The Driver License Division is required to develop standards for and administer this program. The program includes training courses for all ranges of abilities of motorcyclists and training instructors.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $332,700 from all sources for Motorcycle Safety. This is a 0.8 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.
The Motorcycle Rider Education Act enacted in 1993 in UCA 53-3-901 to 909, created the Motorcycle Safety program. The Legislature provided that an annual fee of $5 for each registered motorcycle and a $2.50 fee for an original, renewal, or extension of a Class M Driver License is to be dedicated for use by the division for this program.
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.