Disciplinary actions: Driving schools

For details about many of these disciplinary actions, please see Search business and professional licenses.

February 2012

John Quintana — Olympia/Yelm

• Finding: Unprofessional conduct.
• Action: Barred from applying for an instructor’s or school owner’s license for 2 years.

November 2011

Esther and Terry Bay, dba Drive Tech LLC of Puyallup — Puyallup

(The school is now under new ownership.)

• Finding:
  • Engaged in unlicensed activity.
  • Failed to submit required reports.
  • Failed to maintain required records.
  • Fraudulent practices.
  • Unprofessional conduct.
• Action: License revoked for 1 year, and fined $1,000.

September 2011

Mike Cassidy — Port Orchard

• Finding: Failed to submit required records.
• Action: $200 fine with additional $600 stayed.

July 2011

Devon Houseman — Olympia

• Finding: Engaged in unlicensed activity and unprofessional conduct
• Action: License suspended for 6 months (stayed) and fined $200.

Jared Johnson — Edmonds

• Findings:
  • Unprofessional conduct.
  • Unlicensed activity.
  • Reporting violations.
• Action: Driver training instructor’s license revoked for 1 year and fined $1,000.

June 2011

Matthew Carpenter — Lake Stevens

• Finding: Failed to report change of employment.
• Action: License suspended for 3 months (stayed),and fined $200.

Steve Kulin — Vancouver

• Finding: Failed to submit required records and made a misrepresentation on an application.
• Action: License suspended for 3 years (stayed) and fined $1,000.

Linda Story — Goldendale

• Finding: Instructed students under the age of 15 and instructed students without Instruction Permits.
• Action: Surrendered license for 10 years.

May 2011

Monica Foster — Seattle

• Finding: Made a misrepresentation on an instructor’s application.
• Action: License suspended for 6 months (stayed), and fined $200.

April 2011

Carolea Starke — Battleground

• Finding: Unprofessional conduct.
• Action: License suspended for 6 months (stayed), and fined $200.