4501-53-03 Instructor qualifications for certification to teach.

 

 

 

4501-53-03                  Instructor qualifications for certificate to teach.

 

 

 

(A)The department shall issue a certificate to teach to any applicant who meets the following:

 

(1)Submits to the department a completed application on a form approved by the director;

 

(a) No applicant shall submit an application that contains false or misleading information.

 

(2) Possesses a high school diploma or GED;

 

(3)Possesses a current Red Cross first aid card or equivalent and a current Red Cross CPR card or equivalent;

 

(4)Is an experienced motorcycle operator, licensed for at least three years with a valid operator's license and motorcycle endorsement;

 

(5) Has a driving record free of any of the following:

 

(a) Three or more chargeable crashes within the three years preceding the date of application;

 

(b) Three or more moving violation convictions under Chapter 4511. of the Revised Code, or equivalent convictions from another jurisdiction, within the three years preceding the date of application;

 

(c) An accumulation of more than five points under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code, or equivalent action from another jurisdiction, within the three years preceding the date of application;

 

(d)A twelve-point administrative action under section 4507.021 of the Revised Code, or equivalent action from another jurisdiction, within the ten years preceding the date of application.

 

(6)Successfully  completes  an  instructor  preparation  course  approved  by  the director;

 

(7)Successfully completes the BRC within the current or preceding calendar year in which the instructor preparation course is being offered;

 

(8)Upon request, submits a criminal abstract provided by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and dated by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation not more than forty-five days after such request;

 

(9) Has not been convicted of, pled guilty to, had a judicial finding of guilt for, or

 

 

had a judicial finding of eligibility for treatment in lieu of conviction for, any of the following:

(a) Any felony;

(b) A misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(c) A misdemeanor of the first or second degree which is reasonably related to a person's ability to serve safely and honestly in connection with a motorcycle training course;

(d)A violation of any federal, state, county, or municipal narcotics law;

(e) Any act committed in another state or jurisdiction that, if committed in Ohio, would constitute a violation set forth in this paragraph.

(10) Has not been adjudicated mentally incompetent by a court of law;

(11) Does not engage in the illegal use of controlled substances, alcohol, or other habit-forming drugs or chemical substances;

(12) Has not committed fraud or material deception in applying for, or obtaining, a certificate issued under this chapter;

(13) Upon request, provides an original signed statement from the applicant's physician, on the physician's letterhead, certifying that the applicant is mentally and physically capable of providing motorcycle safety instruction.

(B) In addition to meeting the requirements in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(5) and A(8) to (A)(13) of this rule, motorcycle instructors certified by another state or military motorcycle safety program, who have successfully completed an instructor preparation course and the BRC, must successfully complete a special MO training session conducted by an MO chief instructor.

(C) In addition to meeting the qualifications listed in paragraph (A) of this rule, individuals wishing the teach the ERC must attend an ERC refresher workshop each year if offered by MO.

(D) The department may access an applicant's driving record to verify that the applicant meets the requirements of this rule.

(E)The department may observe and evaluate all aspects of the conduct of any course.

(F) A certificate to teach shall expire on November fifteenth of the year the certificate is issued, and may be renewed annually upon application to the department pursuant to rule 4501-53-05 of the Administrative Code.

Effective:                                09/26/2003

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

09/26/2003

Date

Promulgated Under:   119.03 Statutory Authority:                                    R.C. 4508.08 Rule Amplifies:                                    R.C. 4508.08