"Basic driver improvement course" defined.

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MI Code › Chapter 257 › Act Act-300-of-1949 › Section 257.3a

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Sec. 3a.

"Basic driver improvement course" means a course of study that satisfies all of the following conditions:

(a) It meets or exceeds the curriculum standards set forth in the defensive driving course instructor manual, eighth edition, published by the national safety council.

(b) It provides documented evidence from a federal, state, or local government agency of course effectiveness in reducing collisions, moving violations, or both.

(c) It includes not less than 4 hours of instruction.

(d) It contains such other information as is approved by the secretary of state, with or without supporting DVD material, and that is offered over the internet or through classroom instruction.

History: Add. 2008, Act 568, Eff. Dec. 31, 2010; Am. 2012, Act 498, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013

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