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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-50 - Voluntary Motor Decal Registration Program › Section 4501-50-01 - Authority of the department of public safety to establish a voluntary motor vehicle registration program

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The director of public safety in
			 accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and as authorized by sections
			 311.31,
			 505.67 and
			 737.40 of the Revised Code
			 adopts these rules to establish the color, size and design of decals issued and
			 designate the location where the decals shall be displayed to identify motor
			 vehicles that are enrolled in a voluntary motor vehicle decal registration
			 program to deter motor vehicle theft. These rules set forth the dimensions,
			 description, distinctive color and the location for display of the decals to
			 identify vehicles owned by persons who are participants in a voluntary motor
			 vehicle decal registration program to deter automobile theft.
(B) As provided in section
			 737.40(G)  of
			 the Revised Code, any motor vehicle decal registration program that was in
			 existence on June 1, 1993, and administered by a municipal corporation shall
			 not be required to conform in any manner to section
			 737.40 of the Revised Code or to
			 this Administrative Code chapter and may continue to be administered in the
			 manner in which it was administered on that date.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/31/2014 and
				10/31/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 311.31, R.C. 505.67, and
				R.C. 737.40
Rule Amplifies: R.C. 311.31, R.C. 505.67, and R.C.
				737.40
Prior Effective Dates:
				1/1/99
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-50 - Voluntary Motor Decal Registration Program › Section 4501-50-02 - Use of motor vehicle decal

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As provided in sections
				311.31,
				505.67 and
				737.40 of the Revised Code those
				enrolled in the following programs shall display on their vehicle the decal
				issued to identify motor vehicles enrolled in a voluntary motor vehicle decal
				registration program:
(A) Residents
			 of a county where there has been established a voluntary motor vehicle decal
			 registration program to be controlled and conducted by the sheriff within the
			 unincorporated areas of the county.
(B) Residents of a township where there has
			 been established a voluntary motor vehicle decal registration program to be
			 controlled and conducted by the chief law enforcement officer of the township
			 within the unincorporated areas of the township.
(C) Residents of a municipal corporation
			 where there has been established a voluntary motor vehicle decal registration
			 program to be controlled by the director of public safety of the municipal
			 corporation and conducted by the police department of the municipal
			 corporation.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/31/2014 and
				10/31/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 311.31, R.C. 505.67, R.C.
				737.40
Rule Amplifies: R.C. 311.31, R.C. 505.67, R.C.
				737.40
Prior Effective Dates:
				01/01/99
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-50 - Voluntary Motor Decal Registration Program › Section 4501-50-03 - Design of motor vehicle decal

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Design requirements for the motor vehicle decal to be used to
				identify a vehicle enrolled in a motor vehicle decal registration program
				authorized under sections
				311.31,
				505.67, or
				737.40 of the Revised Code are
				as follows:
(A) The overall size and
			 shape of the decal shall be three inches by three inches square with adhesive
			 on the back of the decal. The decal shall be highly reflectorized (luminous)
			 and shall have a minimum outdoor life of six years. The decal is to be
			 tamper-proof.
(B) The decal
			 background color shall be white with the name of the issuing jurisdiction or
			 agency to be black and located near the top of the decal. Within the white
			 square of the decal, a solid shape of the state of Ohio is to be printed
			 fluorescent orange. In the lower portion of the orange shape of the state of
			 Ohio, the graphic image identifying the C.A.T. program (an automobile and cat)
			 is to appear in black (see appendix A). (C.A.T. is an abbreviated form of the
			 program name, operation "Catch Auto Thieves.")
(C) Room is available in the decal's right
			 hand corner to allow the issuing jurisdiction to include a sequential number as
			 the decals are issued. Such number is to be printed in black with numbering to
			 run consecutively, with no under-run or over-run allowed.
Appendix A
Figure Operation C.A.T.
See Appendix at
http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/4501/0/50/4501-50-03_PH_FYR_C_APP1_20091113_1005.pdf
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/31/2014 and
				10/31/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 311.31, R.C. 505.67, and
				R.C. 737.40
Rule Amplifies: R.C. 311.31, R.C. 505.67, and R.C.
				737.40
Prior Effective Dates:
				1/1/99
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-50 - Voluntary Motor Decal Registration Program › Section 4501-50-04 - Display of motor vehicle decal

