Motor vehicle policy: eligibility and authorization procedures
Driver eligibility
Drivers must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and have a valid U.S. driver's
license. Those individuals who have international Driver鈥檚 Licenses may also become
authorized provided they submit copies of their International Driver鈥榮 License and
recent (within 3 months) Motor Vehicle Record issued in the driver鈥榮 country of origin
and translated into English.
Drivers are required to report any change in license status (e.g., convictions, license
suspended or revoked) to their supervisor immediately.
Authorization procedures
To start the authorization process, faculty, staff and student must complete a 鈥淒river
Authorization Application鈥� (employee or student specific). Additional paperwork is necessary for drivers with licenses from states other than New York and drivers
with international licenses. The completed form(s) are to be returned to Risk Management
along with a copy of the applicant鈥檚 driver鈥檚 license. A review of the driver鈥檚 records
will be conducted through the Department of Motor Vehicles covering the most recent
three-year period.
Approval/denial will be communicated by email to the sponsoring department and applicant.
For students, reauthorization is required at the beginning of each academic year.
Revoking driving privileges
Authorized drivers may have their driving privileges revoked at any time for failure
to maintain the College鈥檚 MVR standard. Upon notification of breach of MVR standard,
the college representative will provide written notification to driver, driver鈥檚 supervisor
and Human Resources of revoked driving privileges. In cases of exigent circumstances,
verbal notifications of revoked driving privileges are permitted, then followed in
writing.