PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used in the rules which pertain to the administration and operations of the Motorcycle Safety Education Program.

1. (1) Commission-Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. The commission is the state entity created in article IV, section 29, of the Missouri Constitution, and is in charge of the Missouri Department of Transportation.
2. (2) Department—Missouri Department of Transportation. The department is the state agency designated by the governor to establish and administer the motorcycle rider training and safety program.
3. (3) Division—Traffic and Highway Safety Division. A division within the department assigned with the responsibility for establishing and administering motorcycle rider training and safety program per Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) guidelines.
4. (4) Experienced rider course—A current, approved Motorcycle Safety Foundation course of instruction designed to provide experienced motorcyclists with additional skills and knowledge found to be lacking in accident-involved motorcyclists.
5. (5) Instructor—An individual certified by MSF and approved to teach the motorcycle rider training courses in Missouri. This individual, unless directly employed by the department as a motorcycle safety instructor, is not an agent, servant, or employee of the department or state of Missouri.
6. (6) Minor—Any person fifteen and one-half (15 1/2) years (15 years and 182 days) old the day the course begins but less than eighteen
7. (18) years old prior to course completion.
8. (7) Mobile site sponsor—A public or private entity bound by a letter of agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to advertise for and enroll students, pay for insurance, and provide a facility for the riding portion of the course. The sponsor and/or department will provide the remaining equipment, material, and instructional staff for the course. In its role as a mobile site sponsor, this entity is not an agent, servant, or employee of the commission, department, or the state of Missouri.
9. (8) Motorcycle rider training course—A current, approved Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider course of instruction designed to teach new or inexperienced motorcyclists basic riding skills and defensive street riding strategies.
10. (9) Motorcycle rider training program—The motorcycle rider training and safety program provides information and courses in knowledge, skills, and safety relating to the operation of motorcycles to all motorcyclists in this state. It also provides information to the general public on sharing the roadway with motorcycles.
11. (10) Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF)— A national, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to improve the safety of motorcyclists on the nation’s streets and highways. The MSF provides programs in rider education, licensing improvement, public information, and research.
12. (11) Permanent site sponsor—A public or private entity contracted by the commission to provide motorcycle rider training on a regular basis. In its role as a permanent site sponsor, this entity is not an agent, servant, or employee of the commission, department, or the state of Missouri.

AUTHORITY: section 302.134, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 11 CSR 60-1.010. Original rule filed March 20, 1996, effective Sept. 30, 1996. Amended: Filed Nov. 15, 2001, effective June 30, 2002. Moved to 7 CSR 60-1.010, effective Aug. 28, 2003. Amended: Filed Oct. 17, 2016, effective July 30, 2017. *Original authority: 302.134, RSMo 1995, amended 2014.