N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-2.22

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:23-2.22 - Statement of services to be rendered and fees to be charged; service agreements

(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 student is under 18 years of age.

(b) The driving school shall comply with the conditions set forth in the sample service agreement in (d) below, specifically including:

1. To cancel a lesson and reschedule that lesson, 24 hours advance notice is required or the student may be charged for that lesson. Cancellation must be made at the phone number listed for the driving school. Appointments must be mutually agreed upon for date, time and location.

2. The number of minutes per lesson shall be the actual number of minutes of instruction provided to the student.

3. The student may rescind the agreement within 72 hours of the first lesson and upon such rescission shall receive a refund for any lessons or services not provided.

(c) The driving school shall provide to all students a receipt for payments made to the driving school.

(d) All service agreements shall contain, at a minimum, all information contained in the following sample service agreement:

SAMPLE
Service Agreement
School Information			Student Information
Name ____________________			Name _______________________
Address __________________			Address _____________________
			Permit/License #
License # _________________			of Student ___________________
Phone # __________________			Phone # _____________________
This agreement between (Driving School Name) and (Student Name) will
include the following services:
Itemized Account
Services			Total Cost to Student
Purchase Permit at Agency (Paid to School)			______________________
Transportation to Law Knowledge and Vision Tests			______________________
Road Test Services			______________________
Instruction Services	# Lessons	# Min. Per Lesson		Cost Per	Total
		Lesson	Cost of
		Lessons
Behind The Wheel	_______	_______		_______	_______
Classroom	_______	_______		_______	_______
Grand Total Cost to Student				$_______

This agreement must show an itemized account of any and all services rendered. In order to cancel a lesson and reschedule that lesson, 24 hours advance notice is required or the student may be charged for that lesson. Cancellation must be made at the phone number for the school listed above. Appointments must be mutually agreed upon for date, time and location.

The number of minutes per lesson specified shall be the actual number of minutes of instruction provided to the student. No more than three hours of behind-the-wheel instruction may be provided in any one calendar day. The only occupants of a driving school vehicle, other than a motorcycle, that is being operated on a public road or highway for purposes of the required six hours of behind-the-wheel driving instruction shall be the driving school instructor, the student who is receiving behind-the-wheel driving instruction and either a parent or legal guardian, an instructor-in-training or an instructor supervisor.

The vehicle to be used for instruction has: [ ] automatic transmission; [ ] standard manual gear shift; and shall be equipped with, at minimum, a brake for both the instructor and the student.

No fees will be charged other than those specified above.

This constitutes the entire agreement between the school and the student, or parent or legal guardian if the student is under 18 years of age, and no verbal statements or promises will be recognized. The student, or parent or legal guardian if the student is under 18 years of age, may rescind this agreement within 72 hours of the first lesson and upon such rescission shall receive a refund for any lesson or service not conducted or provided.

Signature Requirement
Date _________________	Student Signature __________
or Legal Guardian
Date _________________	Instructor's Signature ________

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:23-2.22

Amended by R.1984 d.216, effective 6/4/1984.
See: 16 N.J.R. 209(a), 16 N.J.R. 1354(a).
(b)7 added.
Repeal and New Rule, R.1991 d.371, effective 7/15/1991.
See: 23 N.J.R. 662(a), 23 N.J.R. 2151(a).
Former title "Contract file".
Amended by R.2010 d.080, effective 6/7/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4408(a), 42 N.J.R. 1059(a).
In (a), substituted the second occurrence of "and" for "and shall advise all students of the availability of" and inserted the last sentence; and in the introductory paragraph of (d), inserted a comma following "contain" and "minimum" and rewrote the terms of the agreement.