What information is available from my driving record when someone conducts a background check?

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Driving records vary from state to state, yet driving records commonly contain all pertinent information related to your driving history, including moving violations, motor vehicle accident history, driver license sanctions, driver-related convictions, licensing information, personal data, and compulsory insurance violations.

Your driving record is data compiled throughout your lifetime as a driver. What appears in your driving record can change due to legislation, computer systems, data sources, court cases and judicial rulings. The length of time that information remains on your driving record varies depending on the state and the type of information. For example, in Wyoming moving violations and uninsured accidents remain on your driving record for three years, while DUI, reckless driving and other serious driving offenses remain on your driving record for five years. In California, a moving violation or accident will stay on your record for three years, while a DUI will remain for ten years. In Florida, a DUI and other serious offenses will stay on your record for 75 years.

To find out what is contained in your driving record, you can order a copy for yourself. You can obtain your driving record at the DMV, but if you want a quick and easy way to access your driving record, ordering online is a better way to go.

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