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The motor vehicle C.A.T. decal shall be affixed to the left
				side (driver side) of the vehicle's rear bumper. The rear bumper decal should
				be kept clean and free of other material or debris so that the decal remains
				visible.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/31/2014 and
				10/31/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 311.31, R.C. 505.67, and
				R.C. 737.40
Rule Amplifies: R.C. 311.31, R.C. 505.67, and R.C.
				737.40
Prior Effective Dates:
				1/1/99
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-50 - Voluntary Motor Decal Registration Program › Section 4501-50-05 - Removal of the decal and withdrawal from the program

Current
			 through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
The motor vehicle owner shall remove the C.A.T. decal from the
				motor vehicle to withdraw from the C.A.T. program. The motor vehicle owner
				shall also be required to remove the C.A.T. decal from the motor vehicle prior
				to any sale or other transfer of ownership of the vehicle.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/31/2014 and
				10/31/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 311.31, R.C. 505.67, and
				R.C. 737.40
Rule Amplifies: R.C. 311.31, R.C. 505.67, and R.C.
				737.40
Prior Effective Dates:
				1/1/99
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-51 - Citation Review Board › Section 4501-51-01 - Citation review board

Current through all regulations passed
			 and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Purpose of the
			 citation review board
The purpose of the citation review
				board is to establish an official representative body to review citations
				issued by the investigative unit of the Ohio department of public safety made
				at the request of the Ohio department of public safety. The board determines if
				a citation should be forwarded to the liquor control commission for
				hearing.
(B)
								 Composition The citation review board shall consist of
			 the following individuals (all individuals that comprise the board may at their
			 option designate another person to fill their position if they are unable to
			 attend a scheduled date):
(1)
									 Executive director of the investigative unit;
(2)
									
			 Deputy director of administration for the investigative unit;
(3)
									 Deputy directors
			 of operations for the investigative unit;
(4)
									 Chief counsel
			 for the Ohio department of public safety;
(5)
									 Section chief of
			 the attorney general's office assigned to present the investigative unit's
			 cases to the liquor commission;
(6)
									 Ohio
			 investigative unit agent assigned as the liquor control commission liaison
			 (non-voting member).
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-52 - Bus Inspection › Section 4501-52-01 - Requirements for annual inspection of buses; incorporated materials

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
This chapter of the Administrative Code includes materials that
				are incorporated by reference. The text of the referenced materials is not
				included in the rules contained in this chapter. Information regarding the date
				or applicable version of the material, as well as its availability, can be
				found in paragraphs (C) and (D) of this rule.
(A) The state highway patrol shall annually
			 inspect every bus as defined in section
			 4513.50 of the Revised Code. The
			 state highway patrol shall have the proper tools, equipment and trained
			 personnel to inspect all lighting devices, brake components, steering
			 components, suspension systems, tires, wheels, axles, frame components, exhaust
			 systems, window glass, windshield wipers, mirrors, emergency exits, emergency
			 exit markings, seats, floors, storage areas, fire extinguishers, emergency
			 safety reflectors, and any other equipment, component or record as required by
			 this chapter. The office of licensing and commercial standards, motor carrier
			 enforcement unit shall conduct all annual inspections unless otherwise assigned
			 by the superintendent of the highway patrol.
(B) The superintendent of the state highway
			 patrol shall designate sites at which safety inspections may be conducted and
			 may authorize inspectors to enter in or upon the property of any bus owner or
			 operator to conduct safety inspections.
(C) The materials incorporated by reference
			 in this chapter are available as follows:
(1)
			 Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS), as set forth in the Code of
			 Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), may be obtained from the "Department of
			 Transportation-National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT-NHTSA), 1200
			 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Washington DC 20590," or from the "U.S.
			 Government Printing Office, 732 N. Capitol Street NW, Washington, DC 20401," or
			 accessed at
http://www.ecfr.gov
(2) Federal motor carrier safety regulations
			 (FMCSR), as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) may be
			 obtained from the "U.S. Government Printing Office, 732 N. Capitol Street NW,
			 Washington, DC 20401" or accessed at
http://www.ecfr.gov
(3) "North American Standard Out of Service
			 Criteria" may be obtained from the "Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA),
			 6303 Ivy Lane, Suite 310, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770-6319, Telephone
			 301-830-6143, FAX 301-830-6144" or at
http://www.cvsa.org
(4) Materials published by the "Underwriters
			 Laboratories Inc." may be obtained at
http://www.ul.com
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-52 - Bus Inspection › Section 4501-52-02 - Annual bus safety inspection program

