SF 3140 Summary

• Requires the commissioner to conduct a criminal history and driver's license records check before issuing a driving instructor license.

• Background checks must include a state criminal records repository check, national criminal history check, and driver's license records system check, with fingerprints submitted to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

• Applicants must provide signed informed consent and pay required fees; failure to cooperate is reasonable cause to deny an application or suspend a license.

• Permits temporary driving instructor licenses for up to 180 days based on applicant affidavit of no gross misdemeanor or felony conviction and state criminal history checks.

• Commissioner may reissue a temporary license if the national criminal records repository check is submitted timely but not completed within the 180-day period.