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    Top Check Your Driver's License Status

    A driving record is similar to a credit report, only it chronicles your history of traffic accidents, moving violations, and license suspensions. Maintaining a clean record won't earn you a congressional medal, but it will make your life easier by keeping your insurance premiums reasonable and preventing any red flags from popping up should a potential employer do a background check.

    Any moving violation conviction (speeding, DUI, fleeing the scene of an accident) will stick to your driving record like a bad tattoo. Regardless of how safely you drive thereafter, the blemishes will always remain.

    All state driving records are cached by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), and yours is available to you for a fee. There are six different history records that you can request:

    • Basic information: Includes name, address, driver number, date of birth, and license type.
    • Three-year record: In addition to the basic information, this record also includes traffic violations and departmental actions (suspensions or revocations) within the past three years.
    • Ten-year record: Same information as a three-year record, only for 10 years. This request can be made for employment purposes only.
    • Certified record: This record contains all of the basic information as well as the driver's entire record.
    • Microfilm document: You can request records from specific time periods on microfilm.
    • Certified copy of microfilm document: Same as above, but certified.

    Top How to Request Your Driving Record

    Online

    Ordering online represents your fastest option. It only takes seconds to complete the order form, but you'll need a credit card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa) to pay a $5 fee. You cannot, however, apply online for a certified record. This must be done in person or through the mail.

    Mail

    To request a record by mail, complete a Request for Driver Information and mail it along with a check ($5, or $10 for a certified record) to:

    • Bureau of Driver Licensing
    • Driver Record Services
    • P.O. Box 68695
    • Harrisburg, PA 17106-8695

    In Person

    To request in person, complete a Request for Driver Information and drop it off along with a check ($5, or $10 for a certified record) to:

    • Bureau of Driver Licensing
    • Driver Record Services
    • 1101 South Front St.
    • Third Floor
    • Harrisburg, PA 17106-8695

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