S.C. Code Regs. § § 90-104

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 90-104 - Driver Training School License Application

A. If the application for a driving school license is made by an individual, it must be signed by the individual. If the application is made by a partnership, the application must be signed by a general partner. If the application is made by a corporation or LLC, the application must be signed by an authorized corporate officer.

B. Driving school licenses are not transferable.

C. No application for a driver training school will be accepted if the applicant has adopted any name similar to the name of an already licensed driver training school or if the applicant has adopted any name similar to any state or national organization. Use of the words "South Carolina" or "South Carolina State" in any driver training school's name is prohibited.

D. The application must be subscribed under oath. Each licensed driver training school, excluding duly accredited public colleges and public high schools, also must maintain a corporate surety bond in the amount of ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars. The bond must be conditioned to provide indemnification for tuition loss to:

1) any Student determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have suffered a loss of tuition as a result of material violation of law or this regulation;

2) a school ceases operation prior to a Student Successfully Completing; or

3) the loss of a school license as a result of final Department action.

E. Applications for Driver Training School license renewals must be submitted to the Department at least thirty (30) days prior to license expiration. Any renewal application (see SC Code § 56-23-40) received later than fifteen days after license's expiration will be treated as a new application and the driver training school shall not continue operation unless and until relicensed by the Department. No school is permitted to operate with an expired license, unless the Driver Training School provides proof to the Department that a complete application for renewal was submitted by them at least ten days prior to the expiration and the school has been given specific written permission from the Department to continue to operate while the Department processes the renewal application.

F. Upon receipt of a license, the licensee must display the license in the school's principal place of business. The Department must be notified within fifteen (15) days whenever there is a change in instructors, management, or insurance coverage. When any driving school ceases to operate, or if upon investigation it appears that the school has ceased to do business, the owner of the school must surrender the driving school license to the Department within fifteen (15) days. To be re-licensed, after the surrender of a school's license, the school owner must apply and meet the same requirements as a new school.

S.C. Code Regs. § 90-104

Added by State Register Volume 31, Issue No. 6, eff June 22, 2007; State Register Volume 45, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/28/2021; State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/24/2022.