1. (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.
2. (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.
3. (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.
4. (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.
5. (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.