Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-53 - Motorcycle Safety and Education › Section 4501-53-03 - Instructor qualifications for 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)
								An
			 applicant shall meet the following conditions to
			 be certified to
			 teach the BRS :
(1) Submits a completed
			 "Instructor Candidate
			 Questionnaire" to the department. No applicant shall submit an
			 instructor candidate questionnaire that contains false
			 or misleading information;
(2)
			 Possesses a high school diploma or GED;
(3)
									Upon certification
			 possess a current first aid card, a current adult CPR card or equivalent,
			 and an evaluation of skills performance as formalized in the motorcycle policy
			 and procedure manual;
(4) Is
			 currently an experienced motorcycle operator, licensed for at least three years
			 preceding the date of the instructor candidate questionnaire with a valid
			 motorcycle endorsement, and currently rides a motorcycle on a regular
			 basis;
(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 six or more points
			 under Chapter 4510. 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
			 4510.037
			 of the Revised Code, or equivalent action from another jurisdiction, within the
			 ten years preceding the date of application;
(e) A suspension and/or conviction under
			 section
			 4511.19
			 of the Revised Code, or equivalent conviction from another jurisdiction, within
			 five years
			 preceding the date of application.
(6)
									
									After successful completion of
			 an instructor preparation course approved by  motorcycle Ohio, the
			 candidate completes and submits an instructor candidate application. No
			 applicant shall submit an application that contains false or misleading
			 information;
(7) Upon
			 request, submits a request to the bureau of criminal identification and
			 investigation to conduct a criminal records check and requests 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;
(8) 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
			 a disqualifying offense.
(9) Has not been adjudicated mentally
			 incompetent, or been found not guilty by reason of insanity by
			 a court of law;
(10) Does not
			 engage in the illegal use of controlled substances, alcohol, or other
			 habit-forming drugs or chemical substances while performing the duties of a
			 motorcycle instructor;
(11) Has not
			 committed fraud or material deception in applying for, or obtaining,
			 certification to teach under this chapter;
(12) Upon request, provides an original
			 signed statement from the applicant's physician, on the physician's letterhead,
			 or completion of the instructor physical examination
			 form provided by motorcycle Ohio, certifying that the applicant is
			 mentally and physically capable of providing motorcycle safety instruction;
			 and
(13) The individual meets all
			 standards set forth in rule
			 4501-53-04
			 of the Administrative Code.