Approval of courses; certificate of completion.
Effective Feb 18, 2022Feb. 9, 1984, D.C. Law 5-46, §§ 3, 4, 30 DCR 5638; Dec. 13, 2013, D.C. Law 20-51, § 2(b), 60 DCR 15155; Feb. 18, 2022, D.C. Law 24-51, § 2(d)
- (a) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall establish criteria and guidelines for the approval of motor vehicle accident prevention courses ("course") for all licensed drivers.
- (b) An approved classroom course shall require that each student receives a minimum of 6 hours of instruction for the initial course and 4 hours of instruction for the renewal courses.
- (c) An approved online course shall require that each student receives validation of instruction that is equal to or greater than that offered in a classroom course.
- (d) All course criteria shall endeavor to be consistent with the goals of the District's Vision Zero Initiative, including a focus on how drivers can ensure the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists.
- (e) An individual who successfully completes an approved course shall be issued a certificate of completion by the organization operating the course.
History
Feb. 9, 1984, D.C. Law 5-46, §§ 3, 4, 30 DCR 5638
Dec. 13, 2013, D.C. Law 20-51, § 2(b), 60 DCR 15155
Feb. 18, 2022, D.C. Law 24-51, § 2(d)
Effect of Amendments
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 20-51 substituted “50 years of age” for “55 years of age” in (a); rewrote (b), which read: “An approved course shall provide not less than 8 hours of actual classroom or field driving instruction”; and added (b-1).
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 40-492.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 50-2003.