OAR 737-020-0060: Code of Ethics and Rules of Conduct

(1) Each provider accepts the responsibilities and requirements of the driving education profession and must adhere to the highest ethical standards of professional conduct. (2) To fulfill their obligations to the public and to ODOT-TSO, the provider must: (a) Recognize that the instruction and training of participants is a position of trust; (b) Exhibit competence and wisdom in conducting professional responsibilities; (c) Uphold and obey the law, including but not limited to the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code; and (d) Maintain and uphold the highest educational standards possible for instructing and training participants. (3) A provider may not engage in or knowingly allow any owner, administrator, manager, or employee of an approved provider to engage in any of the following: (a) Assist or knowingly allow a participant to fraudulently obtain certification for which the participant is ineligible or has not qualified; (b) Discriminate against a participant because of race, religion, national origin, size, disability, age, sex, or sexual orientation; (c) Possess any intoxicant or unlawful controlled substance or be under the influence of any intoxicant while providing instruction to course participants; or (d) Falsify any document or make a misrepresentation on an application, certification or any other record.