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding
				availability, as well as the date or applicable version of the materials
				incorporated by reference in this rule, can be found in paragraphs (C) and (D)
				of rule
				4501-52-01
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) To determine if a bus, as defined in
			 section 4513.50 of the Revised Code, is
			 safe, equipped and permitted as required by law and whether the equipment is
			 properly adjusted and in proper working order, all buses shall be inspected
			 annually. In addition to the annual inspection, a bus shall be inspected as
			 required by section 4513.52 of the Revised Code if
			 ownership of the bus is transferred or if the bus fails a roadside inspection.
(B) Such inspection shall be made
			 with respect to all equipment and vehicle components designated as requirements
			 of this chapter. All annual bus safety inspections (annual inspections) shall
			 be conducted by the state highway patrol office of licensing and commercial
			 standards motor carrier enforcement unit in accordance with the requirements of
			 this chapter.
(C) The fee for each
			 annual inspection is one hundred dollars.
(D) Every bus owner or operator shall pay the
			 annual bus safety inspection fee (annual inspection fee) as follows:
(1) For new license plate registrations:
(a) A newly purchased bus legally displaying
			 a thirty-day temporary placard or windshield sticker may be operated without
			 the official state highway patrol annual bus safety inspection decal (annual
			 bus safety inspection decal),
(b)
			 If the owner or operator of a bus is applying for an annual inspection and new
			 license plate registration during the period of July first through September
			 fifteenth, inclusive, the established annual inspection fee shall be discounted
			 twenty-five per cent.
(c) If the
			 owner or operator of a bus is applying for an annual inspection and new license
			 plate registration during the period of September sixteenth through November
			 twentieth, inclusive, the established annual inspection fee shall be discounted
			 fifty per cent.
(d) New bus annual
			 inspection fees referenced in paragraphs (D)(1)(b) and (D)(1)(c) of this rule
			 shall be determined by the date the application and payment are received.
(e) If the owner or operator of a
			 bus is applying for a new license plate registration during months other than
			 those prescribed in paragraphs (D)(1)(b) and (D)(1)(c) of this rule, the
			 established annual inspection fee shall be paid.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-52 - Bus Inspection › Section 4501-52-03 - Annual inspection criteria

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding
				availability, as well as the date or applicable version of the materials
				incorporated by reference in this rule, can be found in paragraphs (C) and (D)
				of rule
				4501-52-01
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A)
								 Lighting
			 requirements
(1)
									 All exterior lighting devices shall be:
(a)
										 Electric;
(b)
										
			 Permanently and securely mounted except as provided in paragraph (A)(3)(e) of
			 this rule;
(c)
										 Visible as to be capable of being seen at all
			 distances between five hundred feet and fifty feet under clear atmospheric
			 conditions during the time lamps are required to be lighted; and
(d)
										
			 Steadily burning except turn signals, stop lamps when used as turn signals,
			 vehicular hazard warning flashing lamps, or warning lamps on school buses when
			 used as such.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-52 - Bus Inspection › Section 4501-52-05 - Dual use buses

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
(A) If any school bus as defined in section
			 4511.01(f)  of
			 the Revised Code is used in the transportation of passengers for hire by a
			 motor transportation company or a common carrier by motor vehicle or by a
			 private motor carrier or contract carrier by motor vehicle, that school bus:
(1) Is subject to section
			 4513.51 of the Revised Code;
(2) Shall be inspected in
			 compliance with this chapter of the Administrative Code; and
(3) Shall, at the time the school bus is
			 presented for inspection under the rules of this chapter of the Administrative
			 Code:
(a) Display the annual school bus
			 inspection decals as required by section
			 4511.761 of the Revised Code;
			 and
(b) Display a valid school bus
			 registration identification number as required by section
			 4511.764 of the Revised Code.
			 The owner or operator of the bus, at the time the school bus is presented for
			 inspection under the rules of this chapter of the Administrative Code, shall
			 present valid documentation that the owner or operator is properly licensed by
			 the department of public safety to transport pupils to or from school as
			 required by section 4511.763 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-52 - Bus Inspection › Section 4501-52-06 - Other inspections

