Washington: Background Check Criteria Disclosure

Summary

Uber’s Washington State driver-screening disclosure sets time-based limits on driving violations, criminal charges, and convictions for people seeking to provide rides on the platform. Drivers may have no more than three minor driving violations in three years, while major driving violations and pending criminal matters such as driving while unlicensed or uninsured are disqualifying during that period. A broader seven-year bar covers felonies and specified offenses including violence, theft, fraud, DUI-related violations, hit and run, reckless driving, and speeding over 100 MPH; the disclosure also bars serious offenses including sexual crimes, murder, kidnapping, and active warrants. Seattle and King County add a seven-year licensing-related rule, while Vancouver adds tighter recent-violation limits and separate felony and drug-offense lookbacks.

Takeaways

1. 1

   Washington State drivers may have no more than three minor driving violations in the past three years, including non-fatal accidents, moving violations, document violations, and vehicle safety violations.

2. 2

   Seattle and King County extend the lookback for driving while unlicensed or while a license is suspended, revoked, or invalid from three years to seven years.

3. 3

   Vancouver drivers face a one-year limit of one minor violation, plus separate five-year misdemeanor drug-offense and ten-year felony screening periods.