{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-256.653","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 256.653","heading":"Teen driver training; duties of driver education provider.","body":"Sec. 33.\n\nA driver education provider issued a driver education provider certificate that is classified for teen driver training under this act shall comply with all of the following:\n\n(a) Verify that a person enrolled in a driver education course complies with the following:\n\n( i ) Is 14 years, 8 months of age or older before beginning a segment 1 curriculum. A student's initial attendance or participation in a class shall not begin or commence on a date after the first day of that scheduled class without good cause. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the student being less than 14 years and 8 months on the first day of class is not good cause.\n\n( ii ) If less than 14 years, 8 months of age, that the secretary of state has issued the person an approval, as prescribed by the secretary of state, for a minor restricted driver license under section 312 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.312.\n\n( iii ) Meets the physical or mental requirements for a motor vehicle operator's license under section 309 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.309.\n\n(b) Provide a driver education course that has been approved by the secretary of state under this act.\n\n(c) Administer a knowledge test approved by the secretary of state under this act to each student at the completion of a driver education course in accordance with the standards prescribed by the secretary of state under this act.\n\n(d) For a student or customer who is less than 18 years of age, sign a written agreement with the student or customer or the student's or customer's parent or legal guardian. The agreement shall provide that the driver education provider shall have not less than 2 students in the vehicle used by the student or customer during behind-the-wheel instruction. A student's or customer's parent or legal guardian may waive this requirement only in writing.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 256","Act Act-384-of-2006"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-256-653","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"365be2be71faa61aa7309d4aea2332de87cadf3e0aebcb844bfd24bfbbb437ec","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-256.651","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-256.655"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}