California Driver Education Online Driving School Process

If you are 15 ½ to 17 ½ years of age, you will need to provide proof that you:

* Completed Califronia driver education online or are enrolled in an online driving school (Form DL 387 or OL 237) and are taking driver training (DL 392 or OL 392)
NOTE: BE CAREFUL- OL certificates come from DMV LICENSED drivers ed course providers that have had their course reveiwed by the DMV for your students safety. DL certificates that come from online driver education providers offering the DL-387 have NO requirement to have their online driver education course REVEIWED by the DMV OR Department of Education. California is currently working to correct this.

OR

* Completed both driver education and drivers training (DL 387, DL 388, DL 388A, OL 237, or OL 238).

OR

* Are enrolled and participating in an approved integrated driver education/driver's training program (DL 400).

To apply for a provisional instructional permit, you will need the following:

* Be at least 15 ½, but under 18 years of age and have completed California driver education.
* Visit a DMV office (make an Appointment(s) for faster service)
* Complete the application form DL 44 (An original DL 44 form must be submitted. Copies obtained by xeroxing, faxing, or other methods will not be accepted.)
* Have your parents’ or guardians’ signatures on the application form DL 44
* Give a thumb print
* Have your picture taken
* Provide your social security number.
* Verify your birth date and legal presence
* "Provide your true full name if your name no longer matches the name on your birth date legal presence document."
* Submit the proper form(s) for California Driver Education and/or Drivers Training Classes.
* Pay the application fee
* Pass a vision exam
* Pass a traffic laws and sign test. There are 46 questions on the test. A passing score is at least 39 correct answers. You have three chances to pass the test. If you fail, you must wait 7 days before taking it again.

Note: Driver Education is the classroom training while Drivers Training is in the car after you have a permit.

A parent, guardian, spouse or adult 25 years of age or older, who has a valid California driver's license, must be with you when you drive. He or she must sit in a position close enough to take control of the vehicle, if necessary. It is illegal for you to drive alone at any time.

Once you have held you permit for 6 months you may take the driving test to recieve your provisional Drivers license.

Provisional Driving Restrictions—You must be accompanied and supervised by a licensed parent, guardian or other licensed driver 25 years of age or older or a licensed or certified driving instructor when you:

* Transport passengers under 20 years of age at any time, for the first twelve months.
* Drive between 11 pm and 5 am for the first twelve months.

Persons under 18 may not be employed to drive a motor vehicle. When you turn 18 years of age, the provisional part of your license ends. You may continue to drive as an adult using your photo license, which will expire on your 5th birthday after the date you applied.

Exceptions to Restrictions

When reasonable transportation is not available and it is necessary for you to drive, the law grants the following exceptions for minors to drive between 11 pm and 5 am or to transport an immediate family member unaccompanied and unsupervised.

A signed note must be kept in your possession explaining the necessity and the date when the driving necessity will end.

Schooling or school-authorized activity. The note must be signed by your school principal, dean, or his/her designee.

Employment necessity and the need to operate a vehicle as part of your employment when signed by your employer verifying employment.

The best part of the whole process is the student and parent will sit in the comfort of their own computer environment. They will be able to learn at their own pace. They will have complete flexibility with their time. And most importantly, they will use a technique of learning that has been proven to be superior to conventional classroom training.