Driving Records

Colorado's Driving Records

Colorado driving records (also referred to as motor vehicle records) are a snapshot of your accumulated driving activity for the preceding seven years. Records can be obtained from a variety of sources including the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and numerous third-party companies.

Check Your Driver's License Status

You can get driving records via the DMV by either going to a driver license office that provides reinstatement service or by sending a signed written request with your license number, full name, and date of birth to any of these same centers.

In person you can only get a non-certified copy. The only office that does supply certified copies is listed below. When requesting, say whether you want a certified or non-certified copy.

• Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles

• Driving Records

• 1881 Pierce St.

• Lakewood, CO 80214

Fees: non-certified $2.20; certified $2.70.

Allow 10 to 14 business days for the documents to arrive.

Requesting Driving Records from a Third Party

You can also order, in most cases online, records from third-party companies, which all seem to specialize in securing them with amazing speed. The price for the services may be a bit more than the DMV, but if you need the information fast, like same-day fast, it is worth the extra cash.

Privacy laws make it impossible to gain access to another person's driving record as an individual without express consent in writing granting permission.

Of course, if you are an employer where the future employee is going to operate a vehicle and you need to peruse the record to deem it clear of violations, DUIs, at-fault accidents, it is an entirely different matter. Also, if you have a court case pending you may be able to peek at another person's records. In both of these cases it is definitely possible, but it still involves only specific situations defined in the Requestor Release and Affidavit of Intended Use form. You can read it to see if you fit the bill to order records that are not your own.

Third parties can also assist employers in procuring driving records from other people, but need the state's release form to be cleared first to pull the files.

Note: If while inspecting the driving records you come across something you believe to be in error, it is your responsibility to track down the papers to resolve the issue. This usually comes in the form of a certified amended court transcript. Going down to a driver license office and arguing with a clerk will do you no good.