Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 662.0035. FEES. The commission may set fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter, including fees for: (1) the issuance and renewal of: (A) motorcycle school licenses; (B) instructor licenses; and (C) instructor training provide…

Sec. 662.0037. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The commission shall establish an advisory board to advise the department on matters related to the motorcycle operator training and safety program established under this chapter. (b) The advisory board must consist of nine mem…

Sec. 662.005. CONTRACTS. (a) The department may contract with qualified persons, including institutions of higher education, as necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter. (b) The department shall consult with the motorcycle safety advisory board regarding any proposal to …

Sec. 662.006. UNAUTHORIZED TRAINING PROHIBITED. (a) A person may not offer or conduct training in motorcycle operation for consideration unless the person: (1) is licensed as a motorcycle school under this chapter; (2) offers and conducts training in accordance with a motorcycle …

Sec. 662.0062. ELIGIBILITY; APPLICATION. (a) To be eligible for an instructor license, an applicant must: (1) have completed a department-approved instructor training course; and (2) have held for the two years preceding the date of submitting the application a valid driver's lic…

Sec. 662.0063. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE. (a) The department shall require that an applicant for an instructor license or instructor training provider license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the…

Sec. 662.0064. INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSES. (a) An individual may not offer or conduct an instructor training course unless the individual holds an instructor training provider license issued by the department. (b) An instructor training course must be: (1) approved by the depart…

Sec. 662.0068. PROGRAM CERTIFICATES. The department shall issue a certificate of completion to a person who completes a department-approved motorcycle operator training and safety course conducted by a motorcycle school on receipt of notice from the motorcycle school that conduct…

Sec. 662.008. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) The executive director or commission may deny an application for or for the renewal of, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this chapter if the applicant, instructor, instructor training provider, or motorcycle school: (1) …

Sec. 662.009. RULES. The commission may adopt rules to administer this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 8.009, eff. September 1, 2020.

Sec. 662.010. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN OTHER LAW. Chapter 1001, Education Code, does not apply to training offered or conducted under this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 8.010…

Sec. 662.011. MOTORCYCLE EDUCATION FUND ACCOUNT. (a) Of each fee collected under Sections 521.421(b) and (g) and Sections 522.029(f) and (g), the Department of Public Safety shall send $5 to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the motorcycle education fund account. (b) M…

Sec. 662.012. REPORTS. (a) The department may require each motorcycle school to report on the school's program in the form and manner prescribed by the department. (a-1) The department may require each instructor training provider to report on instructor training courses offered …

Sec. 662.013. RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute, in consultation with the department, shall: (1) research motorcycle safety in this state; (2) provide advocacy on motorcycle safety issues in this state; and (3) provide education to the publ…

Sec. 662.014. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS. (a) An owner of property on which instruction on motorcycle operation and safety by an instructor or an instructor training course takes place is not liable for any act or omission that occurs during the instruction or co…