Student and Parent Requirements (Temporary Instructional Permits, Student/Parent Information)
Temporary Instructional Permits
A Temporary Instructional Permit (TIP) is the DMV paper permit issued after a student passes the knowledge test while the permanent permit is being processed. It is not a school-issued document and it is not a driver’s license. The student must carry the TIP, obey its expiration date and any restrictions, and drive only with a licensed instructor or other qualified supervising driver as the permit allows. A driving school must verify a valid TIP or instruction permit before behind-the-wheel instruction and must not accept an expired TIP.
Student and parent information
Schools must give students and parents written information about total fees, cancellation and refund rules, insurance coverage, instructor identification, the complaint process, and permit and TIP conditions. For a minor, a parent or guardian must sign the application and consent to instruction. The school should explain that a TIP does not authorize solo driving or general practice with an unqualified supervisor.
Worked example
A 15½-year-old has passed driver education and the DMV knowledge test. The school receives a paper TIP that expires in two weeks. The school schedules a lesson after the expiration date because the permanent permit has not arrived. This is a violation: the TIP is time-limited, and instruction after expiration is driving without a valid permit.
Traps
Treating a TIP as a full permit; missing a parent signature; failing to give required fee and refund information; accepting an expired or altered TIP; assuming a pending DMV application extends the TIP.