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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 476 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1989, chapter 727; in 2001, chapters 21<\/a> and 27<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 734<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 380<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64850,"section_number":"46.2-328","catch_line":"Department to issue licenses; endorsements, classifications, and restrictions authorizing operation of certain vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-328\/"},{"id":78428,"section_number":"46.2-337","catch_line":"Examination and road test required for license to operate motorcycle; regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-337\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57946,"section_number":"46.2-1192","catch_line":"Issuance and renewal of licenses by Department; payments to regional training centers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1192\/"},{"id":78428,"section_number":"46.2-337","catch_line":"Examination and road test required for license to operate motorcycle; regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-337\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229361,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73826,"identifier":"46.2-1188","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/23\/46.2-1188","url":"\/46.2-1188\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1188\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/23\/46.2-1188","dublin_core":{"Title":"Motorcycle rider safety training courses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1188","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

“Motorcycle<\/span> rider safety training courses” means courses of instruction in the operation of motorcycles<\/span>, including instruction in the safe on-road operation of motorcycles<\/span>, the rules of the road, and the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth relating to motor vehicles<\/span>, for the purposes of obtaining a waiver<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-337<\/a> for (i) both two-wheeled and three-wheeled motorcycles<\/span>, (ii) two-wheeled motorcycles<\/span>, or (iii) three-wheeled motorcycles<\/span>. Courses shall meet the requirements of this article and be approved by the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span>. Qualifying providers of such courses shall either be reimbursed for eligible costs or not be reimbursed as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1192<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMOTORCYCLE RIDER SAFETY TRAINING COURSES (\u00a7 46.2-1188)\n\n“Motorcycle rider safety training courses” means courses of\ninstruction in the operation of motorcycles, including instruction in the safe\non-road operation of motorcycles, the rules of the road, and the laws of the\nCommonwealth relating to motor vehicles, for the purposes of obtaining a waiver\npursuant to \u00a7 46.2-337 for (i) both two-wheeled and three-wheeled motorcycles,\n(ii) two-wheeled motorcycles, or (iii) three-wheeled motorcycles. Courses shall\nmeet the requirements of this article and be approved by the Department of Motor\nVehicles. Qualifying providers of such courses shall either be reimbursed for\neligible costs or not be reimbursed as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1192.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 476, \u00a7 46.1-566; 1989, c. 727; 2001, cc. 21, 27; 2004, c.\n734; 2016, c. 380.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}