Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
4.15 Traffic Law Enforcement
4.15.11 “No Driving Privileges” Procedures (Issued: 6/25/07)
The patrol officer is frequently in the position of encountering drivers, following the detection of
a traffic violation or other contact, who are unable to produce a valid driver’s license. This could
be the result of various actions not only of the driver, but of the court and/or the DMV. The
officer should check the operator’s driving record through DMV by name and date of birth or by
Californ ia driver’s license number for the current status of driving privileges. This check should
include California and any other state through which the driver may have a license. If the
violator has a valid license, then the officer’s actions should be dictate d by the initial violation or
contact.
A. If the driver does not have a valid driver’s license through DMV on -line records, the
officer should determine if the violator was ever issued a license through this state or
their state of residency. If it can be determined that no license was ever issued, the officer
should cite for “No Operator’s License.”
B. If the violator was issued a license in this state or their state of residence, and the
violator’s driving privileges have been revoked or suspended, the officer should:
1. Cite for “No Operator’s License” for out -of-state licensed drivers
2. Cite for “Driving While Suspended” for California licensed drivers.
C. In either case, the driver should not be allowed to drive the vehicle from the l ocation of
the stop and other arrangements should be made for the driver to leave the scene. If the
vehicle is legally parked or parked on private property at the time of the stop, the vehicle
should not be towed.