Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the standards for an
approved motorcycle training school instructor.
(1) Instructor Eligibility. To be eligible
for approval as an instructor, an applicant must-
(A) Be at least eighteen (18) years
old;
(B) Submit a completed
application on the form prescribed by the division;
(C) Not have been convicted during the
preceding three (3) years of three (3) or more moving violations as defined in
section 302.010, RSMo, including
violations that resulted in an accident;
(D) The applicant must consent to a name
search conduct- ed using the Missouri Automated Criminal History System, the
cost of which is to be borne by the applicant, or provide the results of a
substantially similar search conducted by another state no more than thirty
(30) days prior to the application;
(E) Possess a valid motor vehicle driver
license with a motorcycle endorsement or the equivalent issued by another
state;
(F) Not have been convicted
during the preceding three (3) years of the offense of driving while
intoxicated (DWI), in violation of section
577.010, RSMo; and
(G) The above requirements outlined in
section (1) also apply to out-of-state instructor applicants.
(2) Motorcycle Rider Training
Program Requirements. An approved Motorcycle Rider Training Program will
include:
(A) Division-approved course
curriculum;
(B) A
student-to-instructor ratio for range instruction that does not exceed the
ratio specified by the approved curriculum; and
(C) A separate motorcycle available for each
student for twowheeled motorcycle courses. No more than two (2) students may
share a motorcycle for three- (3-) wheeled motorcycle courses.
(3) Curriculum
Standards-Entry-Level Course. The curriculum for an entry-level course will-
(A) Be determined by the division to meet the
Model National Standards for Entry-Level Motorcycle Rider
Training. The Model National Standards for Entry-Level Motorcycle
Rider Training is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this rule
as published January 2021 and distributed by the U.S. Department of
Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent
amendments or additions to this publication;
(B) Include a written examination to ensure
students comprehend key concepts as identified in the approved curriculum;
and
(C) Include a riding skills
test to ensure students can perform the riding skills taught in the course
according to the approved curriculum.
(4) Curriculum Standards-Non-License-Waiver
Course. The curriculum for a course of instruction in motorcycle operation for
a non-license-waiver course must include, at a minimum, the Model
National Standards for Entry-Level Motorcycle Training.
(5) Instructor Suspension-Notice and Hearing
Requirements. If the division intends to deny an applicant's approval as a
motorcycle training school instructor or suspend or revoke a previously
approved instructor application, notice and opportunity for a hearing must be
given as provided by the Missouri Administrative Procedures Act as set forth in
Chapter 536, RSMo. Any hearing or administrative or judicial review shall be a
contested case. The term of any suspension must not exceed one (1) year and may
be reduced by the division if the motorcycle training school has corrected the
grounds for suspension.
*Original authority: 302.134, RSMo
1995.
