MCL 256.629 Driver Education Provider Certificate; Application; Classifications; Investigation; Eligibility Requirements; Evidence; Bond Or Renewal Certificate; Stipulation of Agreement to Service of Process; Applicability of Subsection (3); Classroom Facility; Liability Insurance; Multiple Driving Facility; Orientation and Education Program; Fees

• Library: Michigan Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Public Act 321 of the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: MCL 256.629

(1) A person may apply to the secretary of state for a driver education provider certificate in 1 or more of the following classifications:

(a) Adult driver training.

(b) Teen driver training.

(c) Commercial vehicle driver training.

(2) The secretary of state shall not grant an original driver education provider certificate under this act until an investigation is made of the applicant's qualification.

(3) Except as provided in this act, an applicant must do or submit evidence that he or she has done or will do, as applicable, all of the following to be eligible to receive a driver education provider certificate:

(a) Submit a properly completed application signed by the applicant.

(b) Maintain an established office location.

(c) Maintain classroom facilities in a public or commercial setting.

(d) Maintain the surety bond required under this section.

(e) Require each of their designated representatives or coordinators to complete a criminal history check as described in section 29.

(f) Provide the name and address of each designated representative or coordinator of the applicant, if applicable.

(g) Provide the name, address, date of birth, and Social Security number of each owner or partner and, if a corporation, of each of the principal officers.

(h) Provide a statement of the previous history, record, and associations of the applicant and of each owner, partner, officer, director, and designated representative or coordinator. The statement must be sufficient to establish to the satisfaction of the secretary of state the business reputation and character of the applicant.

(i) Provide a statement indicating whether the applicant or its designated representative or coordinator has ever applied for a driver education provider certificate in this state or any other state, and the result of that application.

(j) Provide a statement indicating whether the applicant or its designated representative or coordinator has ever been denied a driver education provider certificate or has ever been the holder of a certificate that was suspended or revoked.

(k) If the applicant is a corporation or partnership, provide a statement indicating whether a partner, employee, officer, director, or its designated representative or coordinator has ever been denied a driver education provider certificate or has ever been the holder of a certificate that was suspended or revoked.

(l) Certify that the applicant or another person named on the application is not acting as the alter ego of any other person or persons in seeking the certificate. For the purpose of this subdivision, "alter ego" means a person that acts for and on behalf of, or in the place of, another person for purposes of obtaining a driver education provider certificate.