In most cases, you do not have the ability to prevent someone from accessing your driving record. One exception would be an employer, who is required to obtain your permission before conducting any kind of background check.

Why Not Allow Access?

There are all kinds of reasons you might want to prevent someone from accessing your driving record. It would be nice to hide all your tickets or accidents from an insurance company. Also, if you have something incriminating in your driving record, you may want to keep that from a prospective employer. And you certainly have good reason to want to keep your private information from strangers who have no business learning where you live or what your social security number is.

Driving Records & Public Records

The fact is, however, that driving records are public records and can be accessed by nearly everyone. But there are some exceptions. For one, an employer is required by law to obtain your permission before conducting background searches such as accessing your driving records. In such a case, you can prevent an employer from accessing your driving records by simply denying permission, but this will likely result in an adverse hiring action.

Keep in mind that the “public” portion of a driving record really pertains to information such as accidents, citations and driving related convictions, which nearly everyone can access. On the other hand, private information on a driving record is off-limits to most people. Only authorized personnel, such as governmental employees, attorneys, security companies and private detectives are able to access your personal information on a driving record.

If you’re concerned about what others might see on your driving record, it’s a good idea to find out for yourself. Order your driving record online today and see what others can find out about you.