Transportation
Drivers and Insurance

Purpose

Whenever a person undertakes to transport members of the Troop in connection with a Troop activity, that person accepts substantial risk of personal liability which may be imposed on the driver and/or the owner of the vehicle. The purpose of this memorandum is to establish Troop policies which, if followed, will minimize that risk and assure that insurance coverage at the individual level is coordinated with the umbrella coverage provided by the National Council of Boy Scouts of America.

Insurance Coverage

In order to make certain that a gap does not exist between the insurance carried at the individual level and the umbrella coverage provided by the National Council, persons providing transport should have the following insurance coverage: $100,000/$300,000 public liability and $50,000 property damage.

Minimum Standards for Drivers

The driver of any vehicle transporting members of the Troop in connection with any authorized Troop activity shall:

1. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and shall hold a valid California Vehicle Operator's License; and

2. Not consume any alcoholic beverage of any kind for at least four (4) hours prior to the providing of transport. No alcoholic beverage of any kind shall be consumed during the course of transport.

Scouts as Drivers

A scout may not drive a vehicle to or from a Troop function. A Troop "function" does not include transport from home to the Hut or from the Hut to home.