OAR 735-160-0005
Definitions


The following definitions apply to terms in chapter 735, division 160 rules.

(1)

“Behind-the-wheel” instruction means the portion of the training that requires the student to be located in the automobile.

(2)

“Cancellation” in regards to a School Certificate or Instructor Certificate means to declare a School Certificate or Instructor Certificate void with a new certificate obtainable only as defined in OAR 735-160-0115 (Commercial Driver Training School and Instructor Sanctions)(12).

(3)

“Code of Ethics and Rules of Conduct Violation” means any violation of the standards established by OAR 735-160-0130 (Code of Ethics and Rules of Conduct).

(4)

“Commercial Driver Training School” or “School” means a privately or publicly owned driver training facility in Oregon that has been issued a School Certificate by DMV to provide student drivers behind-the-wheel instruction, classroom instruction or both, for a fee.

(5)

“Commercial Driver Training School Operator” or “Operator” means the person designated on the School Certificate as the representative responsible for the operation of a Commercial Driver Training School certified by DMV.

(6)

“Commercial Driver Training School Instructor” or “Instructor” means a person issued an Instructor Certificate by DMV who is an employee of a Commercial Driver Training School, and who teaches, conducts classes, gives demonstrations or supervises the practice of student drivers.

(7)

“Corrected School Certificate” means a certificate issued based on an application submitted by an Operator to:

(a)

Correct or change a school name or address; or

(b)

Correct or change the person designated as the school’s Operator.

(8)

“Corrected Instructor Certificate” means a certificate issued based on an application submitted by an Instructor to:

(a)

Correct or change the name or address of the school employing the Instructor; or

(b)

Correct or change the Instructor’s name.

(9)

“DMV” means the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation.

(10)

“Employee” means an individual who may or may not provide services for the school for compensation. For purposes of these rules, this definition includes an independent contractor.

(11)

“Instructor Certificate” means a certificate issued by DMV as provided in ORS 822.530 (Certificate) to a Commercial Driver Training School Instructor to provide, for a fee, student drivers behind-the-wheel instruction, classroom instruction, or both.

(12)

“Instructor Card” means a Card issued to an Instructor certified by DMV as evidence of Instructor certification.

(13)

“Jurisdiction” means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, a territory or province of Canada, any state of the Republic of Mexico or the Federal District of Mexico or foreign government that has legal authority to issue driver licenses.

(14)

“Permanent classroom facility” means a classroom used on a continuing, ongoing basis.

(15)

“Revocation” means the termination of the authority granted under a School Certificate or an Instructor Certificate for a specified period, with a new certificate obtainable only as defined under 735-160-0115 (Commercial Driver Training School and Instructor Sanctions)(11).

(16)

“School Certificate” means a certificate issued by DMV as provided in ORS 822.515 (Certificates) to a Commercial Driver Training School Operator.

(17)

“Student driver” or “student” means a person who is receiving classroom or behind-the-wheel instruction, or both, at a Commercial Driver Training School.

(18)

“Supplemental School Certificate” means a certificate issued by DMV that authorizes a school to operate, under the same business name, at an additional business location that is 500 or more feet beyond any other authorized business location of the school. An additional business location includes a location where business records are kept and business activities are conducted but does not include a location where only instruction is provided.

(19)

“Suspension” means the temporary withdrawal for a specified period of time of the authority to conduct business or perform instructional activities granted under a School Certificate or an Instructor Certificate.

(20)

“Traffic crime” means a conviction under Oregon statute or city ordinance, or a comparable statute or city ordinance of any other jurisdiction, for any misdemeanor or felony involving the use of a motor vehicle that may result in a jail sentence.

(21)

“Warning” means a written correction notice issued by DMV to the Operator or an Instructor of a Commercial Driver Training School that requires corrective action be taken as specified by DMV.
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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