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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".20" citation="COMAR 11.20.01.20" title_num="11" subtitle_num="20" chapter_num="01" heading="Issuance of a Probationary Instructor Approval.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Administration may issue a probationary instructor approval to an individual who has:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Applied for approval as an instructor; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Successfully completed the Administration's instructor preparation program,</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Administration shall issue a probationary approval to an individual for each time the individual successfully completes the instructor preparation program authorized by the Administration.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Administration may cancel the probationary approval and deny approval as an instructor if the individual:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Cannot satisfactorily demonstrate proficiency in teaching the approved motorcycle safety courses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Acts in a manner that in the Administration's view is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Unsafe for individuals participating in an approved course, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Detrimental to the State's motorcycle safety program;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Fails to comply with the regulations, rules, procedures, and guidelines established by the Administration for conducting the approved courses; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Has the individual's driver's license suspended or revoked, or accumulates four or more active points on the individual's driving record.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The probationary approval shall be surrendered to the Administration:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If it is cancelled or expires; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>At the time the applicant receives an instructor approval.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The probationary approval allows the applicant to teach the approved motorcycle safety courses at a training center under the direct supervision of an experienced approved instructor.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>