Policy Text
PURPOSE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF OPERATIONS
537.07
REQUEST FOR REEXAMINATION OF DRIVER
09-16-91
To establish requests for driver reexamination.
POLICY
To request driver reexaminations when drivers demonstrate potentially hazardous characteristics.
PROCEDURE
A. REQUESTS
1. When an officer encounters a situation in which they feel a driver should be reexamined
by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), they shall submit a request on the form
headed "Request for Reexamination of Driver".
2. The request form shall be handwritten in the field and routed to the Traffic Section by
depositing it in the drop boxes along with other reports.
B. REASONS
Following are some reasons that might warrant a request for reexamination:
1. Defective eyesight
2. Defective hearing
3. Missing or deformed limbs (vehicle not properly equipped to compensate for the
deformity)
4. History of alcoholism or mental illness
5. Epilepsy
6. Old age
7. Chronic use of medication
8. Any other valid reason that might indicate a need to be reexamined.
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