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Every bus subject to this chapter is also
			 subject to roadside inspections conducted by employees of the state highway
			 patrol. Roadside inspections include, but are not limited to, "end-route"
			 inspections (such as at an amusement park or tourist attraction), post-crash
			 inspections or any other inspection deemed by the state highway patrol as
			 necessary to ensure the continued safe operation of a bus.
(B) Buses found in the following conditions
			 are subject to removal of the official state highway patrol annual bus safety
			 inspection decal:
(1) If the bus is in a
			 condition that would prohibit further operation on a public highway by either
			 normal operation or by towing by a wrecker in a driveaway-towaway operation.
(a) Driveaway-towaway operation means an
			 operation in which an empty or unladen motor vehicle with one or more sets of
			 wheels on the surface of the roadway is being transported:
(i) Between vehicle manufacturer's
			 facilities;
(ii) Between a vehicle
			 manufacturer and a dealership or purchaser;
(iii) Between a dealership, or
			 other entity selling or leasing the vehicle, and a purchaser or lessee;
(iv) To a motor carrier's terminal
			 or repair facility for the repair of disabling damage (damage which precludes
			 departure of a motor vehicle from the scene of the accident in its usual manner
			 in daylight after simple repairs including damage to motor vehicles that could
			 have been driven, but would have been further damaged if so driven) following a
			 crash;
(v) To a motor carrier's
			 terminal or repair facility for repairs associated with the failure of a
			 vehicle component or system; or
(vi) By means of a saddle-mount or tow-bar.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-02 - Basic riding skills (BRS)

Current through all regulations passed
			 and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) The
			 basic riding skills (BRS) curriculum and sequence shall be validated by
			 motorcycle Ohio and approved by the director and shall, at a minimum 
								inlcude instruction
			 based upon the national standards  and instill in the student, the knowledge,
			 attitudes and skills necessary for the safe operation of a motorcycle on the
			 roadway.
(B) The
			 content and organization of the 
								BRS course
			  be based upon the
			 national standardsand
			 the course curriculum and requirements will be formalized in the
			 motorcycle Ohio policy and procedure manual.
(C) The course shall include a
			 rider
			 review and an on-cycle skills test approved by the director
			 .
(D) The BRS
			 shall have the following instructor to student ratio:
(1) Classroom - one instructor may teach a
			 maximum of twenty-four registered students;
(2) Range - one instructor may instruct no
			 fewer than two students nor more than six students on motorcycles. Two
			 instructors shall instruct no more than twelve students on
			 motorcycles;
(3) The maximum
			 capacity for on-cycle instruction is twelve students.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-04 - Instructor professional standards

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
Each instructor certified to teach pursuant to this chapter
				shall maintain and convey the following professional standards:
(A) Provide training that conforms to
			 standards of the current curriculum approved by the director;
(B) Wear proper riding gear while traveling
			 to, from, and during teaching motorcycle Ohio courses, attending
			 motorcycle
			 Ohio functions, or whenever any motorcycle Ohio
			 logo clothing is worn.
(C) Maintain an
			 alcohol-free and drug-free course environment;
(D) Conduct themselves in a professional
			 manner in the provision of motorcycle training, including appearance and
			 behavior;
(E) Shall comply with all
			 applicable state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination based upon race,
			 color, religion, sex, age, handicap, disability, ancestry, or national
			 origin;
(F) Provide instruction
			 within the scope of the instructor's certification to teach in accordance with
			 this chapter;
(G) Consistently
			 demonstrate a standard of knowledge and competency that at least meets the
			 minimal level required under the instructor's certification to teach;
(H) Report to motorcycle Ohio any suspicion
			 or knowledge of a violation of this chapter or the failure of any motorcycle
			 training provider, or instructor to conform to the rules of this
			 chapter;
(I) Report to motorcycle
			 Ohio in writing within fourteen days of the occurrence of any of the
			 following events;
(1) The instructor receives
			 a moving traffic violation;
(2) The
			 instructor is involved in a chargeable crash;
(3) The instructor is convicted of an offense
			 that assesses points against the instructor's driver's license;
(4) The instructor receives any license
			 suspension, cancellation, or revocation;
(5) The instructor is convicted of any
			 disqualifying offense ;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-05 - Renewal of certification to teach

