NWSA Driving Policy
Member Personal or Organizational Vehicle Use Policy
Personal Vehicle and/or Organizational Vehicle Use for Work/Service Purposes:
- Any member that is required to use a personal vehicle or organizational vehicle for work purposes needs to submit a driving abstract/record (that goes back at least three years).
- Any member that is required to use a personal vehicle for work purposes needs to carry minimum auto liability limits of $100,000 for bodily injury per person in an accident; $300,000 for all bodily injuries in an accident; and $50,000 for property damage in an accident
- Any member that is required to use a personal vehicle for work purposes needs to submit proof of vehicle insurance (see #2 above).
- Member’s driving record and driving practices need to pass the standards listed in Driver Certification and Safety Agreement (form G-27).
- Member’s personal vehicle needs to pass the standards listed in Member Personal Vehicle Use Authorization (form G-28).
- For positions that require the use of a personal or organizational vehicle, a potential member’s placement is contingent on passing the standards listed above. NWSA staff will review and make that determination.
Minimum Requirements for AmeriCorps Drivers
Every driver of ESD 112, NWSA, or Sponsor vehicle or personal vehicles for work purposes must meet and continue to meet the following minimum requirements:
- Be at least twenty-one years of age if transporting passengers while on work time.
- Have a valid driver’s license, issued by a state department of licensing.
- Submit to a criminal record check that shows that no offense has been committed which would be grounds for denial of an authorization to drive. (Please note: You may receive this check through your AmeriCorps program).
- Shall not have had a driving license privilege suspended or revoked within the preceding three years; a certified copy of the suspension or revocation order issued by the department of licensing being conclusive evidence of the suspension or revocation.
- Shall not have been convicted of any misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony (including instances in which a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is the basis for the conviction) including, but not limited to the following:
i) Any crime involving the use, sale, possession, or transportation of any controlled substance within the last three years.
ii) Any crime involving driving when a driver’s license is suspended or revoked, hit and run driving, driving while intoxicated, being in physical control of motor vehicle while intoxicated, reckless driving (including speeding tickets of 20 miles per hour or more over the speed limit), negligent driving of a serious nature, vehicular assault or vehicular homicide, within the last three years. - Shall not have a behavior problem, which endangers the welfare or personal safety of passengers.
- Shall not have incurred three or more of the following offenses within any twelve-month period, within the last thirty-six months: 1) speeding tickets in excess of ten miles per hour over the speed limit; 2) improper changing of lanes, 3) following too closely, 4) passing a school bus while stopped, 5) leaving the scene of an accident, 6) refusing to take a blood alcohol test.
- Is physically able to use all hand and foot operated controls and equipment in vehicle.
- Is physically able to perform routine vehicle safety inspections and perform necessary emergency roadside services.
- Satisfactorily complete an approved NWSA driver training course if driving an ESD, NWSA, or Sponsor vehicle.
- Sign a Driver Certification and Safety Agreement.