Section 11101 Of Chapter 1. Driving Schools And Driving Instructors From California Vehicle Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 1.
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. (a) This chapter does not apply to any of the following:
(1) Public schools or educational institutions in which driving
instruction is part of the curriculum.
(2) Nonprofit public service organizations offering instruction
without a tuition fee.
(3) Nonprofit organizations engaged exclusively in giving
off-the-highway instruction in the operation of motorcycles, if the
course of instruction is approved by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration and is not designed to prepare students for
examination by the department for an M1 or M2 drivers license or
endorsement.
(4) Commercial schools giving only off-the-highway instruction in
the operation of special construction equipment, as defined in this
code.
(5) Vehicle dealers or their salesmen giving instruction without
charge to purchasers of motor vehicles.
(6) Employers giving instruction to their employees.
(7) Commercial schools engaged exclusively in giving
off-the-highway instruction in the operation of racing vehicles or in
advanced driving skills to persons holding valid drivers' licenses,
except whenever that instruction is given to persons who are being
prepared for examination by the department for any class of driver's
license.
(b) For purposes of this section, "racing vehicle" means a motor
vehicle of a type that is used exclusively in a contest of speed and
that is not intended for use on the highways.
(c) (1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to direct or
restrict courses of instruction in driver education offered by
private secondary schools or to require the use of credentialed or
certified instructors in driver education courses offered by private
secondary schools.
(2) For the purposes of this section, private secondary schools
are those subject to Sections 33190 and 48222 of the Education Code.