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) Each
			 instructor seeking renewal of the instructor's certification to teach shall,
			 within forty-five days of the expiration date of the current
			 certification period, submit to the department a completed "Motorcycle Ohio
			 Instructor Renewal Application."
(B) Renewal applications received more than
			 forty-five days after the expiration date of the last
			 certification period shall not be considered valid, and the applicant shall
			 complete a new application in accordance with rule
			 4501-53-03
			 of the Administrative Code.
(C) The
			 application for renewal shall be signed, dated, and shall contain a statement
			 affirming that the applicant meets the requirements for certification to teach
			 set forth in this chapter.
(D)
								An
			 instructor shall meet the following to
			 renew a certification to teach issued under this
			 chapter :
(1) Satisfies the
			 requirements for certification to teach as set forth in rules
			 4501-53-03
			 and
			 4501-53-04
			 of the Administrative Code;
(2) Has
			 taught in Ohio and specifically for the motorcycle Ohio
			 program for a public provider, a minimum of two
			 BRS motorcycle safety courses during the most recent certification period. This
			 requirement may be waived or modified for good cause upon approval of the
			 department.
(3) Upon request, and
			 within ninety days of the request, submits to the bureau of
			 criminal identification and investigation a request to conduct a criminal
			 records check and request the bureau of criminal identification and
			 investigation obtain information from the federal bureau of investigation as
			 part of the criminal records check.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-06 - Private provider qualifications for certification of approval

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) All
			 motorcycle training courses taught pursuant to section
			 4508.08
			 of the Revised Code shall be taught through an approved provider by an
			 instructor certified to teach under this chapter.
(B) Any person connected in any manner with a
			 private provider, including but not limited to an owner, partner, site
			 coordinator, instructor, or authorizing official, shall maintain a
			 good character and reputation and an environment
			 conducive to learning.
(C) A
			 private agency, corporation, or organization seeking to become an approved
			 private provider shall submit a completed "Motorcycle Ohio Private Provider
			 Application" to the department, which demonstrates compliance with this rule.
(1) No authorizing official shall submit an
			 application that contains false or misleading information;
(2) The site coordinator shall submit with
			 the application a criminal records check from the bureau of criminal
			 identification and investigation and request that the bureau of criminal
			 identification and investigation obtain information from the federal bureau of
			 investigation as part of the criminal records check. The criminal records check
			 shall not be dated more than ninety days prior to the date the director received
			 the application. The application shall be denied if the site coordinator has
			 been convicted of a disqualifying offense.
(3) If there is no designated site
			 coordinator, the authorizing official must submit such criminal records
			 check.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-07 - Public provider qualifications for certification of approval

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) All
			 motorcycle training courses taught pursuant to section
			 4508.08
			 of the Revised Code must be taught through an approved provider by an
			 instructor certified to teach under Chapter 4501-53 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B) Any person connected in
			 any manner with a public provider, including but not limited to an owner,
			 partner, site coordinator, instructor, or authorized official, shall
			 maintain a
								 good character and reputation
			 and an environment conducive to
			 learning.
(C) To become an
			 eligible public provider, a public agency or recognized training facility must
			 follow state procurement procedures, including grant application procedures, as
			 administered by the department.
(1) No
			 authorizing official shall submit a grant application that contains false or
			 misleading information;
(2) The
			 authorizing official shall submit, upon request ,
									a criminal
			 records check from the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and
			 request the bureau of criminal identification and investigation obtain
			 information from the federal bureau of investigation as part of the criminal
			 records check. The criminal records check shall not be dated more than
			 ninety
			 days from the request.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-08 - Provider inspections

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) All
			 provider facilities may be inspected at any reasonable time by the department for compliance with
			 the rules set forth in this chapter. The provider's authorizing official or
			 site coordinator shall make any records accessible to the department for
			 inspection or copying.
(B) Providers found to be in non-compliance
			 with any rule of this chapter are subject to administrative action as set forth
			 in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and rule
			 4501-53-10
			 of the Administrative Code.
(C) The
			 state
			 coordinator, or an individual designated by the
			 state
			 coordinator, may observe and evaluate courses of instruction at any time
			 to ensure compliance with the rules set forth in this chapter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-09 - Renewal of private provider certification of approval

