O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 40-15-5 (2019)

Requirements for instructors

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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Every person who desires to qualify as an instructor in a motorcycle operator safety training program shall meet the following requirements: (1) Be of good moral character; (2) Give satisfactory performance on a written, oral, performance, or combination examination administered by the coordinator testing both knowledge of the field of motorcycle operator education and skills necessary to instruct and impart motorcycle driving skills and safety to students. The instructor training program shall provide for a course of instruction based on the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Instructor Course or its equivalent in quality, utility, and merit. This course of instruction shall be held periodically based on the applications received and the need for instructors, and an examination fee prescribed by the coordinator shall be charged; (3) Be physically able to operate safely a motorcycle and to instruct others in the operation of motorcycles; and (4) Hold a valid Class M driver’s license.

History

(Code 1981, § 40-15-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 644, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 181, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 40.)

Annotations

CHAPTER 16 DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES Sec.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2026 · leading case: Roberts v. Cuthpert, 317 Ga. 645 (Ga. 2023).

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Roberts v. Cuthpert, 317 Ga. 645 (Ga. 2023). · cites it 4× “at 489 (2) (regulating professional bondspersons); OCGA § 10-2-41 (regulating certified public weighers); OCGA § 15-14-29 (regulating court reporters); OCGA § 40-15-5 (regulating instructors in a motorcycle operator safety training program).”

Shaquez Wilkerson v. State (Ga. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “It is not at all clear that OCGA § 40-15-5 applies to such devices. See Brown v.”

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