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Foreword

Providing society with a safe and secure highway system by reducing traffic crashes, injuries and deaths through fair, impartial and reasonable enforcement of traffic laws is one of the primary missions of law enforcement.

The enforcement of all traffic laws, statutes, and their related administrative programs is a responsibility most often shared by the judiciary, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, corrections and other criminal justice components, and some private service agencies. Therefore, we must all work together to ensure that the motoring public and other highway users have a travel environment as safe and secure as possible, free from the threat of dangerous and irresponsible drivers.

The National Sheriffs' Association, is proud to have taken the lead in researching, testing, and publishing a model program entitled "Guidelines for a Suspended or Revoked Operator Enforcement Program." This program has proven to be a very effective enforcement tool for administrators desiring to address the growing problem of multiple suspended or revoked operators who openly disregard compliance with the law by continuing to drive.

Charles B. Meeks
Executive Director, National Sheriffs' Association
(retired March 1, 1997)

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Acknowledgements

The Guidelines for a Suspended or Revoked Operator Enforcement Program is the product of numerous contributors, without whom completion of this work would not have been possible. The Traffic Safety Committee of the National Sheriffs' Association is extremely grateful to all the agencies and individuals mentioned below for making a significant effort toward the success of this project. Special acknowledgment goes to the following two agencies for providing critical operational and evaluation data on the project:

Utah Sheriff Aaron Kennard Office of Sheriff Salt Lake County 2001 South State Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84190

West Virginia Sheriff Edward L. Weith, Jr. Office of Sheriff Ohio County 1500 Chapline Street Wheeling, WVA 26003

Recognized below are law enforcement and criminal justice agencies who assisted in the project and provided insight and support in resolving many of the suspended or revoked operator issues and problems.

Utah
Murray City Police Department 5025 South State Street Murray, UT 84107	Salt Lake City Police Dept. 315 East 200 (South) Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Sandy Police Department 10000 Centennial Parkway Sandy, UT 84070	South Salt Lake Police Dept. 220 East Morris Avenue South Salt Lake, UT 84115
Utah Highway Patrol 4501 South 2700 (West) West Valley City, UT 84119	West Jordan Police Dept. 8000 South Redwood Road West Jordan, UT 84088
West Virginia
Bethlehem Police Department 1 Village Drive Wheeling, WV 26003	Clearview Police Dept. 166 Clearview Avenue Wheeling, WV 26003
Triadelphia Police Department 207 National Road P.O. Box 177 - Town Hall Triadelphia, WV 26059 West Liberty Police Department 126 Main Street West Liberty, WV 26074 Wheeling Police Department 1500 Chapline Street Wheeling, WV 26003	Valley Grove Police Dept. 3470 National Road Valley Grove, WV 26060 West Virginia State Police Wheeling Post 147 A Stone Church Road Wheeling, WV 26003

Also, we would like to acknowledge here Investigator Yvonne Shull, Orange County Sheriff's Office, 550 North Flower, Santa Ana, California, 92702, who contributed significantly in assembling background information on this project.

The National Sheriffs' Association and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would like to extend a special appreciation to the National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives (NAGHSR) and the following state agencies for their support and guidance during the project period:

Ms. Barbara L. Harsha Executive Director - NAGHSR 750 First Street, N.E., Suite 720 Washington, D.C. 20002 (202) 789-0942	Mr. K. Craig Allred, Director Highway Safety Office, DPS 411 West 7200 South, Suite 300 Midvale, UT 84047-1016 (801) 255-0573 x 121
Mr. Gary Winter Highway Safety Specialist Dept. of Military Affairs and Public Safety Criminal Justice and Highway Safety Section 1204 Kanawaha Blvd., (East) Charleston, WV 25301 (304) 558-8814

A special thanks to Melissa Betances, Ellen Hicks, Patricia Whitlock, and Mamie Spitzer, of the National Sheriffs' Association, for their clerical assistance.