Current
			 through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) Each
			 private provider seeking renewal of certification of approval shall have its
			 authorizing official submit a "Motorcycle Ohio Private Provider Application"
			 marked "renewal" to the department.
(B) If a renewal application is not
			 postmarked or received by the department at least forty-five days
			 prior to the expiration of the current approval period, the authorizing
			 official must submit an original "Motorcycle Ohio Private Provider Application"
			 in accordance with rule
			 4501-53-06
			 of the Administrative Code.
(C) The
			 renewal application shall be signed, dated, and shall contain a statement
			 affirming that the private provider meets the requirements for a certification
			 of approval.
(D)
								An
			 application for renewal shall meet the following
			 to renew a certification of approval :
(1) The
			 application for renewal is completed and submitted to the department no later
			 than the forty-fifth day prior to expiration of the current
			 approval period;
(2) The course
			 remains in compliance with the requirements for approval as set forth in this
			 chapter, and with the private provider's written policies and procedures as
			 approved by the state coordinator.
(3) Upon request, the site coordinator
			 submits a criminal records check from the bureau of criminal identification and
			 investigation and request the bureau of criminal identification and
			 investigation obtain information from the federal bureau of investigation as
			 part of the criminal records check. The criminal records check shall not be
			 dated more than ninety days prior to the date of such request. If
			 there is no designated site coordinator, the authorizing official shall submit
			 such criminal records check. The application shall be denied if the site
			 coordinator, or authorizing official if applicable, has been convicted of
			 any disqualifying offense.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-10 - Administrative actions

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of
				material incorporated by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A)
			 The director, pursuant to an adjudicatory hearing under Chapter 119. of the
			 Revised Code, may deny any application or renewal
			 for certification when the director determines an applicant, instructor, or
			 provider may have violated any of the provisions of this chapter or Chapter
			 4508. of the Revised Code.
(B) The
			 director, pursuant to an adjudicatory hearing under Chapter 119. of the Revised
			 Code, may issue a written reprimand, or suspend, revoke, or place on
			 probationary status certification issued by the department under this chapter
			 if the director discovers an applicant, instructor, or provider has violated
			 any provision of this chapter or Chapter 4508. of the Revised Code.
Effective: 5/1/2016
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 02/08/2016 and
				04/15/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4508.08
Rule
				Amplifies: 4508.08
Prior
				Effective Dates: 9/26/03 (Emer.), 12/26/03, 2/2/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-11 - Provider professional standards

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) Any
			 person connected in any manner with a provider, including but not limited to,
			 an owner, partner, site coordinator, instructor or authorizing official, shall
			 maintain
			 a good character and reputation and an
			 environment conducive to learning.
(B) An alcohol-free and drug free course
			 environment shall be maintained at all times.
(C) A provider's authorizing official and
			 site coordinator, if applicable, shall report to motorcycle Ohio in writing
			 within fourteen days of any suspicion or knowledge of a
			 violation of this chapter or failure of any instructor to conform to the rules
			 in this chapter or Chapter 4508. of the Revised Code.
(D) The conviction of an authorizing official
			 or site coordinator of any disqualifying offense or an
			 equivalent offense from another jurisdiction, shall be grounds to deny issuing
			 or renewing a certificate or grounds for suspending or revoking a previously
			 issued certificate.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-12 - Basic riding skills two

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) The
			 basic riding skills two (BRS-2) curriculum and sequence shall be
			  and approved
			 by the director and shall, at a minimum, include
			 instruction based upon the national standards and instill in the student
			 the knowledge, attitudes, habits and skills necessary for the safe operation of
			 a motorcycle on the roadway .
(B)
								The content and organization of the BRS-2
			 shall be
			 based upon the national standardsand the course
			 curriculum and requirements will be formalized in the motorcycle Ohio policy
			 and procedure manual.
(C) The
			 course must include an on-cycle skill test approved by the director.
(D) The BRS-2 shall
			 have the following instructor to student ratio:
(1) One instructor may instruct no fewer than
			 two students and no more than six students and six passengers. Two instructors
			 shall instruct no more than twelve students and twelve passengers;
(2) The maximum capacity for on-cycle
			 instruction is twelve students and twelve passengers. Only those students with
			 a valid motorcycle endorsement or motorcycle-only license may carry a
			 passenger.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-13 - Private provider insurance

