Driver Certification Process
Qualifications | Driving
Record Evaluation Scale
Only persons with a valid driver's license and
university driver certification card will be authorized
to drive a motor vehicle for university business
purposes. The driver certification process is governed
by Oregon Administrative Rules (571-010-0110) and
applies to state-owned vehicles and hired or borrowed
vehicles used on university business travel.
Requests for certification may be made by authorized
department personnel. The forms are available
from the Department of Public Safety or by using the online
form.
Upon receipt of the form, the Department of Public
Safety requires up to two weeks process time. The
driver certification card or a letter of denial will be
sent through campus mail to the requesting department.
Before clearance to drive a state van is granted,
drivers are required to participate in a one-hour
University van training session. Prospective van
drivers should contact the Office
of Environmental Health & Safety (541) 346-3192
for available training times and appointments.
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Qualifications:
No person convicted in the past five years of a major
traffic offense (as defined in ORS 153.500) or a number
of offenses that total 35 or more points as defined in
the University of Oregon Driving Record Evaluation
Scale (see OAR 571-010-0120) shall be permitted to
drive for institution-approved business.
The driver is required to report any citations issued
or changes in status of his or her Oregon driver's
license to the appropriate University supervisor before
driving a university vehicle. According to the
severity of the citation, points are counted against
the applicant's driving record, and may affect
his or her eligibility to drive a state-owned vehicle.
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Driving Record Evaluation Scale
A total of 35 points in the past three years
disqualifies a faculty/staff driver from operating
state vehicles or carrying passengers in privately
owned vehicles for University business. Students with
two or more moving violations in the past year are
disqualified from operating state vehicles. Driver
records are obtained from the Department of Motor
Vehicles, and points are awarded on the type of driving
offense cited.
- Class A offenses (rated at 35 points for each
offense during the first five years after
citation): Using a vehicle to commit a crime.
- Class B Offenses (rated for first year at 35
points, second year at 20 points, and third
through fifth years at 10 points): Driving
under the influence of drugs or alcohol,
driving while license is suspended or
revoked, attempting to elude a police
officer, failure to perform a driver's duty,
hit and run, negligent homicide, or
manslaughter.
- Class C Offenses (rated for first year at 15
points, second year at 10 points, and third
through fifth years at 5 points): Careless
driving, crossing a double line, cutting in,
driving on a sidewalk, driving while
encumbered, driving on wrong side of a
highway, driving in a public park, failure to
drive on the right side of the road, failure
to leave name/address at an accident, failure
to maintain reasonable control, failure to
stop for a school bus, failure to yield right
of way, failure to yield to a pedestrian,
following too closely, illegal turn, improper
lane change, improper left turn, improper
passing, improper reverse turn, improper
right turn, negligent driving, no headlights
or driving without lights, insufficient
clearance, reckless driving, right turn from
wrong lane, squirreling, and violating the
basic rule.
- Class D Offenses (rated for first year at 10
points, second year at 5 points, and third
through fifth years at 3 points):
Disregarding a red light, disregarding a stop
sign, disregarding a traffic sign, failure to
stop at a railroad crossing, failure to obey
a traffic control device, or wrong way on a
one-way street.
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License Status
Change
All university certified drivers are
required to report any license status change to the
Department of Public Safety, in accordance to Oregon
Administrative Rule 571-010-0110.
Prior to certification, all drivers
must pass a qualification criterion. The
criterion includes reviewing the driving record of the
potential driver. A license status change is any
change occurring to a driving record once a driver is
university certified. Receiving a new citation,
having your license suspended or revoked, getting a new
license, are examples of license status changes.
To report a license status change, use the online
form or report the change by contacting our office.
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