Mo. Code Regs. tit. 12 § 10-24.402
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 24, December 16, 2024
Section 12 CSR 10-24.402 - Department of Revenue Instruction PermitsPURPOSE: This amendment updates language to clarify requirements and issuance terms for a motorcycle permit or a motorcycle endorsement based on age and whether the individual does or does not have a current valid driver license.
(1) An applicant shall not be issued a restricted temporary instruction permit until the applicant's fifteenth birthday.(2) Until the applicant's sixteenth birthday, the holder of a temporary permit shall be accompanied at all times while driving a motor vehicle by a grandparent, parent, guardian, driver training instructor certified by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or a qualified instructor of a private drivers' education program as defined in the following:(A) Grandparent shall include a foster grandparent, stepgrandparent, or adoptive grandparent;(B) Parent shall include a foster parent, stepparent, or adoptive parent;(C) Guardian shall be a court-appointed guardian or, in the event the parent, grandparent, or guardian of the person under sixteen (16) years of age has a physical disability which prohibits or disqualifies them from being a qualified licensed operator, the parent, grandparent, or guardian may designate a maximum of two (2) individuals authorized to accompany the applicant for the purpose of giving instruction in driving the motor vehicle. The designee must meet the requirements outlined in section 302.130, RSMo. The parent, grandparent, or guardian must complete a certified statement prescribed by the director of revenue and must provide the designee's full name and driver license number. The name and driver license number of the designee shall be displayed on a label affixed to the temporary permit;(D) A certified driver trainer must hold a valid driver license and an education endorsement on a teaching certificate issued by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and may be a driver trainer employed by a federal residential job training program; and(E) A qualified private drivers' education program instructor must hold a valid driver license.(3) The restricted temporary instruction permit form shall be the same form used for sixteen- (16-) year-old permit applicants.(4) In order for the temporary instruction permit to be used in driving the motorcycle or motortricycle, the M endorsement must be shown on the permit. The temporary instruction permit issued pursuant to section 302.130, RSMo, shall not entitle the holder to legally operate a motorized bicycle.(5) The temporary instruction permit issued pursuant to section 302.130, RSMo, shall expire twelve (12) months from the date of application. An individual may renew such permit within one hundred eighty-four (184) days of the expiration date without being required to take the written examination.(6) The temporary motorcycle instruction permit issued to a driver aged sixteen (16) or older holding a valid driver license or a temporary operator permit with a motorcycle endorsement issued to persons aged fifteen and one-half (151/2) years of age or older pursuant to section 302.132, RSMo, shall expire six (6) months (one hundred eighty-four (184) days) from the date of application. An individual may renew such permit within one hundred eighty-four (184) days of the expiration date without being required to take the written examination. An individual holding a motorcycle instruction permit or an operator permit with a motorcycle endorsement may renew such permit for one additional six- (6-) month period within one hundred eighty-four (184) days of the expiration date without being required to take the written examination. Persons at least fifteen and one-half (151/2) years of age, but less than sixteen (16), applying for a motorcycle endorsed permit must submit proof of completion of a Missouri motorcycle rider training course as provided in 302.132, RSMo.(7) A student instruction permit issued pursuant to section 302.130.3, RSMo, shall not entitle the holder to legally operate a motorcycle, motortricycle or motorized bicycle. AUTHORITY: sections 302.130, RSMo Supp. 2001 and 302.132, RSMo 2000.* Emergency rule filed Sept. 16, 1991, effective Sept. 26, 1991, expired Jan. 23, 1992. Original rule filed Sept. 16, 1991, effective Jan. 13, 1992. Amended: Filed Sept. 15, 1995, effective March 30, 1996. Amended: Filed Dec. 12, 1997, effective June 30, 1998. Amended: Filed Oct. 1, 1998, effective March 30, 1999. Amended: Filed Oct. 6, 2000, effective April 30, 2001. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2001, effective March 30, 2002. Amended by Missouri Register October 15, 2024/volume 49, Number 20, effective 11/30/2024.*Original authority: 302.130, RSMo 1939, amended 1951, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 302.132, RSMo 1995.