Vermont § 3515 - All-terrain safety education course; issuance of certificate

§ 3515. All-terrain safety education course; issuance of certificate

• (a) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall establish and oversee a program of examination
  and certification of all-terrain vehicle operators. In order for an operator to be
  awarded a safety education certificate, he or she must submit evidence of successful
  completion of an all-terrain vehicle safety education course approved by the Commissioner
  and must successfully pass a written examination that shall test the applicant’s knowledge
  of safe all-terrain vehicle operating practices and the applicable laws of the State
  of Vermont. (b) The Commissioner may approve any appropriate all-terrain vehicle safety education
  course, regardless of whether or not it includes hands-on instruction in operating
  the vehicle, if the course meets minimum standards established by the Commissioner.
  An approved course shall include information about the appropriate use of helmets
  and the dangers of carrying a passenger. Such courses offered by the manufacturers
  or distributors of all-terrain vehicles, by community organizations such as 4-H, or
  by others, may be approved. (c) The Commissioner shall develop and make available a written examination appropriate
  for certification of all-terrain vehicle operators as required by this section. In
  the discretion of the Commissioner, the examination may be administered by employees
  of the Department of Public Safety or by the persons who offer any approved all-terrain
  vehicle safety education course. (d) No all-terrain vehicle safety education course that includes actual operation of the
  vehicle shall be approved unless adequate insurance coverage is provided. (e) The instructors and persons providing an all-terrain vehicle safety education course
  approved by the Commissioner are exempt from compliance with the State’s driver training
  laws. (Added 1991, No. 123 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)