DMV PUBLIC RECORDS
Here are the addresses to the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for all fifty states. Some states preferred to be called by other names, but the functions are the same. They are a very rich sour of DMV public records.
When writing to request DMV driving records, you should include the full name, date of birth and any additional information relating to your person search, in addition to the required fees and full explanation of your request. DMV driving records can be a little slow to access but you have to be persistent.
I have tried to provide the correct contact address for each state’s DMV but please double check the addresses before making your formal requests for DMV driving records. As for the regulations, you can go to each state’s page and read them specifically.
Alabama
Division of Motor Vehicles
P O Box 327620
Montgomery AL 36132
Alaska
Division of Motor Vehicles
1300 W Benson Blv., S100
Anchorage AK 99503
Arizona
Arizona Department of Transportation
Motor Vehicle Division
PO Box 2100
Phoenix AZ 85001-2100
Arkansas
Office of Driver Service
Driver’s License Issuance
Room 2120
P.O. Box 1272
Little Rock, AR 72203
California
Department of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 942890
Sacramento, CA 94290
Colorado
Department of Revenue
Division of Motor Vehicle
Section Name (Driver Control, Titles, Registration, etc.)
1881 Pierce Street
Lakewood, CO 80214
Connecticut
Department of Motor Vehicles
60 State Street
Wethersfield, CT 06161
Delaware
Division of Motor Vehicles
Airport and Churchmans Rd
New Castle, DE 19720
Florida
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Neil Kirkman Building
2900 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Georgia
Dept. of Driver Services
Post Office Box 80447
Conyers, Georgia 30013
Kansas
Driver’s Licensing
Docking State Office Building
P.O. Box 2188
Maine
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
29 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333
Maryland
MVA Headquarters
6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E.
Glen Burnie, MD 21062
Massachusetts
Registry of Motor Vehicles
Box # 55889
Boston, MA 02205
Michigan
Department of State
Lansing, MI 48918
Minnesota
Dept. of Public Safety
Driver and Vehicle Services
Central Office, Town Square Building 444 Cedar Street
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Mississippi
Dept. of Public Safety
Post Office Box 958
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
(601) 987-1212
Missouri
Driver License Bureau
301 West High Street – R 470
Jefferson City, MO, 65105
Montana
Motor Vehicle Division
Department of Justice
Scott Hart Bld., 2nd Floor
303 North Roberts
P.O. Box 201430
Helena, MT 59620-1430
Nebraska
Motor Vehicle Division
PO Box 94699
Lincoln NE 68509
Nevada
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
555 Wright Way
Carson City, NV 89711
North Dakota
DNDOT
608 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0700
Ohio
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 16520
Columbus, Ohio 43216
Oklahoma
Department of Public Safety
P. O. Box 11415
Oklahoma City, OK 73136
Oregon
DMV Headquarters
1905 Lana Ave NE
Salem, OR 97314
Pennsylvania
Dept. of Transportation
1101 South Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104
Rhode Island
Division of Motor Vehicles
100 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
South Carolina
Post Office Box 1498
Blythewood, South Carolina 29016
South Dakota
118 W. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, S.D. 57501
Tennessee
Department of Safety
PO BOX 945
Nashville, TN 37202
Texas
Dept. of Public Safety
P O Box 4087
Austin, Texas 78773
Utah
Utah State Tax Commission
Motor Vehicle Division
210 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City UT 84134
Vermont
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05603-0001
Hawaii
Driver License Section
P.O. Box 30340
Honolulu, HI 96820-0340
Idaho
Idaho Transportation Dept.
P.O. Box 7129
Boise, ID 83707-1129
Illinois
Dept. of Driver Services (DMV Driving Records Request)
213 State Capitol
Springfield, IL 62756
Indiana
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
100 N. Senate Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Iowa
Motor Vehicle Division
P.O. Box 9204
Des Moines, IA 50306
Kansas
Driver’s Licensing
Docking State Office Building
P.O. Box 2188
Topeka, KS 66601-2128
Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet
200 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40622
New Hampshire
Department of Safety
Division of Motor Vehicles
Driver Licensing
23 Hazen Drive
Concord NH 03305
New Jersey
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
P.O. Box 160
Trenton, NJ 08666
New Mexico
Motor Vehicle Division
Joseph Montoya Bldg.
1200 South St. Frances Dr.
P.O. Box 1028
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1028
New York
NYSDMV
6 Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12228
North Carolina
Division of Motor Vehicles
3148 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-3148
Louisiana
Office of Motor Vehicles (DMV Driving Records Request)
P.O. Box 64886
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Virginia
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 27412
Richmond, VA 23269
Washington
Department of Licensing
PO Box 9030
Olympia, WA 98507-9030
Washington, D.C.
Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Government of the District of Columbia (DMV Driving Records Request)
PO Box 90120
Washington, DC 20090
West Virginia
Dept. of Transportation
BUILDING 5
1900 Kanawha Blvd E
Charleston, WV 25305
Wisconsin
Dept. of Transportation
Division of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 7917
Madison, WI 53707-7917
Wyoming
Motor Vehicle Services
5300 Bishop Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82009-3340
Different states have different rules and requirements regarding DMV public records, so you need to contact them for the specifics of what type of DMV public records you need in your person search. More than not, vehicle title searches, ownership of registered vehicles, vehicle identification number searches, tag registration searches, driver license information, and driving records searches are possible, depending on what is available and the specific state’s rules and regulations in regards to your specific request.
For example, in cases of trying to prove inheritance or trying to reclaim a theft, information will be released more easily. Additionally, you will find that sometimes the office refuses to release the DMV public records to you personally. However, when you go through a licensed information broker, the specific DMV public record is obtainable. Every state is different so the best advice is to try your best and see what happens.
What will you receive from the DMV that will help you with your people search?
A successful vehicle title search will reveal the owner’s name, date of birth, driver’s license number, vehicle insurance (if any), any liens on the vehicle, and the year, make, and model of the vehicle. You will be required to provide some or all of the following: the vehicle identification number (VIN), the tag number, name of owner, and owner’s DOB. Of course, all of this information is part of the DMV public records.
A registered vehicle search will reveal everything that is on the legal registration of the vehicle, very similar to the title search, and the same for a VIN search. (* Don’t forget about boat and vessel registrations. Same as an automobile, water vehicles require registration as well.
From the DMV public records of a driver license (a copy of the information on one), in addition to other information, you will have the full name, address, date of birth, height, weight, and sometimes social security numbers, depending on the state. In order to make this request you will need to provide the person’s full name and date of birth, in addition to the reasons of your request and accompanying fees associated with the search.
And from someone’s driving records, if there are any, you will be able to see all the traffic violations, accidents, and anything else that is related to the person’s driving history. Of course, you will also be able to see listed addresses and other information. You will need to furnish the full name and any other additional information for this request. Don’t for get to head on over to the state’s high way patrol office if you see the public records of an accident on the driving record. Most likely there will be a record of the accident in the state police files.
The best advice is to communicate with them via snail-mail rather than phoning. If you remember the last time that you visited the DVM, they are very busy, probably too busy to answer phone questions about their procedures in great detail. You most likely will be brushed off the phone, because they most likely will not tell you how to access their DMV records over the phone.
