Congratulations on your decision to join the team of elite professionals which make up the Defensive Driving School organization in Arizona.
**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
Annual Instructor Training
The Judicial Education Center is conducting Defensive Driver Instructor Training on the following dates:
Friday, July 13th, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the State Courts Building, Room 101
Friday, August 10th, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Judicial Education Center
A link for registration will be provided closer to the date of the training.
New School Certification Information and Application
The following documentation provides information about starting an Arizona certified defensive driving school. Please read all materials before completing an application. The applications are form-fill documents, which require you to open the documents, complete the forms online and print them out to send in to the Arizona Supreme Court, along with any required attachments. You cannot submit these forms electronically.
New school applicants:
Click here for informational/instructional documents.
Click here for required applications.
PLEASE NOTE: The Certification and Licensing Division of the Arizona Supreme Court will not accept any handwritten applications. Please do not send any of the informational documents in with your applications.
Instructor Certification Information and Application
To become a certified Instructor you are required to obtain and complete the following documentation:
The Initial Application for Instructor Certification *(pdf)
2012 ExaminationSchedule(2).pdf Study Guide (pdf)
Police Instructor Waiver (pdf)
(*Please Note: a paper application can be obtained by calling 602-452-3987)
School Complaint Form
Download the Complaint Form for a Defensive Driving School
List of Certified Schools
Click Here to view a comprehensive list of all Defensive Driving Schools available in Arizona.
Reference Documents
Administrative Order No. 2011-70 (pdf)
ADA Toolkit: Chapter 1, Statutes & Regulations (pdf)
Firearms in the Classroom (pdf)
Title 28 Legislative Update 2011 (pdf)
Administrative Order 2010-115 Affecting ACJA 7-205 On 1-31-2011
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