A person connected with driver training schools or private, parochial, or public high schools shall not engage in either classroom only instruction, or behind the wheel only instruction, or both, unless the person has obtained and holds a valid driver instructor permit or temporary driver instructor permit issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Appropriate examination for an instructor permit must be at the discretion of the department. The annual fee for an instructor permit is twenty dollars, and all instructor permits expire on June thirtieth. Public and private high school instructors are not required to pay a fee for a permit. The proceeds from the sale of instructor permits must be deposited in the state general fund.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 46-194.8; 1976 Act No. 738 Section 4; 1978 Act No. 450 Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1497; 2006 Act No. 328, Section 6, eff January 1, 2007.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 23 - Driver Training Schools
Section 56-23-20. Certain courses exempt.
Section 56-23-30. Application for license.
Section 56-23-40. License fees; expiration of license; use of proceeds; corporate bond.
Section 56-23-50. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.
Section 56-23-60. Minimum standards and conditions of operation for schools; inspection of schools.
Section 56-23-70. Driver instructor qualifying courses; supervision by Department of Motor Vehicles.
Section 56-23-80. Temporary driver instructor permits; fee.
Section 56-23-85. Driver instructor permits required.
Section 56-23-87. Certificate of completion of driver's training course.
Section 56-23-95. Driver training school financial assistance.