Don't Drive Yourself Crazy: Availability of Motorist Records

Volume 2 / Edition 6

This Week; Focus On: Don't Drive Yourself Crazy: Availability of Motorist Records

While we suspect the price of gasoline will keep some people off of the road, it probably won't stop those drivers we want from heading down our streets and highways.

One of the most frequent requests an investigator receives is to obtain a driver's history. And, as mobile as our society is now, many of these are requests for out-of-state records.

We've spent years compiling and restructuring driver's record data and the best sources for obtaining such. Below is a list of states that have made driver records publicly available, the information contained in such, the information required to perform the search and the turnaround times.

States Permitting Public Driving Records: All except: Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, & Rhode Island. (Some states, such as Massachusetts, may require a manual records search.)

Information Provided: Traffic Violations, Suspensions, DUIs, and Personal Information.

Information Required to Conduct Search: Driver License #/Name or Name/DOB/SSN, State, and the reason for the record. (Our suggestion for a permissible purpose is "in anticipation of litigation".)

Turnaround Schedule: 1 - 3 business days.

BNI investigators: Street smart; Net savvy.

I look forward to any comments you may have or and questions I can answer for you.

Sincerely,

Lina M. Maini
Editor, The Beacon Bulletin
CEO, Beacon Network Investigations, Inc.