399-F – Proof of Effectiveness.
§ 399-f. Proof of effectiveness. Proof of effectiveness shall be verifiable research documentation submitted by the applicant for sponsorship showing evidence of effectiveness comparable to that of the national safety council’s defensive driving course as determined by the commissioner in terms of reduced convictions or accidents or both. This research documentation shall employ accepted research […]
399-G – Regulations.
§ 399-g. Regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this article. In addition to any requirements expressly authorized by this article, such regulations may include but not be limited to requirements and standards with respect to: delivery agencies and instructors; classroom facilities; suspension or revocation […]
399-E – Standards for Course Approval.
§ 399-e. Standards for course approval. 1. To be approved, a course must: (a) Have been given for at least two years by the applicant agency or organization prior to the submission of an application. * (b) Provide at least three hundred twenty minutes of instruction, with a certified instructor present. The requirement that a […]
399-A – Statement of Purpose.
§ 399-a. Statement of purpose. The purposes of this article are to further highway safety by preserving the quality and efficacy of the accident prevention course programs. These purposes will be accomplished by establishing strict criteria for initial and continual course sponsorship approval.
399-B – Definitions.
§ 399-b. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following definitions: 1. “Sponsoring agency” shall mean an organization which owns a motor vehicle accident prevention course approved by the commissioner. 2. “Delivery agency” shall mean an organization which conducts a sponsoring agency’s approved motor vehicle accident prevention course. 3. […]
399-C – Approval by the Commissioner.
§ 399-c. Approval by the commissioner. The commissioner must approve an accident prevention course before any person attending and successfully completing such course may qualify to receive mandatory insurance reduction benefits in accordance with subsection (a) of section two thousand three hundred thirty-six of the insurance law. The commissioner shall base the decision to approve […]
399-D – Application for Approval.
§ 399-d. Application for approval. 1. An agency or organization seeking approval as a motor vehicle accident prevention course sponsoring agency shall apply to the commissioner for approval. Such applications shall be made in writing and on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall include at a minimum: the title or name of the […]