 and, in the case of a mutilated license, upon surrender of such mutilated license. Such proof shall be su…

(a) A license may be surrendered for cancellation, or deposited for safekeeping, at the Commission. (b) In all such cases the licensee is required to state, in writing, the reason for such surrender or deposit. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-2.7 Amended by R.1984 d.216, effective…

A licensee shall not conduct its business at such location or in such manner as to give the appearance to the public that the business has some official connection with a Commission facility or authorized motor vehicle agency. In making this determination, the Chief Administrator…

(a) A driving school shall not change its principal place of business or branch office or business name without the prior approval of the Chief Administrator. (b) Any renewal application which reflects a change of business address shall include proof of compliance with all State …

The owner, operator, partner, any officer of a driving school, or any other person shall not give instructions for compensation in the driving of motor vehicles or motorcycles unless such person is the holder of a valid instructor's license issued for such purpose by the Chief Ad…

(a) Neither a driving school instructor nor a student shall use any interactive wireless communication device in a driving school vehicle that is being operated on a public road or highway for purposes of behind-the-wheel driving instruction. For purposes of this section, "use" s…

(a) Instructors will conduct themselves in a professional and impersonal manner with students. (b) Instructors will conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:23-2.37. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-3.11 Amended by R.1984 d.216, effective 6/4/1984. See: 1…

(a) The Chief Administrator or his or her designee may deny, suspend, or revoke an instructor's license, or refuse to issue an instructor's license or a renewal thereof, for any of the reasons specified in N.J.S.A. 39:12-1 et seq. or N.J.A.C. 13:23-2.12, or for failure to comply …

(a) The fee specified in N.J.S.A. 39:3-10a shall be payable to the Commission for the restoration of an instructor's license that is suspended or revoked pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:12-1 et seq. or this subchapter. Such license restoration fee shall be paid to the Commission before t…

Instructors' licenses shall be valid for use only in connection with the business of the driving school or schools listed thereon and only for lessons authorized by those schools. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-3.2 Amended by R.1991 d.371, effective 7/15/1991. See: 23 New Jersey …

An instructor's license shall not be issued to any person unless that person is the holder of a valid basic driver's license issued by the Commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:3-10 or a valid driver's license issued by another state that is substantially similar to this State's bas…

(a) Application for an initial or renewal license shall be made on a form prescribed by the Chief Administrator. (b) A renewal application shall be submitted for approval and issuance at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the current license. (c) The Chief Administrato…

The instructor's license is valid for the calendar year. The fee for the initial license shall be $ 75.00 and the fee for the annual renewal thereof shall be $ 50.00. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-3.5 Amended by R.1984 d.216, effective 6/4/1984. See: 16 New Jersey Register 209(a…

A valid instructor's license shall be in the possession of the instructor at all times when he or she is giving driving instructions, is appearing at a Commission facility to purchase a student permit, or is accompanying a student to or from a Commission facility. Notes N.J. Admi…

(a) In the event a license, or duplicate thereof, is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, a duplicate license shall be issued upon proof of the facts and payment of a fee of $ 5.00 and, in the case of a mutilated license, upon surrender of such mutilated license. Such proof shall be su…

An instructor's license or endorsement shall be surrendered to the Chief Administrator upon termination of an instructor's services with, or by, any driving school designated on such license and/or endorsement. When the services of an instructor are terminated by one or more of t…

(a) An applicant for an instructor's license shall be required to submit to special law-knowledge, driving tests and screening of visual acuity, and may be required to submit additional proof of his or her qualifications as an instructor. (b) If application is made for an instruc…

(a) The facilities of each driving school that provides classroom instruction shall include, not necessarily on the immediate premises, sufficient space and sufficient equipment to carry on the business of giving classroom instruction for those students enrolled in the driving sc…

(a) The classroom facility shall be subject to inspection by the Chief Administrator or his or her designee and shall meet the following requirements: 1. Minimum space required per student is 15 square feet. Existing facilities may apply for and may be granted exemptions from thi…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-4.3 Repealed by R.1991 d.371, effective 7/15/1991. See: 23 New Jersey Register 662(a), 23 New Jersey Register 2151(a). Former title "Classroom equipment".

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-4.4 Repealed by R.1991 d.371, effective 7/15/1991. See: 23 New Jersey Register 662(a), 23 New Jersey Register 2151(a). Former title "Classroom curriculum".

section 9 of P.L. 2001, c. 420 provides that a driving school licensed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:12-2 may be approved to conduct the State-approved written drivers' examination and the State-approved eye examination. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish an application and…

(a) Every license endorsement issued in accordance with this subchapter shall be prominently displayed in the office, waiting area, or other conspicuous location at the driving school that is accessible to the public. (b) Every driving school approved by the Commission to adminis…