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of
				material incorporated by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A)
			 A private provider shall maintain financial responsibility for the operation of
			 all motorcycles provided for instruction as specified in Chapter 4508. of the
			 Revised Code. Such insurance coverage shall be acquired from a company licensed
			 to do business in this state, and shall be maintained as long as the approved
			 provider is operating a motorcycle training course. Proof of the insurance
			 coverage required by this rule shall be maintained in the private provider's
			 office and with all motorcycles used for instruction, and the certificate of
			 insurance shall be available for inspection during reasonable hours.
(B) Each private provider shall maintain
			 insurance coverage as follows:
(1) Not less
			 than one million dollars per occurrence and two million dollars aggregate for
			 bodily injury or property damage;
(2) Medical coverage in the amount of ten
			 thousand dollars for each individual injured. Such medical coverage is
			 available on an excess basis to students injured on the range or in the
			 classroom as a result of training. Students who are injured without their own
			 medical coverage will have coverage from the first dollar;
(3) The private provider and the state of
			 Ohio shall each be named as an additional insured on all such
			 policies;
(4) Each student, or the
			 student's parent or legal guardian if the student is a minor, shall sign a
			 waiver and release form;
(5)
									Educators professional liability insurance in the
			 amount of one million dollars.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-14 - Basic riding skills for returning rider

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) The
			 basic riding skills-returning rider (BRS-RR) curriculum and sequence shall be
			 validated by motorcycle Ohio and approved by the director and shall, at a minimum, include instruction based upon the national
			 standards and instill in the student the knowledge, attitudes, habits and
			 skills necessary for the safe operation of a motorcycle on the roadway
			 .
(B) The content and organization of the
			 BRS-RR shall
								
			 be based upon the national standards
								and
			 the course curriculum and requirements will be formalized in the
			 motorcycle Ohio policy and procedure manual.
(C) The course must include an on-cycle skill
			 test approved by the director.
(D)
			 The BRS-RR shall have the following instructor to student ratio:
(1) Classroom - one instructor may teach a
			 maximum of twenty-four registered students;
(2) Range - one instructor may instruct no
			 fewer than two students nor more than six students on motorcycles. Two
			 instructors shall instruct no more than twelve students on
			 motorcycles;
(3) The maximum
			 capacity for on-cycle instruction is twelve students.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-15 - Advanced riding skills

Current through all regulations passed
			 and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see rule
				4501-53-16
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) The
			 advanced riding skills (ARS) curriculum and sequence shall be validated by
			 motorcycle Ohio and approved by the director and
			 instill in the student, the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for the
			 safe operation of a motorcycle on the roadway.
(B)The course curriculum and
			 requirement shall be formalized in
								 the motorcycle Ohio
			 policy and procedure manual.
(C) The ARS shall have
			 the  instructor to student ratio
			 for classroom and range validated by the motorcycle
			 Ohio policy and procedure manual.
(D)
			 Students shall have a valid motorcycle endorsement or a motorcycle-only license
			 prior to participating in range instruction.
(E) Instructors and
			 students shall use their own registered and
			 insured motorcycles during the course. Passengers
			 are not permitted in the ARS.
(F) Every student
			 participating in the ARS range instruction must wear proper riding gear.
(G)
			 Students successfully completing the ARS shall be issued a completion
			 certificate.
(H) Upon completion of
			 the ARS, the provider shall submit, electronically, to the department,
			  any
			  course paperwork as requested by the
			 department including a properly signed course waiver,
			 and retain on file for three years.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-16 - Materials incorporated by reference

