SDSU Police Department

Defensive Driving

California Law regarding California Driver's License and Vehicle Registration

California law requires that you obtain a California driver's license within 10 days and register your vehicle within 20 days if you:

• Accept gainful employment in California.

• Claim a homeowner's exemption in California.

• Rent or lease a residence in California.

• Intend to live or be located here on a permanent basis (for example, acquire a California driver license, acquire other licenses not ordinarily extended to a nonresident, registered to vote).  

• Enroll in an institution of higher learning as a California resident or enroll their dependents in school (K-12).

The California State University Office of Risk Management requires all employees to meet required criteria before authorizing the use of university vehicles. Employees who are required to operate motorized vehicles on university business are required to be safe drivers and operate vehicles in a safe manner. Employees must have a supervisor’s permission to operate any vehicle on university business. If the employee’s position requires operation of a vehicle on university business, then approval will be contingent upon satisfying each of the following:

1. Possession of a valid California Drivers License.
   
   
2. Not have received more than three moving violations and/or accidents or combination thereof in the past twelve month period, in accordance with the CSU Use of University and Private Vehicles Policy Guidelines. 
   
   
3. Complete the online CSU-approved defensive driving course and renew every four years thereafter. Instructions for signing up for the online course. Once you have sucessfully completed your online course, please send your Certificate of Completion to the Department of Public Safety, Defensive Driving Coordinator, MC-4390.
   
   
4. Entry into the Employer Pull Notice Program — Authorization for Release of Driver Record Information Form INF 1101 [rev. 9-04]. 
   (Current Unit 6 employees are not required to submit this form. All newly hired Unit 6 employees as of July 2008 are required to submit this form if they are required to drive on State business).
   
   
5. Supervisors must retain a signed Authorization to Use Privately-owned Vehicles on State Business STD. 261 [rev. 3-95] only if employee is authorized to use their private vehicle. This form must be signed each year by the employee and supervisor and retained by the supervisor. In addition, supervisors must submit the Defensive Driving Yearly Release Form once a year to the Department of Public Safety, Defensive Driving Coordinator, MC-4390.
   
   
6. Maintain a good and safe driving record while employed by San Diego State University.

Employees who meet all the above criteria may not drive on state business unless they have successfully completed the online defensive driving course and have submitted a one-time-only Defensive Driving Waiver, (see Request for Temporary Waiver of Defensive Driving Certificate & Entry Into the Employee DMV Pull Program)  which has been approved and on file with Public Safety. This waiver will allow the employee to drive with the condition they take the online defensive driving course within one month of approval.

Those employees who drive their personal vehicle on state business more than once a month, or those who want to be reimbursed for their mileage must take the defensive driving course.

Remember, while driving a vehicle on university business, it is mandatory that you report any accident for which you are involved. The employee must submit a Vehicle Accident Report STD. 270 [rev. 2-02]  and the supervisor/manger must submit a State Driver Accident Review STD. 274 [rev. 1-03]  within 48 hours to the Department of Public Safety, Parking Services Coordinator, MC-4390.

For more detailed instruction on the online course please reference:How to Find and Take Your Course Test.

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