Did you know you can request vehicle or driver’s records from DMV? DMV maintains the public records of statistical information about vehicle registration (VR), driver’s licenses (DLs), occupational licenses (OLs), and more. You can request this information from DMV and pay a fee to access it.
Confidential information, such as your address or social security number (SSN), is not considered public record, and is therefore not shared.
How to Request Information
To request public information from DMV:
- Online:
- Complete an online driver’s record request or vehicle record request.
- By mail:
- Complete a Request for Your Own Driver’s License/Identification Card (DL/ID) or Vehicle/ Vessel Registration (VR) Information Record (INF 1125) if requesting a record of a vehicle owned by you or your own driving record(s) or to request a copy of microfilm documents the department has on file for specific year.
- Complete a Request for Record Information (INF 70) if requesting someone else’s driving or vehicle record(s) or to request a copy of microfilm documents the department has on file for a specific year.
- Include the $5 fee for mail-in record(s) requests for driving or vehicle records.
- Include the $20 per year fee for mail-in record(s) requests for copies of microfilm documents the department has on file for a specific year. The $20 fee is per year requested – for example, a request for records for 2023 and 2024 will cost $40 total.
- Mail form(s) and fee to:
DMV Information Release Unit
MS G199
PO Box 944247
Sacramento, CA 94244-2470
- By phone:
- Request records by calling (916) 657-8098
- DMV Kiosks:
- To find a location, please visit https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/locations/kiosks/
All record requests must include:
- The record number/title
- The number of copies you want
- Business name (if applicable)
- Telephone number
- Contact name
- Street address (cannot be delivered to a PO Box)
Only the following record requests may be submitted by mail:
- Request for Your Own Driver’s License/Identification Card (DL/ID) or Vehicle/ Vessel Registration (VR) Information Record (INF 1125)
- Request for Record Information (INF 70)
- Registration Information Request for Lien Sale (INF 1126)
- Dealer Vehicle/Vessel Registration (VR) Information Request (INF 1120) (must be obtained from a DMV field office or ordered through the DMV Materials Management section).
- Attorney’s Information Request (Vehicle/ Vessel Related Incidents Only) (INF 1161E)