D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-905
No person shall engage in the business of conducting a driving school in the District of Columbia without first obtaining a license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
For the purposes of this chapter, the "business of conducting a driving school" means giving instruction in driving a motor vehicle in the District of Columbia, where a fee for the instruction is charged either directly or indirectly.
The offering of a course, approved under § 911, shall not constitute "the business of conducting a driving school," where the person or organization approved to offer a course under § 911 is not primarily in the business of offering driving instruction to persons below the age of fifty-five (55) for a fee, either directly or indirectly.
For the purposes of this chapter, "person" includes an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, company, executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee.
The driving school license shall be conspicuously displayed at the place of business of the licensee.
No person shall be employed by any driving school to give instructions in driving a motor vehicle unless he or she is licensed to act as an instructor under the provisions of this chapter.
Any violation of §§ 905 through 910 of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($ 300), or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days (D.C. Code § 47-2347 (1990 Repl. Vol.)).
In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law any violation of these regulations, either before or after conviction therefore, shall be grounds for revocation of the driving school license.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-905