CRITERIA FOR LENS CHECK:
• Applicant must have a valid New York State driver’s license for operating a University/State owned, leased, and/or rented passenger car, van, truck, and equipment vehicles.
• All offers of employment for any position that contains a qualification of a valid NYS Driver’s License are conditional on successful completion of the LENS check.
• An applicant may be precluded from operating a University/State owned, leased, and/or rented passenger car, van, truck, and equipment vehicles if they:
1. Has been convicted of any violation involving the use of alcohol or drinking or drugs while operating a motor vehicle in the past 36-month period.
2. Has been convicted of more than three Moving Vehicle and Traffic Law violations during the past 12-month period.
3. Has been involved in two or more accidents that are recorded in the Motor Vehicle Record during the past 24-month period.
4. Has been convicted of reckless driving in the past 36-month period.
5. Has been convicted of leaving the scene of an accident or failure to report an accident during the past 36-month period.
6. Has been convicted of vehicular assault.
7. Has been convicted of vehicular manslaughter.
The University reserves the right to deny a person the privilege to operate a University/State owned, leased, and/or rented passenger car, van, truck, and equipment vehicle whenever a determination has been made that such denial is in the best interests of the University.
