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2020/2021

40-HOUR PARENT/TEEN
DRIVING GUIDE
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES

CONTENTS

DDS Customer Service Centers 6 DDS MISSION & CORE VALUES
DDS Commissioner and
Board Messages 7 Our Mission
Acknowledgements 8
Introduction 12 To provide secure driver and identity credentials to our
Sessions 1 & 2 16 customers with excellence and respect.
Sessions 3-5 18
Sessions 6 & 7 20 Our Core Values:
Sessions 8-10 22
Sessions 11-13 24 • Trusted Service
Sessions 14-16 26 • Ethical Actions
Sessions 17-18 28 • Accountable to All
• Motivated to Excellence
Sessions 19-21 30 #AchievingNewHeightsIn2019
Sections 22-24 32
Sessions 25-28 34 Title VI Policy Statement

The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) is committed to compliance
with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and all related nondiscrimination
authorities. DDS assures that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color,
national origin, sex, age, disability, low-income, and Limited English Proficiency
(LEP), be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be oth-
erwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity. DDS further
assures that every effort will be made to ensure nondiscrimination in all of its
programs and activities, whether or not those programs and activities are feder-
ally funded. In addition, DDS will take reasonable steps to provide meaningful
access to services for persons with Limited English Proficiency. Finally, DDS
written agreements with any party for federally funded programs or services
will include Title VI language as provided in the Title VI Program Assurances.

Sessions 29-30 36
Sessions 31-40 37
Parent/Teen Driving Agreement 38

This manual is produced by the Governmental Affairs and Communication Division of Georgia Department of Driver Services.
The information contained in this manual is not intended to be an official legal reference to the Georgia traffic laws. It is intended only to explain, in everyday language, those laws,
driving practices, and procedures that you will use most often. It should be noted that the material in this manual is subject to change to comply with amended State and Federal
legislation. The department’s primary statutory responsibilities are set forth in Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.)

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