Driver Standards

UC Berkeley Minimum Standards for Authorized Drivers

A department may enforce a stricter set of standards. Apply the first row that accurately describes the driver under consideration. All drivers must be age 18 or older. For drivers with an out-of-state or foreign license, please contact Fleet Services.

Driver TypeDefinitionOnline Defensive Driver TrainingCentralized Driver Record MonitoringDriver's SignaturePermission to Drive from an Appropriate Departmental Official
Regulated Any driver who operates any vehicle for University business that requires a Class A or B license, or any of the following special endorsements or certificates: hazardous materials, ambulance, tow truck, farm labor vehicle, school bus, school pupil activity bus, youth bus, or general paratransit vehicle Will be required after formal rollout Enrollment already required (see Form) Disclosure Form for Regulated Drivers is still in development and will be required after formal rollout Required
Occupational Any employee who is hired as a driver or who has driving listed as an essential job duty Will be required after formal rollout Enrollment already required (see Form) DMV Form is already required Required
Frequent (1) Any employee who routinely drives a University vehicle in the course of regular business; or (2) any person other than a Short-Term driver who drives a University vehicle five or more times per month Will be required after formal rollout Enrollment already required (see Form) DMV Form is already required Required
Short-Term High-Frequency Any person whose operation of a University vehicle is limited to a two week period and who drives a University vehicle five or more times during that period Permissible but not required Snapshot will be required after formal rollout (see Form) Disclosure Form for Snapshot records is still in development and will be required after formal rollout Required
Short-Term Low-Frequency Any person whose operation of a University vehicle is limited to a two week period and who drives a University vehicle less than five times during that period Permissible but not required

After formal rollout, one of the following will be required:

Snapshot (see Form)

Visual check (Form under development)

Disclosure Form for Snapshot records is still in development and will be required after formal rollout;

Disclosure Form for Visual License Inspection is still in development and will be required after formal rollout

Required
Infrequent Any person who drives a University vehicle but does not meet any definition above Permissible but not required

After formal rollout, one of the following will be required:

Enrollment (see Form)

Visual check (Form under development)

DMV Form is already required if enrolled;

Disclosure Form for Visual License Inspection is still in development and will be required after formal rollout

Required