OAR 735-160-0020: Location and Promotion

(1) A school may not be operated from a liquor store, bar, tent, temporary stand, temporary address, mailing service, or through a telephone answering service. (2) A school must have a business location in Oregon having at least one structure where records required to be maintained are kept and made available for DMV inspection. The school certificate must list the business location. (3) A commercial driver training school with more than one business location must notify DMV by regular mail or email of any additional business locations prior to conducting business from that business location. (4) If the primary or sole business location changes, DMV must issue a new school certificate before business may be conducted at the new location. For a business that operates in multiple locations, the school must notify DMV of any change in location prior to conducting business from that location. (5) If the name of the school changes, the school must obtain a new school certificate. (6) The following promotion practices must be followed: (a) A school, operator, employee or instructor may not falsely guarantee DMV will issue driving privileges upon an applicant’s enrollment in the school. (b) A school, operator, employee or instructor may not solicit business or cause business to be solicited on its behalf on a premises owned or leased by the DMV without prior written authorization from DMV. (c) DMV certification of a school is not an endorsement or recommendation by DMV of the school or its services. A school may not express or imply in any promotional material that the school is endorsed or recommended by the State of Oregon or any agency of the State. A school may indicate in its promotional material that, “This school is certified by the State of Oregon.” (d) A school may list only the DMV-approved business locations as the address for the business in any school advertisement or business solicitation. (e) A school, an employee of the school or any other person affiliated with the school may not disseminate false, deceptive or misleading information about the school, or authorize others to do the same, in any advertisement, publication, or business solicitation. (f) A school may list only the school name as it appears on the current school certificate in any publication, form, advertisement, business solicitation, or sign. (g) A school advertisement, publication, employee, or other person affiliated with the school may not knowingly encourage any person who is not domiciled in or a resident of Oregon to apply for Oregon driving privileges.