Idaho § 54-5406 - DRIVING INSTRUCTORS - REQUIREMENTS
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§ 54-5406. DRIVING INSTRUCTORS - REQUIREMENTS
(1) Each person applying for a driving instructor license must complete an application provided by the division of occupational and professional licenses that requires the applicant to be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent, including proof of graduation from a nonpublic school, a valid driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record from the jurisdiction from which the license was issued, a satisfactory fingerprint-based criminal history check in accordance with section 67-9411A , Idaho Code, a medical certificate, and any required completed coursework. Licensees shall certify that they hold a current medical certificate at the time of license renewal.
(2) Every new applicant for a license pursuant to this chapter shall have completed a board-approved apprenticeship training program of no fewer than thirty (30) hours of classroom instruction and fifty (50) hours of behind-the-wheel training. The board may waive, as a whole or either part, the apprenticeship for an applicant who holds a current, active and unrestricted equivalent instructor license from another state or who has the requisite training and experience as demonstrated in a manner established by board rule. Such applicant shall submit supporting documentation with the completed application and shall meet all other requirements in this chapter and in board rule.
[54-5406, added 2009, ch. 251, sec. 2, p. 767; am. 2010, ch. 145, sec. 3, p. 308; am. 2014, ch. 157, sec. 2, p. 441; am. 2020, ch. 213, sec. 6, p. 623; am. 2022, ch. 94, sec. 73, p. 329; am. 2024, ch. 101, sec. 21, p. 462; am. 2026, ch. 135, sec. 15, p. 643.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-5406 ("DRIVING INSTRUCTORS - REQUIREMENTS") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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