Sec.14-78-20. Definitions

As used in section 14-78-20 to section 14-78-52, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) "Behind-the-wheel instruction" means instruction or training provided to a student by a commercial driving instructor, which permits the student to obtain driving experience on public roads and highways, in a motor vehicle equipped and registered as required by law, while the student is operating the motor vehicle, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-78-34 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, or in accordance with section 14-78-42a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(2) "Classroom instruction" means group instruction of students in a classroom or similar group situation by a commercial driving instructor, in accordance with section 14-78-33 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(3) "Clock hour" means sixty (60) minutes;

(4) "Commercial driving instructor" means a person who has an instructor's license as provided in section 14-73 of the Connecticut General Statutes and is employed by a commercial driving school licensed by the commissioner in accordance with section 14-69 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(5) "Commercial driving school" means a person, firm, corporation, or other business entity that engages in the business of providing driver education and that is licensed by the Commissioner in accordance with section 14-69 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(6) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of motor vehicles or the commissioner's designee;

(7) "Department" means the department of motor vehicles;

(8) "Driver's education certificate" means a form approved by the commissioner, which evidences successful completion of course requirements as required by sections 14-78-35 or 14-78-36 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(9) "Driver education program" means an organized system of instruction in safe driving procedures and practice, approved by the commissioner, permitting a student to obtain behind-the-wheel or classroom instruction, or both;

(10) "Dual control vehicle" means a motor vehicle having dual controls on the foot-brake and on the clutch if so equipped, installed and maintained in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer thereof, operable by a person in the front seat of the vehicle other than the driver;

(11) "Full course" means a minimum of thirty (30) classroom hours and eight (8) hours of behind-the-wheel instruction received from a commercial driving school in accordance with section 14-78-33 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(12) "License certificate" means the document issued by the commissioner authorizing a driver education program to be conducted;

(13) "Master instructor" means a person approved by the commissioner to provide instructor training, and who meets the requirements of section 14-78-49 of the Regulations of Connecticut States Agencies;

(14) "Place of business" means the physical location where driver education, or other business associated with operating a commercial driving school, is conducted; and

(15) "Simulator" means a machine that simulates specific conditions or the characteristics of the real process of driving a motor vehicle for the purposes of driver education;

(16) "Student" means a person enrolled in a course of classroom instruction, behind the wheel instruction, or both in motor vehicle operation and highway safety at a commercial driving school.

(Effective February 24, 1997; Amended November 2, 2009; Amended October 1, 2012)