Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 53 - SCHOOL BUS DRIVER TRAINING, LICENSING, AND SCHOOL BUS STANDARDS › Section 581-053-0050 - Driving and Criminal Records

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 The Oregon Department of Education shall review the driving record of each
			 applicant for certification or approval as a school bus or school activity
			 driver. Applicants who have held a driver license in a state other than Oregon
			 anytime during the preceding three-year period may be required to furnish a
			 copy of the driving record from each state in which the applicant has held a
			 driver license to ODE. If the driver currently holds a driver license from
			 another state, the driving record shall be printed no more than 30 days prior
			 to the date received by ODE.
(2)
			 ODE shall review the criminal record of each applicant for certification or
			 approval as a school bus or school activity driver.
(3) An applicant does not qualify as a school
			 bus or school activity driver if the applicant:
(a) Has ever been convicted of a crime listed
			 in ORS 342.143 (Forever Crime);
			 or,
(b) Is currently subject to
			 mandatory registration reporting as a sex offender in this state or any other
			 jurisdiction; or,
(c) Has ever been
			 convicted of a crime involving violence, threat of violence or theft. This
			 shall not apply if the applicant or driver has been free from custody,
			 probation and parole for the preceding three-year period from date of
			 application; or,
(d) Has ever been
			 convicted of a crime involving activity in drugs or alcoholic beverages. This
			 shall not apply if the applicant or driver has been free from custody,
			 probation, and parole for the preceding three-year period from date of
			 application; or,
(e) Has had his or
			 her driving privileges suspended by any state, within the preceding three-year
			 period, for a cause involving the unsafe operation of a motor vehicle or
			 because of driving record.
(f) Is
			 required to use an ignition interlock device (IID).
(g) Has been convicted within the preceding
			 three-year period of:
(A) Driving under the
			 influence of intoxicants, as defined in ORS
			 813.010;
(B) Reckless driving, as defined in ORS
			 811.140;
(C) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police
			 officer, as defined in under ORS
			 811.540;
(D) Failure to perform the duties of a driver
			 involved in an accident or collision which results in injury or death of any
			 person, as described in ORS
			 811.705; or
(E) An equivalent out of state conviction for
			 any of the above.
(h)
			 Has had his or her driving privileges revoked or suspended as a habitual
			 offender under ORS 809.600. This shall not apply if
			 applicant or driver has had his or her driving privileges restored under ORS
			 809.660 for the preceding three
			 years;
(i) Has a driving record for
			 the preceding three-year period that has an accumulation of 31 or more points
			 based upon the following point system:
(A)
			 Each chargeable accident shall have a value of 10 points. Applicable traffic
			 code and preventability guidelines published by the National Safety Council and
			 the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute may be used to determine if an
			 accident is chargeable; and
(B)
			 Each of the traffic violations on Table 1 shall have a value of 10
			 points.
(C) One point shall be
			 subtracted from the total number of points for each full month, since the last
			 chargeable accident or conviction, to the time of driving record check;
			 however, all subtracted points will be reinstated if any additional qualifying
			 convictions or chargeable accidents occur within the three-year calculation
			 period.