Michigan § 256.635 - Change in owner, partner, officer, director, or designated representative or coordinator; change in address; notification; duties of person who stops operating as driver education provider; noncompliance as misdemeanor; penalty.
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§ 256.635. Change in owner, partner, officer, director, or designated representative or coordinator; change in address; notification; duties of person who stops operating as driver education provider; noncompliance as misdemeanor; penalty.
(1) A driver education provider shall immediately notify the secretary of state in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state of a change in an owner, partner, officer, director, or the designated representative or coordinator of the provider. Immediately upon notifying the secretary of state, the provider shall also submit a request to the department of state police for a criminal history check as described in section 29 of the changed owner, partner, officer, director, or the designated representative or coordinator of the provider.
(2) A driver education provider shall immediately notify the secretary of state in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state of a change of address for the established office location or the classroom facilities of the provider. The provider shall also submit with that address change notification any information, record, report, or other document prescribed by the secretary of state or required under this act.
(3) A person who stops operating as a driver education provider or no longer qualifies as a certified driver education provider shall immediately in a format prescribed by the secretary of state do all of the following:
(a) Return the certificate issued under section 13 to the secretary of state.
(b) Prepare a final inventory listing each segment 1 or segment 2 driver education course certificate of completion that the secretary of state issued to the provider during the past year.
(c) Return to the secretary of state each segment 1 or segment 2 driver education course certificate of completion in the provider's possession that the provider did not issue to a student.
(d) Inform the secretary of state of the location where the information, records, or other documents that the provider is required to maintain under this act will be stored for no less than 4 years after the provider stops operating as a driver education provider or fails to qualify for certification as a provider.
(4) A person who fails to immediately comply with subsection (3)(a), (b), or (c) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 256.635 ("Change in owner, partner, officer, director, or designated representative or coordinator; change in address; notification; duties of person who stops operating as driver education provider; noncompliance as misdemeanor; penalty.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. 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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