New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter H - Classification Of Vehicles And Regulation Of Nonvehicular Devices › Part 103 - All-terrain Vehicles › Section 103.6 - Safety courses and safety certificates

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) ATV safety training courses shall be
				  given under the auspices of entities as allowed by the commissioner. Such
				  entities shall meet the standards and requirements for course providers as set
				  forth herein. To the extent possible, course providers shall be nonprofit
				  organizations. The commissioner may limit the number of approved providers
				  based upon the need for such services.
(b) An entity desiring to become a course
				  provider shall request permission to become such from the commissioner. The
				  request must include a listing of all successfully trained instructors who are
				  to conduct courses, the location or locations at which the courses are to be
				  given and the proposed fee to be charged, if any, to students who take the
				  course. Such a request should demonstrate that the entity desiring to become a
				  course provider has the facilities and ability to appropriately train students
				  pursuant to the ATV Safety Institute's ATV RiderCourse syllabus.
(c) In order to be a course instructor, a
				  person must be at least 18 years of age, and must have successfully completed
				  the required instructor training program.
(d) The required instructor training program
				  shall be the ATV Safety Institute's Instructor Preparation Course. Information
				  as to the availability of such training programs may be obtained from the ATV
				  Safety Institute, Two Jenner Street, Suite 150, Irvine, CA 92718, Attention:
				  Training Systems.
(e) The ATV
				  safety training course shall consist of a four-hour program, excluding time
				  spent on administrative or clerical activities. Such course shall be given in
				  accordance with the ATV Safety Institute's ATV RiderCourse syllabus provided by
				  the ATV Safety Institute, Two Jenner Street, Suite 150, Irvine, CA 92718, and
				  must be conducted by a successfully trained instructor in a manner acceptable
				  to the commissioner. At a minimum, the ATV safety training course syllabus
				  shall provide for on vehicle training and safe riding practices.
(f) All programs are subject to routine
				  examination visits by appropriate Department of Motor Vehicles employees. Any
				  violations or irregularities with respect to instructor qualifications,
				  instructional quality, adherence to syllabus or denial of access to department
				  personnel may result in the commissioner withdrawing permission for the
				  involved entity to be a course provider.
(g) Each ATV safety training course shall be
				  limited to 24 students. Courses should be given as often as necessary so that a
				  prospective student need not wait longer than 60 days to take the
				  course.
(h) Safety certificates
				  shall be provided to course providers by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Upon
				  completion of the ATV Safety Institute's ATV RiderCourse, the provider shall
				  issue a safety certificate to the student. A listing of each person to whom a
				  certificate has been issued shall be mailed to ATV Safety, New York State
				  Department of Motor Vehicles, Swan Street Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany,
				  NY 12228, within 30 days of issuance of the certificate. No certificate shall
				  be issued to a person under the age of 10 years.
(i) No approved course provider may charge a
				  fee in excess of $35 for the ATV Safety Institute's ATV RiderCourse and
				  Department of Motor Vehicles safety certificate. A course provider may charge a
				  fee of $5 for a safety certificate to replace a lost certificate which was
				  issued by that course provider.