Ariz. Admin. Code § 17-5-301
In addition to the definitions under A.R.S. §§ 28-101 and 32-2351, the following definitions apply to this Article, unless otherwise specified: "Activity" means a function or service that is provided by a licensed professional driver training school pursuant to A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 23 or licensed traffic survival school pursuant to A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 8, Article 7.1 and that is performed by a professional driver training school instructor or traffic survival school qualified instructor as defined in this Article.
"Applicant" means an individual or school, including principals, requesting in the manner set forth in this Article the issuance or renewal of a license or to become a qualified instructor under A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 8, Article 7.1 or Title 32, Chapter 23 and this Article.
"Application date" means the date the Department or private entity receives a signed application from an applicant.
"Audit" means a review of the operations, facilities, equipment, and records of a licensee under this Article, which is performed by the Department or private entity under A.R.S. § 28-3411 or 32-2352 to assess and ensure compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and rules.
"Branch" means a licensed professional driver training school's or licensed traffic survival school's business location that is an additional established place of business, but not the school's principal place of business.
"Business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday.
"Business manager" means an owner or employee of a licensed school who has primary and sufficient oversight, supervision, and responsibility for all operations necessary to ensure full compliance with all applicable federal or state laws, rules, and school guidelines.
"Certificate of completion" means an electronic or paper document that is approved by the Department or private entity and that is issued by a traffic survival school or high school qualified instructor to a student who has demonstrated successful completion of a training or educational session or both conducted under this Article.
"Character and reputation" means a person:
Has not been convicted of a class 1 or 2 felony by a court of competent jurisdiction,
Has not within five years of application date been convicted of any other felony or misdemeanor offense having a reasonable relationship to the functions of the activity or the employment or category for which the qualification is sought, and
Has not within 12 months of application date had an application or an examination required for license or qualification under this Chapter denied or revoked due to fraud or misrepresentation.
"Commercial driver license motor vehicle record" has the same meaning as a CDLIS motor vehicle record as defined in 49 CFR 384.105.
"Department-approved inventory" means educational media and related items or other resources provided and approved by the Department or private entity that are deemed necessary or useful for traffic survival school instruction, which includes curriculum, computer disks or drives, classroom training materials, instructor workbooks, instructor training manuals, or other materials, whether stored in paper or electronic formats.
"Established place of business" means a licensed professional driver training school's or licensed traffic survival school's business location that is:
Approved by the Department,
Located in Arizona,
Not used as a residence, and
Where the licensed school performs licensed activities.
"Good standing" means an applicant:
Has not had a similar business license, qualification, or approval suspended, revoked, canceled, or denied within the previous three years of the application date;
Does not have any pending corrective action, as defined under R17-5-323, relating to a Department-issued business license, qualification, or approval;
Has not had a fingerprint clearance card required for licensure under this Article suspended, revoked, or canceled;
Does not owe delinquent fees, taxes, or unpaid balances to the Department or private entity;
Has not had any substantiated derogatory information relevant to the requested license reported to the Department about the applicant from any state agency contacted by the Department; or
Has not been dismissed, or resigned in lieu of dismissal, from a position for cause following allegations of misconduct having a reasonable relationship to the person's proposed area of licensure or qualification, if the applicant is a former Department employee or a former principal or employee of a licensed professional driver training school or licensed traffic survival school.
"Immediate family member" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 28-2401.
"Inactivation" or "inactive" means a temporary or permanent status, assigned by the Department to a school previously licensed under this Article, which prohibits the school from further engaging in the previously licensed activity after the occurrence of any of the following actions:
Cancellation of license, as defined in R17-5-323;
Suspension of license, as defined in R17-5-323;
Revocation of license, as defined in R17-5-323;
Non-renewal of license; or
Relinquishment of license.
"Licensee" means a school licensed by the Department or private entity under A.R.S. § 28-341 or 32-2371 and this Article, to perform a licensed activity.
"Principal" means any of the following:
If a sole proprietorship, the sole proprietor;
If a partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or corporation, the:
Partner;
Manager;
Member;
Officer;
Director;
Agent; or
If a limited liability company or corporation, each stockholder owning 20 percent or more of the limited liability company or corporation; or
If a political subdivision or government agency, the political subdivision or agency head.
"Principal place of business" means a licensed professional driver training school's or licensed traffic survival school's administrative headquarters, which shall not be used as a residence.
"Private entity" means an entity that contracts with the Department under A.R.S. § 28-3411 or 32-2352.
"Professional driver training school instructor " means an individual meeting the qualifications under R17-5-303 who can present specific training and educational curriculum to professional driver training school students as provided under this Article.
"Satisfactory driver record" means an applicant has not had within the past 39 months:
A conviction for driving under the influence, reckless or aggressive driving, racing on a highway, or leaving the scene of an accident;
A driver license previously canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified for any reason except for failing to meet or maintain the commercial driver license physical qualifications under 49 CFR 391.41 and A.A.C. R17-4-508; and More than three previous assignments to attend traffic survival school and no pending assignment.
"Traffic survival school qualified instructor" means an individual deemed qualified by the Department or private entity under this Article to conduct instruction of an education session on behalf of a licensed traffic survival school.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-5-301