OLR Report 2013-R-0191 summarizes which motor vehicle violations the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) records on driver histories and how long DMV retains this information It also summarizes the penalties associated with the violations.
DMV's driver history retention schedule (Attachment 1) lists about 800 separate violations that it records on driver histories. Many of these are very specific violations that fall under a single statute. For example, there are 35 separate violations listed under the law dealing with federal motor carrier safety regulations, and 19 violations under the driver's license law.
DMV retains records of most infractions and violations for three years. It retains records of more serious violations for 10 years, and of violations committed by commercial driver's license (CDL) holders (e.g., truck drivers) for periods of time specified in federal law, which range from three to 55 years, depending on the violation.
For more information, read the full report.
