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All records shall be preserved in original form or in film, magnetic, electronic, or optical media, including microfilm or microfiche, for a period of three years in a manner that permits systematic retrieval. All records required to be maintained by the provisions of this section or by regulation shall be available to the Commissioner or his agents during regular business hours or at any other reasonable time, as determined by the Commissioner. A driver training school shall ensure that all student records are stored securely so that only employees of such school can access the records, except as otherwise provided in this section.B\n\nThe failure of a driver training school to maintain or produce contemporary records that a person completed a course shall create a rebuttable presumption that such person did not complete such course. The Commissioner may require a school to use certificate forms provided by the Department to show completion of a course. 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapter 79<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79825,"section_number":"46.2-1701.2","catch_line":"Schools required to have established places of business","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1701.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":231887,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68531,"identifier":"46.2-1701.3","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1701.3","url":"\/46.2-1701.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1701.3\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/17\/1\/46.2-1701.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Records to be maintained; certification of classes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1701.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A driver training school<\/span> shall maintain all student records, business records<\/span>, and other records, as required by the Department<\/span>, at its established place of business. The Commissioner<\/span> may, on written request from a driver training school<\/span>, permit records to be maintained at a location other than the established place of business for good cause shown. All records shall be preserved in original form or in film, magnetic, electronic, or optical media, including microfilm or microfiche, for a period of three years in a manner that permits systematic retrieval. All records required to be maintained by the provisions of this section or by regulation shall be available to the Commissioner<\/span> or his agents<\/span> during regular business hours or at any other reasonable time, as determined by the Commissioner<\/span>. A driver training school<\/span> shall ensure that all student records are stored securely so that only employees of such school can access the records, except as otherwise provided in this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The failure of a driver training school<\/span> to maintain or produce contemporary records that a person completed a course shall create a rebuttable presumption<\/span> that such person did not complete such course. The Commissioner<\/span> may require a school to use certificate forms provided by the Department<\/span> to show completion of a course. The Commissioner<\/span> may limit the number of certificate forms provided to a driver training school<\/span> based upon criteria established by the Department<\/span>, including the number of licensed instructors<\/span>, the number of vehicles<\/span> used by the school, and the types of courses taught by the school. The Commissioner<\/span> may also require that a driver training school<\/span> submit course completion information electronically in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED; CERTIFICATION OF CLASSES (\u00a7 46.2-1701.3)\n\nA. A driver training school shall maintain all student records, business\nrecords, and other records, as required by the Department, at its established\nplace of business. The Commissioner may, on written request from a driver\ntraining school, permit records to be maintained at a location other than the\nestablished place of business for good cause shown. All records shall be\npreserved in original form or in film, magnetic, electronic, or optical media,\nincluding microfilm or microfiche, for a period of three years in a manner that\npermits systematic retrieval. All records required to be maintained by the\nprovisions of this section or by regulation shall be available to the\nCommissioner or his agents during regular business hours or at any other\nreasonable time, as determined by the Commissioner. A driver training school\nshall ensure that all student records are stored securely so that only employees\nof such school can access the records, except as otherwise provided in this\nsection.\n\nB. The failure of a driver training school to maintain or produce contemporary\nrecords that a person completed a course shall create a rebuttable presumption\nthat such person did not complete such course. The Commissioner may require a\nschool to use certificate forms provided by the Department to show completion of\na course. The Commissioner may limit the number of certificate forms provided to\na driver training school based upon criteria established by the Department,\nincluding the number of licensed instructors, the number of vehicles used by the\nschool, and the types of courses taught by the school. The Commissioner may also\nrequire that a driver training school submit course completion information\nelectronically in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 587; 2025, c. 79.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}