How to get your driving record online

What a driving record is

Your driving record is the file your state keeps on you as a driver. It shows your license status and class, convictions for moving violations, suspensions and revocations, and in many states crashes and points. States call it different things: a motor vehicle record (MVR), a driver abstract, a driver history or a driving record. They are the same thing.

How to order it

1. Pick the state that issued your license. Records are kept state by state.
2. Fill in one short form with your name, date of birth and license number.
3. Sign the consent. The law lets a state release your record on your written say-so.
4. Pay once. $34.95 in most states, with the state's fee included.
5. Get the record by email as a PDF.

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What to have ready

• Your driver license, for the number and the name exactly as printed
• Your date of birth
• An email address you can open straight away
• A card to pay with

Which record to ask for

States issue more than one type. A short record, usually three years, is what most employers and insurers look at, and it is the standard one. A longer or complete record shows more history. If a court or an agency has asked for your record, ask them which type they need and whether it must be certified before you pay for anything.

If you have lived in more than one state

Each state keeps its own record of the license it issued. If you have held licenses in several states, you may need a record from each.

Reading it when it arrives

Check three things first: that your license status is what you expect, that every conviction listed is yours, and that anything old enough to have dropped off has gone. If something is wrong, the state agency that issued your license is the one that can correct it.