Driving Records

Check Your Driver's License Status

When you request your driver's license record from the Idaho Transportation Department, you must:

• Write a request and submit it along with driver information and $4 (the per record fee). If you want the record certified, you will be charged an additional $4.

• The department will do a search using your name, driver's license number, and date of birth. Be sure that two out of three of those identifiers will successfully pull up the proper record.

• Provide an Idaho driver's license number. This is a nine-digit, alphanumeric identifier, starting with two letters that are followed by six numbers, and ending with another letter. Dated Idaho license numbers typically started with 910, 920, or 940 (if issued by the sheriff's office) or a Social Security number.

For $9, you can request a supporting document packet with your driver's license record. Be sure you specify which documents you'd like to receive, such as citations or suspension orders. If you need your packet certified, also write a request that includes the date of the incident along with $17 to cover the fee.

Mail-in Requests for Your Driving Record

Mailing a record request will save you a trip to the DMV. Simply download an Idaho Motor Vehicle Driver's License Record Request (ITD 3374) and fill it out onscreen. Once you have completed the form, print it, and then write a check or money order payable to the State of Idaho (do not send cash).Mail everything together to:

• Vehicle Services/Special Plates

• Idaho Transportation Department

• P.O. Box 34

• Boise, ID 83731-0034

Call (208) 334-8773 or email driverrecords@itd.idaho.gov if you have questions.

Limits on the Release of Personal Information

Of course, you can request information on yourself. But, if you need to gather the records of another individual, you must be sure it is legal to do so. The following authorized purposes detail legal reasons why you can request a release of personal information:

Government: by government agencies (or any private person or entity acting on behalf of a federal, state, or local agency) using the information to perform its duties. This includes any court or law enforcement agency.

Safety of drivers or vehicles: for motor vehicle or driver safety, theft, motor vehicle emissions and product alterations, recall, or advisories, as well as for monitoring of motor vehicle performance, parts, and dealers.

Market research (and surveys) on motor vehicles activities, along with the removing records of those who do not own the vehicle from the original records of motor vehicle manufacturers also falls under this.

Business activities: verifying personal info (in the normal course of business) of a client that he/she submitted to the business or its agents, employees, or contractors. If the info is not correct, the business agents, employees, or contractors can try to obtain the correct info to prevent fraud or to pursue legal action in recovering debt or security interest.

Court proceedings: involving any "civil, administrative, or arbitral proceedings in an any federal, state or local court or agency or before any self-regulatory body, including the services of process, investigation, and anticipation of litigation, and the execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or pursuant to any order of a federal, state or local court."

Research: gathering info for statistical reports as long as it is not being used to contact the individual, re-disclose the findings, or publish personal information.

Insurance: investigating claims, rating, or underwriting.

Towed/impounded vehicles: notifying the owner of a towed or impounded vehicle.

Investigation: doing so under the provisions of Title 49, Idaho Code, as long as the investigator is a licensed private investigation agency or a licensed security service.

Employer Information: involving the holder of a commercial driver's license required according to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (49 USC 31101 et seq.).

Public safety/vehicle operation: Gathering info as long as it falls under reasons listed by the Idaho Code concerning matters of public safety and operating a motor vehicle.

Transportation facilities: contacting or sending notices to owners of vehicles who have used a private toll transportation facility, such as a parking facility.