Florida Statute 488.04 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 488
COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOLS

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F.S. 488.04

488.04 Driver training school instructors; certificates; qualifications.—

(1) No person shall receive compensation for giving instructions in the operation of motor vehicles or act in the capacity of a professional driver training school instructor in this state without first obtaining an instructor’s certificate issued for such purpose by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. An application for a certificate shall be made in the form prescribed by the department. The fee for the initial application is $25, which is not refundable. The fee for the annual renewal of a certificate is $10. A certificate is valid for use only in connection with the business of the driver school or schools listed on the certificate by the department or in connection with a driver education course offered by a district school board. An applicant for an instructor’s certificate shall be required to take special eye tests, written tests, and road tests and to furnish proof of his or her qualifications and ability as an instructor.

(2) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may issue a duplicate certificate only upon receipt of an affidavit stating that the original certificate was physically destroyed, but may not issue a duplicate certificate for any other loss of the original certificate. The fee for issuance of a duplicate certificate is $2.

History.—s. 4, ch. 28142, 1953; ss. 24, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 31, ch. 75-284; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 4, 10, 11, ch. 84-150; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 479, ch. 97-103.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 488.04

Total Results: 4

Goad v. Florida Dept. of Corrections

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-02-27

Citation: 845 So. 2d 880, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 176, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 258, 2003 WL 545857

Snippet: criminal punishment. 522 U.S. at 99, 118 S.Ct. 488. [4] Section 960.297 provides in full: (1) The state

Dougherty v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-04-03

Citation: 813 So. 2d 217, 2002 WL 496962

Snippet: detailed here. [3] Dougherty I, 746 So.2d at 488. [4] We make no determination whether Judge Downey's

Garner v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1969-02-07

Citation: 218 So. 2d 460, 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 6259

Snippet: 74; Thomas v. State, Fla.App. 1968, 210 So.2d 488. (4)Consecutive sentences on consolidated informations

Staplin v. Canal Authority

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-04-09

Citation: 208 So. 2d 853

Snippet: Johns County, 98 Fla. 26, 123 So. 527, 65 A.L.R. 488. [4] Miller v. Florida Inland Navigation District