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Is a driver training school required to keep a driver qualification file on each student?


§391.51 General requirements for driver qualification files.

Question 2: Is a driver training school required to keep a driver qualification file on each student?

Guidance: A training school must maintain a driver qualification file when the training school is acting as the student’s employer or when the school leases a CMV to the student and is operating in interstate commerce.

Regulatory Topic: Driver qualification files
Effective Date: Friday, February 28, 2020
Issued Date: Friday, February 28, 2020