To be eligible for an instructor license, an applicant must:
(1) be at least 18 years old;
(2) submit a completed application on a form prescribed
by the department;
(3) have successfully completed a department-approved
instructor training course;
(4) have held, continuously for the two years preceding
the date of submitting the application, a valid driver's license that
entitles the applicant to operate a motorcycle on a public road;
(5) not have been convicted during the preceding three
years of:
(A) three or more moving violations described by Texas
Transportation Code §542.304, or a comparable offense committed
in another state, including violations that resulted in an accident;
or
(B) two or more moving violations described by Texas
Transportation Code §542.304, or a comparable offense committed
in another state, that resulted in an accident;
(6) be a high school graduate or have obtained a general
education development (GED) certificate, certificate of high school
equivalency, or other credentials equivalent to a public high school
degree;
(7) submit the fee required by §98.80;
(8) undergo and successfully pass a criminal history
background check, including submitting a complete and legible set
of fingerprints on a form and manner prescribed by the department;
and
(9) not have been convicted during the preceding seven
years of any of the following offenses or a comparable offense committed
in another state:
(A) Texas Penal Code §49.04, Driving While Intoxicated;
(B) Texas Penal Code §49.045, Driving While Intoxicated
with Child Passenger;
(C) Texas Penal Code §49.05, Flying While Intoxicated;
(D) Texas Penal Code §49.06, Boating While Intoxicated;
(E) Texas Penal Code §49.065, Assembling or Operating
an Amusement Ride While Intoxicated;
(F) Texas Penal Code §49.07, Intoxication Assault;
or
(G) Texas Penal Code §49.08, Intoxication Manslaughter.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §98.21 adopted to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 6088; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 5410; amended to be effective January 1, 2024, 48 TexReg 7980 |
