Definitions

PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used in the rules which pertain to the administration and operations of the Motorcycle Safety Education Program. (1) Commission—Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission created by article IV, section 29, of the Missouri Constitution, which oversees the Missouri Department of Transportation. (2) Department—Missouri Department of Transportation. (3) Division—Highway Safety and Traffic Division. A division within the department responsible for administering motorcycle rider training and safety program according to 7 CSR 60-1.010 through 7 CSR 60-1.040. A designee under contract with the commission and selected by the division may administer the program on the division’s behalf. (4) Entry-level course—A course of instruction in motorcycle operation designed to meet the training requirement to obtain a Class M driver’s license or endorsement issued by the Missouri Department of Revenue. (5) Instructor—An individual approved by the division to teach motorcycle operator training courses in Missouri. (6) Minor—Any person aged fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) years (calculated as 15 years and 182 days) the first day of the course but less than eighteen (18) years old when the course is completed. (7) Motorcycle rider training program—A training and safety program which provides knowledge, skills, and safety relating to the operation of motorcycles to all motorcyclists in this state. This program also provides public information regarding motorcycle safety including sharing the roadway with motorcycles. (8) Motorcycle training school—An approved public or private entity contracted by the commission to provide motorcycle rider training on a regular basis. A motorcycle training school is not an agent, servant, or employee of the commission, department, or the state of Missouri. (9) Non-license-waiver course—A course of instruction in motorcycle operation for experienced motorcyclists that is not an entry-level course. (10) Range—The area of a training site where on-cycle training is conducted. (11) Quality Assurance—A process to ensure compliance with state program requirements as set forth in 7 CSR 60-1.020 and promote continuous improvement of the program. AUTHORITY: section 302.134, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 11 CSR 60-1.010. Original rule filed March 20, 1996, effective Sept. 30, 1996. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 2001, effective June 30, 2002. Moved to 7 CSR 60-1.010, effective Aug. 28, 2003. Amended: Filed Oct. 17, 2016, effective July 30, 2017. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Sept. 9, 2022, effective April 30, 2023. *Original authority: 302.134, RSMo 1995, amended 2014.