27:5F-37 Instructors, certification.
2. To qualify for certification as an instructor of the motorcycle safety education course established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.452 (C.27:5F-36), a person shall:
a. be the holder of a motorcycle operator's license or endorsement issued by any state;
b. have at least two years of motorcycle riding experience;
c. have no record of a suspension or revocation of his driver's license or motorcycle license or endorsement during the past two years;
d. have no convictions for violating the provisions of R.S.39:4-50 during the past five years;
e. have accumulated no more than four points assessed against his driver's license or motorcycle license or endorsement by the chief administrator for motor vehicle offenses during the past two years;
f. be the holder of a current Motorcycle Safety Foundation certification as a motorcycle instructor; and
g. meet such other requirements as the Director of the Office of Highway Traffic Safety may deem appropriate and necessary.
Any person who meets the requirements set forth in this section may apply to the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission to be certified as a motorcycle safety education instructor. The application shall be in writing and contain such information as the chief administrator shall require. No certification fee shall be charged by the chief administrator. A certification so issued shall be valid during such period as the instructor meets the requirements of subsections a. through g. of this section.
A person who holds a valid instructor's license issued pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1951, c.216 (C.39:12-5) may apply to the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission for a motorcycle safety education instructor endorsement as provided for in section 5 of P.L.1951, c.216 (C.39:12-5).
L.1991, c.452, s.2; amended 2011, c.13, s.5.