46.2-490 - Establishment of driver improvement clinic program; application fees. - Virginia Statutes

§ 46.2-490. Establishment of driver improvement clinic program; applicationfees.

A. The Commissioner shall, in his discretion, contract with such entities asthe Commissioner deems fit, including private or governmental entities, todevelop curricula for a statewide driver improvement clinic program. Suchprogram shall include instruction concerning but not limited to (i) alcoholand drug abuse, (ii) aggressive driving, (iii) distracted driving, (iv)motorcycle awareness, and (v) work zone safety. The driver improvement clinicprogram shall be established for the purpose of instructing personsidentified by the Department and the court system as problem drivers in needof driver improvement education and training and for those drivers interestedin improved driving safety. The clinics shall be composed of uniformeducation and training programs designed for the rehabilitation of problemdrivers, and for the purpose of creating a lasting and corrective influenceon their driving performance. The clinics shall operate in localities basedon their geographical location so as to be reasonably accessible to personsattending these clinics.

B. All businesses, organizations, governmental entities or individuals thatwant to provide driver improvement clinic instruction as a driver improvementclinic or instructor in the Commonwealth using approved curricula shall applyto the Department to be licensed to do so, based on criteria established bythe Department. A nonrefundable annual license application fee of $100 shallbe paid to the Department by all such businesses, organizations, governmentalentities or individuals. A nonrefundable annual license fee of $25 shall alsobe paid for each additional clinic location operated by a clinic. Anonrefundable annual license fee of $50 shall be paid to the Department by aperson applying for a clinic instructor license. However, neither the annuallicense fee for each additional clinic location nor the annual license feefor a clinic instructor license shall be required of or collected from theVirginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads or its members in connectionwith clinics that are provided for emergency vehicle operation training. Allsuch application fees collected by the Department shall be paid by theCommissioner into the state treasury and shall be set aside as a special fundto be used to meet the expenses of the Department.

(1974, c. 453, § 46.1-514.3; 1989, c. 727; 1995, c. 672; 2002, c. 177; 2004,c. 622; 2007, c. 180.)