40-15-1. [ Index ]
As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) 'Board' means the Board of Motor Vehicle Safety.
(2) 'Commissioner' means the commissioner of motor vehicle safety.
(3) 'Coordinator' means the state-wide motorcycle safety coordinator provided for in Code Section 40-15-4.
(4) 'Department' means the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety.
(5) 'Motorcycle' means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor and a moped.
(6) 'Operator' means any person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motorcycle.
(7) 'Program' means a motorcycle operator safety training program provided for in Code Section 40-15-2.

40-15-2. [ Index ]
(a)(1) The department is authorized to set up, establish, and operate a motorcycle operator safety training program for the purpose of assisting motorcycle operators to meet the requirements for licensed driving of motorcycles in this state.
(2) The coordinator, with the approval of the commissioner, shall be authorized to set up, establish, and operate additional motorcycle operator safety training programs.
(b) Any such programs shall provide courses on motorcycle operator safety. The programs shall be based on the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Motorcycle Rider Course or its equivalent in quality, utility, and merit.
(c) The department shall issue a certificate of completion to each person who satisfactorily completes the motorcycle operator safety training program.

40-15-3. [ Index ]
The board is authorized to adopt, promulgate, and establish rules and regulations for the operation of any motorcycle operator safety training program; to provide for the entrance and enrollment of students; to prescribe fees for the course; and to prescribe the ages, requirements, and conditions under which students may be received for instruction in any such program.

40-15-4. [ Index ]
(a) The commissioner shall appoint a state-wide motorcycle safety coordinator who shall carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the department. The coordinator shall be placed in the unclassified service of the state merit system and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
(b) The coordinator shall also be authorized to:
(1) Promote motorcycle safety throughout the state;
(2) Provide consultation to the various departments of state government and local political subdivisions relating to motorcycle safety; and
(3) Do any other thing deemed necessary by the commissioner to promote motorcycle safety in the state.

40-15-5. [ Index ]
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.