Free Driving Records in Florida

From determining your car insurance rates to affecting your job search, your driving record can impact more than just your driving license. It is therefore important for you to know what exactly is in your driving record.  A complete Florida driving record contains details about your driver’s license issuance and status, any violations, all adjudications withheld, accidents, all license suspensions, revocations, cancelations and disqualifications of your driver’s license.

You can obtain your driving record through a private vendor, from any driver license office, from court clerk that offers driving records services or tax collector that offers driver licensing services. To order your driving record by mail, you have to fill the  Driver License Record Request Form and include you official name, date of birth, Florida driver license number, social security number, the address where to send the record and the appropriate fee. Then mail the form to the Bureau of Records. After you have ordered for your driving record it takes about two to three weeks to process your request. Your free driving record can be obtained by using the search form above. The cost of your driving record from Florida is determined by the kind of record you order:

• 3-year Driver History Record: $8.
• 7-year Driver History Record: $10.
• Complete Driver History Record: $10.
• Certified Driver History Record: $10.

The Driver Privacy Protection Act protects personal information on driver record. Under the act, personal information on your driving record can only be released for use by government agencies, in connection with matters relating to vehicle or driver safety, in any court or arbitration proceeding, by an employer or by a car insurance company. Get more information by visiting the Florida website on drivers license abstract.