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View Driving Records Online: What Kind of Driving Records Are Available?

By Chad Kiser

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Published: 17Mar2009
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There are several reasons for conducting a background check on someone's driving records. From hiring to drive a work vehicle or just to drive a working mother's kids to soccer and school or a parent or relative for therapy, background checks on the driver is important. One wants a reliable and safe driver to trust with the children, relative or work vehicle.

Many people are not aware of how to go about checking driving records on the internet. In this article, we will discuss several of the options available to you if you want to conduct your own driving records background check.

Driving offenses are generally divided into three kinds of driving faults. The first and least serious is driving infractions, the second more serious driving misdemeanor and lastly the third serious driving felony offenses.

Driving infractions include minor offenses due to mechanical failures like broken tail lights and not dangerous vehicle moving violations like parking improperly or parking tickets and speeding. Access to these records can be obtained from the DMV website on the internet. There is a catch, however, and one needs a release-form signed by the person being investigated to gain access to their driving history.

Misdemeanor offenses are more serious and includes DUI or drunk driving, reckless driving, running a red light etc. These are considered criminal records involving tickets, fines and jail time for the offender. These records are available free to the public on the internet through court websites, including county, city and state. The DMV has some of these records; however, they are often incomplete.

The felony driving offense is the most serious and is considered a crime. These involve repeated DUIs, hit and run accidents and vehicular homicides. Again these records are public and can be accessed on the internet through court websites totally free.

Easy as the search may be and sound, finding the record one wants to view is something else. One needs to know in which county or state the offense was committed.

There are, however, certain sites where driving records can be found on line. Some of these are free or have at least a portion that is free while more detailed information requires a fee. These are specialized searches and are on special websites. Any search engine will provide a list of providers and the searchers can sift through the lot for exactly what they want.

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