Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 375 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES › Chapter 375-7 - MOTORCYCLE SAFETY › Subject 375-7-4 - SAFETY PROGRAM › Rule 375-7-4-.03 - Motorcycle Safety Program - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Motorcycle Safety Program - the Georgia
				Motorcycle Safety Program authorized by Chapter 15 of Title 40 of the Official
				Code of Georgia Annotated.
(2)
				Program Administrator - the employee of the Department responsible for
				administration of the Motorcycle Safety Program.
(3) Approved Program - series of courses or
				classes, for both beginner and experienced riders, adopted, approved, or
				developed by the Motorcycle Safety Program.
(4) Sponsor - an individual, partnership,
				corporation, association, civic group, club, county, municipality, board of
				education, school, or college which shall teach or give instruction in the
				Motorcycle Safety Program pursuant to a contract with the Department. Sponsors
				are not agents or employees of the department. Sponsors conduct courses using
				only the approved curriculum and follow the Sponsor Program Certification
				Manual.
(5) Coach Trainer - any
				individual, approved by the Program Administrator, who conducts Coach
				Preparation courses, updates, technical functions, training and evaluations,
				and performs other necessary tasks as assigned by the Program
				Administrator.
(6) Coach - an
				individual, approved by the Program Administrator, who teaches or gives
				instruction of approved basic and experienced courses, assists in Coach
				Preparation courses or performs other necessary tasks as assigned by the
				Program Administrator. Coaches follow the
Rider Coach
Certification Manual.
(7)
				Suspension - the temporary withdrawal, annulment or termination by formal
				action by the Department of the certification of a Sponsor, Coach Trainer, or
				Coach, for a period specifically designated by the Department.
(8) Certification - credential issued to a
				person or organization that has met the minimum qualifications of Sponsor,
				Coach Trainer, or Coach.
(9)
				Training site - the actual classroom, range, and storage facilities used in the
				conducting of rider education and training classes.
(10) License Test Waiver - a credential
				issued to a student successfully completing an approved training course that
				expires ninety (90) days from the date of issue and exempts the student from
				the motorcycle written test and skills test as performed at a Department
				customer service center.
(11) Coach
				candidate - any person that has made application and has been accepted for a
				Coach Preparation course.
(12)
				Coach Trainer candidate - any person that has made application and has been
				accepted for an approved Coach Trainer course deemed as such by the Program
				Administrator.
(13) Range - the
				paved area used for on-cycle training as approved by the Program
				Administrator.
(14) Revocation -
				annulment or termination by formal action of the Department of the approval or
				certification of a Sponsor, Coach Trainer, or Coach; such revocation shall not
				be subject to reinstatement or renewal.
(15)
Rider Coach
Certification Manual - a manual outlining the parameters that GMSP-certified
				Coaches must follow.
(16) Sponsor
				Program Certification Manual - a manual outlining the parameters that private
				sponsors must follow.
(17) Student
				- any person enrolling in a motorcycle rider education course.
(18) Satisfactory Driving History - a
				satisfactory driving history is defined as containing no more than three (3)
				convictions for moving traffic violations as provided in O.C.G.A. §
									40-5-56 within the last three (3)
				years; no unresolved license suspensions imposed pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									40-5-56 for failure to appear; no
				suspensions imposed pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§
									40-5-63 or
				40-5-67.1 within the last five (5)
				years; and no habitual violator revocations pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									40-5-58 For purposes of this
				regulation, conviction shall be defined as set forth in O.C.G.A. §§
									40-5-2 and
				40-5-142.
(19) Criminal History - criminal history is
				satisfactory if it contains no convictions for any felony or any crime
				involving violence, dishonesty, deceit, fraud, indecency, or moral turpitude.
				For purposes of this regulation, conviction shall be defined as set forth in
				O.C.G.A. §§
									40-5-2 and
				40-5-142.
O.C.G.A. §
											40-15-3.