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Section 1000.107 Reporting Driving Citations/Violations

A. All employees whose job requires they drive Augusta, Georgia vehicles are required to report
any and all traffic/moving vehicle violations to their supervisor, regardless of whether the citation
was issued in the course of employment or not.
1. Employees whose licenses are suspended will not be allowed to drive Augusta, Georgia
vehicles while their licenses are suspended.
2. Employees are not allowed to operate an Augusta, Georgia vehicle while in possession of a
temporary driving permit, i.e. court issued driving permit for the purpose of driving to and
from work, etc.
3. Employees hired as drivers (primary job duty) and whose license has been suspended may be
subject to termination for loss of job qualifications. (See Personnel Policy).
4. Employees who drive Augusta, Georgia vehicles, who have a suspended license and fail to
report the suspension, will be subject to termination for their failure to advise Augusta,
Georgia of their invalid license status

Section 1000.108 Motor Vehicle Records Check

A. Potential Employees - Persons applying for a position requiring the driving of Augusta, Georgia
owned vehicles (any position which requires the applicant to drive an Augusta, Georgia vehicle
as a major function of his or her job) will be required to sign a release allowing Augusta, Georgia
to run a seven (7) year driving history at the time of job offer if a resident of Georgia If not a
resident of Georgia then the applicant will need to provide this record from the state of residency
of the potential new hire. Potential employees who fail to provide the required records check or
who refuse to sign a release for such records will not be considered qualified. See Addendum
MVR Review Form for evaluation criteria.
B. Employees whose license is suspended for traffic violations or Driving Under the Influence
(DUI), and whose job requires they drive an Augusta, Georgia vehicle may be terminated for
failure to perform job responsibilities.
C. Any employee who is subject to drive an Augusta, Georgia vehicle may have a three (3) year
Motor Vehicle Records check directed/requested as a condition of employment. Only
Department Directors, Attorneys of the Law Department, Safety Review Committee, Risk
Management Committee, Risk Management Director or Assistant Director, or Augusta, Georgia
Administrator can direct the check.
D. A Motor Vehicle Records Review Form (See Addendum MR-MVR-RF) will be completed for
any employee or potential employee subjected to a Motor Vehicle Records Check. The following
standards will be applied to the results of the MVR Review Form:
1. Unacceptable: Termination of Augusta, Georgia driving privileges;
2. Questionable: Probation of Augusta, Georgia driving privileges and attendance at mandatory
driver training with testing; Any further violations while on probation status can result in
potential termination of Augusta, Georgia driving privileges.
3. Marginal: Augusta, Georgia driving privileges are maintained with the stipulation that they
attend mandatory driver training to include testing . Any future violations, depending on the
MVR Review Form score will/can result in potential probation or termination of Augusta,
Georgia driving privileges.
4. Acceptable: Augusta, Georgia driving privileges maintained; and
5. Adjustments: If a potential employee has not had a serious violation within three (3) years of
the MVR Review Form scoring, subtract three (3) points from the MVR Review Form score
for good behavior and apply the appropriate standard as described above.

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