How to Find Kansas DUI Records

The Kansas Division of Motor Vehicles operates under the supervision of the Department of Revenue of Kansas. It is the responsibility of the Division of Motor Vehicles to preserve and maintain all the driving records which include Kansas DUI records as well. The DUI or driving under the influence offense and conviction details are part of the Kansas driving records. According to the Kansas State Laws, you can have a look at your own Kansas DUI records. You can also obtain the driving record of another individual in Kansas if you are able to provide certain details about the individual and a written consent from him or her.

Kansas DUI Records

If you want to access your own driving record in Kansas, you can visit any Kansas Driver’s License Exam Station. The current driver’s license is the identification that you need to show in order to access your driving record. The processing fee for the driving record request in Kansas is $10.00. This must be payable to the ‘Driver Control’ via a money order or a check. You can also access the Kansas driving records from the following address: Docking State Office Building, 915 SW Harrison (10th & Harrison), Room 155 or 157, Topeka, Kansas. It is advisable that you check for the business hours before you go to the office. You can also mail the driving record request to the following address: Driver Control Bureau, P.O. Box 12021, Topeka, KS 66612-2021.

The written request must be accompanied by details like your full name, date of birth, driver’s license number and the current address. You also need to send a processing fee of $10.00 to the bureau.

You can access another individual’s Kansas DUI records, which are part of the driving records only if you have the authorization to do so. This can be done in person and all you need to do is visit the Docking State Office Building. You can submit the processing fee in cash if you visit the office yourself. The KS DUI details can also be obtained via mail that is directed to the Driver Control Bureau. For this you need to submit the driver’s full name, the driver’s license number, and the date of birth. You also need to provide your present address where the information would be mailed to.

If you want to access the driving record of another in the state of Kansas you need a signed letter from the person authorizing your request. You can also access the Kansas DUI records of another if you submit the 3rd Party Consent Form (TR/DL301) filled duly by the driver for whose record you are requesting. The 3rd Party Consent Form (TR/DL301) is available from http://www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/forms/trdl301.pdf. You also need to submit $10.00 via check or money order to the Driver Control Bureau for processing the record request.

In case you need assistance in reading a Kansas DUI record you can order it by calling (785) 296-3671. Or you can view the ways to read a driving record and the details of the Kansas Driving Record Codes (DC-9) from http://www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/readingdmvreport.pdf.

Kansas DUI Records: in Criminal History Databases

The Kansas DUI offenses go into the criminal history records if they are in the category of misdemeanor Class A and B or felonies. You can opt for a criminal history background check in order to know whether any Kansas DUI offense records are present against the individual you are looking for. The online criminal background check is available for a particular fee. You can conduct a criminal background check on yourself at http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory/request_personal.shtml?B1=Check+My+Own+Record. You need to subscribe to the service in order to use it. Every search has a charge of $20.00.

For a criminal background check to search the Kansas DUI convictions on another individual you need to go to http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/criminalhistory/request_public.shtml?B1=Do+a+Public+Record+Check.

You can check for Kansas DUI conviction records from the different government sources. You can access the records by conducting a search using details like the full name or the date of birth or other such details. This offers details of all offenders convicted of Kansas DUI offenses, the case details, the sentence, current status, and such other information.

Kansas DUI: Some Points

The Kansas DUI offenses remain on the driving record of the individual offender for a period of 5 years. After that the offense and the conviction details may be expunged from the driving records. But this is not done automatically. You need to file an expungement case in order to remove the details from your criminal record. Only if the court deems it suitable that the record could be expunged it can order for an expungement.

After an expungement of a Kansas DUI conviction takes place you need not mention it to anyone but the details may be necessary for certain legal matters. If after an expungement of a Kansas DUI record the offender commits another DUI offense in Kansas the details of the prior offense again goes into the Kansas criminal history record of the individual.

In usual circumstances, the common penalties for a Kansas DUI offense are either a jail term or a fine or both. The penalties depend on the seriousness of the offense and the past driving records of the offender. Along with that the driver faces loss of driving privileges as well. The details of the penalties are also found in Kansas DUI records.