Current through all
			 regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Motorcycle Ohio Instructor Candidate
			 Application," or form "MOP 0044," (December 2019) may be accessed via
			 the "Motorcycle Ohio" program website at
https://publicsafety.ohio.gov/static/mop0044.pdf
.
(B) "Motorcycle Ohio Instructor Renewal
			 Application," or form "MOP 0052," (April 2019) may be accessed via the
			 "Motorcycle Ohio" program website at
http://www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/links/mop0052_sample.pdf
.
(C) "Motorcycle Ohio Private Provider
			 Application," or form "MOP 0043," (January 2021) may be accessed via
			 the "Motorcycle Ohio" program website at
http://www.motorcycle.ohio.gov/private_provider.stm
.
(D) "National Standards" is the "Model
			 National Standards for Entry-Level Motorcycle Rider Training" (January
			 2021) and may be accessed via the "National Highway Traffic Safety
			 Administration" website at
http://www.nhtsa.gov/Safety/Motorcycles
.
(E) Fire extinguisher is a 10lb class ABC
			 fire extinguisher OSHA 1910.157(d) (4) maintained in good working order and may
			 be accessed at the United States department of labor website at
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9811
.
(F) First aid kit a Type III, class A, first
			 aid kit or upgraded first aid kit conforming or surpassing ANSI/ISEA Z 308.1
			 -2015 or later revision and can be accessed at
http://www.first-aid-product.com/ofinterest/osha_ansi.htm
.
(G) Course Waiver is "Motorcycle Safety
			 Course Waiver & Indemnification," form "MOP 0036" (December
			 2020) and may be accessed at
http://www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/links/mop0036.pdf
.
(H) "Motorcycle Ohio Policy and Procedure
			 Manual" (2022) revision available at
http://www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/links/mo_pp_manual.pdf
.
(I) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
			 1990 or later revision available at
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/disability/ada
.
(J)
								"Instructor
			 Candidate Questionnaire", or form "MOP 0144" (January 2022), may be accessed
			 via the "Motorcycle Ohio" program website at
https://www.motorcycle.ohio.gov/instructors.stm
.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-54 - Motor Vehicle Collision Prevention Course › Section 4501-54-01 - Scope of rules

Current through all regulations passed and
			 filed through July 1, 2024
Rules 4501-54-01 to
				4501-54-08
				of the Administrative Code govern the procedures and requirements for
				applicants applying for approval to offer a motor vehicle
				
								collisionprevention course for drivers age sixty or
				older and govern the requirements for successful completion of the course by
				participants.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-54 - Motor Vehicle Collision Prevention Course › Section 4501-54-03 - Authority of the director of the department of public safety

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see paragraph (L) in rule
				4501-54-02 of the
				Administrative Code.]
(A) The director
			 of the department of public safety shall:
(1)
			 Approve all motor vehicle collision prevention
			 courses for drivers age sixty and older and shall approve the written exercise
			 and skills demonstration to be used.
(2) Approve an applicant to operate a course
			 who meets the requirements established in rules
			 4501-54-04
			 and
			 4501-54-08
			 of the Administrative Code.
(3)
			 Withdraw the approval of a course for failure to meet the requirements
			 established in rules
			 4501-54-01 to
			 4501-54-08
			 of the Administrative Code.
(4)
			 Maintain a file on all courses offered that includes the course operator's
			 "Mature Driver Course Provider Application," all information submitted with the
			 "Mature Driver Course Provider Application," and any correspondence pertaining
			 to the course.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-54 - Motor Vehicle Collision Prevention Course › Section 4501-54-04 - Course approval procedures

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see paragraph (L) in rule
				4501-54-02 of the
				Administrative Code.]
(A) The
			 authorizing official of the enterprise, for approval to offer a motor vehicle
			 collision prevention course for drivers age sixty
			 and older, shall apply to the director of the department of public safety by
			 means of the "Mature Driver Course Provider Application."
(B) Such applicant shall be of good
			 reputation and character and shall include the following information in the
			 "Mature Driver Course Provider Application":
(1) Authorizing official's name and
			 address.
(2) The address of the
			 enterprise through which the course will be offered.
(3) Name of course instructor.
(4) Detailed information describing the
			 course curriculum and course content. The detailed information shall
			 demonstrate compliance with the minimum course content standards, written
			 exercise and skills demonstration requirements established in rules
			 4501-54-05
			 and
			 4501-54-06
			 of the Administrative Code.
(5) A
			 drawing of the skills demonstration on-road and off-road course layout, as
			 applicable.
(6) A sample copy of a
			 written exercise.
(7) Indicate
			 where all course records shall be maintained.
(8) Proof of insurance compliant with
			 paragraph (F) in rule
			 4501-54-08
			 of the Administrative Code.