343.72 Rules for conducting driver schools; prohibited practices.

(1) No licensee may agree to give refresher lessons, unless the student states that he or she has had previous experience operating a motor vehicle.

(5m) No driver school may represent that completion of a course of instruction will guarantee that the student will pass the driving skills test administered by the department or by a 3rd-party tester under s. 343.16 (1) (bm). A driver school may only represent by means of a certificate of completion that the student has satisfactorily completed the required course.

(6) All licensees must ascertain from the department the routes in the licensee's locale on which road tests are given by state license examiners and by authorized examiners of 3rd-party testers under s. 343.16 (1) (bm). No licensee may instruct on these routes, except that driver schools may operate on these routes if comparable training location opportunities are not otherwise available in the locale.

(7) Licensees may not publish, advertise, or create the impression that a license is guaranteed or assured. The display of a sign such as “License Secured Here" is forbidden.

(10) All driver training cars used by the school must be identified by a sign visible to other vehicles from behind stating that the vehicle is a driver school vehicle.

(11) All driver training vehicles must be registered with the department with a brief description of each, including the make, model, and registration number, and shall be kept in safe working condition, as established by the department by rule. The department may promulgate rules authorizing the department to place any driver training vehicle out of service for a vehicle equipment violation or for failure to file with the department proof of insurance for the vehicle.

(12) All driver training vehicles shall be equipped with dual controls so that the instructor can stop the vehicle promptly. The department may inspect these vehicles at its discretion. After initial inspection of any driver training vehicle by the department, a driver school may, as provided by rule, certify to the department the condition of any driver training vehicle of a model year not more than 3 years old.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a), (e); 1981 c. 314; 1991 a. 316; 2005 a. 397; 2009 a. 28.