Virginia law requires driver training schools to maintain detailed records of students, courses, and business operations for at least three years, ensuring secure storage and accessibility. Schools must use approved certificate forms to verify course completion, and failure to produce records can lead to presumption of course non-completion. The law also authorizes the Department to regulate record-keeping and certificate issuance procedures.
They must keep student records, business records, and other required documents at their established location or an approved alternative for three years, ensuring secure storage and easy access.
Records must be preserved for a period of three years from the date of creation.
There is a rebuttable presumption that the student did not complete the course if records are not available, which can impact certification and licensing.
Yes, records can be stored in electronic, magnetic, optical media, or microfilm, provided they are preserved in a manner allowing systematic retrieval.