My BRC Completion Certificate has my name Misspelled!

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mgold · #1 Unread post by **mgold** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:08 am

This past weekend I did the Basic Rider Course, and passed! I got the Motorcycle Rider Course Completion Certificate, but as I was going to go get my license I realized that my name is Misspelled.

I called the Maryland MVA Motorcycle number and was told I should go in and get a different certificate. The person said they might accept it, but there is a chance they won't. The drivers license number is correct though so I'd assume that maybe I could just go in and get my Motorcycle License and it would be fine.

Has this happened to anyone else? I'm sure it must have! What did you do in this situation? What do people suggest I do? More specifically what should I do in Maryland?

Lion_Lady · #2 Unread post by **Lion_Lady** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:04 am

Don't call the MVA. Call the registrar where you took the class first. They're the folks who most likely typed up your certificate.

Did you get a chance to verify that your name and drivers license information were correct when you walked in to the first night of class?

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mgold · #3 Unread post by **mgold** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:37 pm

I actually took the Basic Rider Course through the MVA. It was half price compared to other places. I'd have to go into the main office and get another certificate through them. Obviously the main office is jammed every day, every hour, and every minute! So if I don't absolutely have to go in and get another I'd rather not.

It seems like the only is only a misspelling is on the certificate... which is the only important piece of paper I really need! It's annoying because it's not my fault, but theirs!

#4 Unread post by **Skier** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:29 pm

If you have an email correspondence with the folks who issued the card, print it out and bring it with you to the MVA. Present the card and if they see your name doesn't exactly match, explain to them what happened and produce the email correspondence.

If they still won't take it, get a new completion card with your name correctly spelled.

Lion_Lady · Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:58 am

Skier wrote:If you have an email correspondence with the folks who issued the card, print it out and bring it with you to the MVA. Present the card and if they see your name doesn't exactly match, explain to them what happened and produce the email correspondence.

If they still won't take it, get a new completion card with your name correctly spelled.

In MD the MSF completion card is separate, and in addition to, the license waiver certificate. The certificate is what is sometimes called the "claim check" for a new rider's "M" - and it is an "official" document.

Students are supposed to get a chance to make sure that their name and driver's license number are correct as recorded in the class roster/enrollment record. Something obviously got missed...

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