(a) The instructor examination shall be administered by the employing traffic violator school owner or operator pursuant to Section 345.54 of this Article, except as provided for in subsection (g) of this section.

(b) The instructor examination shall consist of 50 questions provided by the department. To pass the examination, the applicant must have 40 or more correct answers.

(c) An applicant who fails the examination shall be provided the opportunity to review the written examination, with the examiner, after it has been corrected. Another examination may be administered the same day or on another day.

(d) The traffic violator school owner or operator shall retain the examination taken by the student for three years.

(e) The traffic violator school owner or operator shall take steps to secure the examination questions and shall not allow the questions to be copied or otherwise reproduced in any manner except as required to administer the examination.

(f) The examination questions are for use solely by the traffic violator school for the administration of the instructor examination and shall not be distributed or shared with any other person.

(g) The instructor examination shall be administered by the department at any inspector office of the department for any owner or operator requesting authorization to instruct for the school.