Learn More About Montana DUI

The Montana DUI records are preserved and maintained by the Motor Vehicles Division of the state. The information in the driving record is grouped under 5 sub-divisions. These are personal history details, information about licensing, details about all the conviction or accidents, the driver license sanctions, and the history of motor vehicle accidents. The details of the driving record in Montana include the driver’s license application information, the subsequent examination, issuance or denial of a driver’s license, any suspension, revocation or cancellation of the driver’s license, performance of the driver, any unsafe or impaired driving performances, and such others.

Montana DUI Records Online

Montana DUI records are available to an individual or a business if they can fulfill certain conditions. You can access the driving records from online sources. If you want to conduct an individual online driving records check in Montana you need to go to https://app.mt.gov/dojdrs/ where you will find a ‘Public User’ button. You need to click that in order to access the search page. You need to accept the ‘Intended Use Statement’ if you want to access the information. You can then request a search for a Montana DUI records, present in the driving records. The processing fee for each record requested is $7.25 payable via a valid credit card.

Many businesses like the trucking companies and the insurance firms also require accessing the driving records of the individuals. The online procedure for viewing these records is different from the individual search. The business organization needs to register with the Montana government. This can be done from: https://app.mt.gov/registered/. The next step involves signing the Restricted Use Agreement for Driving Record Information. This is can be obtained from:  https://app.mt.gov/registered/Restricted_Use_Agreement.pdf. After this, the user is given a username and password which need to be used to access the driving records.

You need to log into the online database: https://app.mt.gov/dojdrs/ with the username and password. Apart from the $7.25 processing fee, the user has to pay an annual registration fee as well.

Records Request in Person

You can acquire the Montana DUI records from the Motor Vehicles Division in person as well. For this you need to fill out a Release of Driving Records (Form 34-0100), available from: http://www.doj.mt.gov/driving/forms/34-0100.pdf. The information that you need to provide includes the driver’s full name, the date of birth as well as the license number. You need to notarize the request form. Otherwise you need to bring a copy of a photo identification issued by the state or government authorities, e.g. passport, driver’s license or identification card. You need to submit the form and the ID at the following address along with a fee of $4.00 for each record: Motor Vehicle Division Office, Scott Hart Building, Second Floor, 303 N. Roberts, Helena.

Montana DUI Records Request by Mail

Montana DUI records can also be accessed via mail. The procedure is quite similar to the one used to obtain the records in person. But for a mail request you need to send the completed request form along with the processing fee of $4.00, copies of the identification (in case the form is not notarized) and a stamped self-addressed envelope that would be used to send you the requested information. If you want the information to be faxed to you then you need not send an envelope instead you need to provide an additional fee of $3.00. You need to mail all these to the following address to acquire the Montana driving records:  Motor Vehicle Division, P.O. Box 201430, Helena, MT 59620-1430.

There are certain restrictions about how the information provided in the driving records can be used. These are outlined by the Montana Code Annotated Sections 33-18-210(9) and 61-5-208.

Montana DUI Records: Some Points

A Montana DUI conviction points are present in a driving record for 3 years. After that the points are removed, but the conviction remains a part of the driving record permanently. These convictions do not affect the insurance rates but if there is a subsequent offense then the record may affect the rates for a term of 5 years from the prior offense date to the recent offense date. Any details that are part of the motor vehicles record are updated in the driving record and remain there permanently.

In case an individual with a Montana driver’s license is convicted of a DUI offense in another state the offense and conviction details are made part of the driving records in the state of Montana. If an out-of-state offender is convicted of a DUI offense in Montana the details of the offense and the sentence are sent to the authorities of the state to which the offender belongs.

Montana driving records are available to the public as per the Montana State Laws. The Montana Driver Privacy Protection Act outlines the guidelines about who can access and view the driving records and for what purposes it can be used. If you want more information with regard to this you can take a look by visiting: http://www.doj.mt.gov/driving/forms/manuals/UnderstandingMontanaDrivingRecord.pdf.