How to Find the Washington DUI Records

In the Washington State, the drunk driving cases are referred to as drinking under the influence or DUI and driving while intoxicated or DWI. Under the Washington State laws individuals arrested for the DUI offenses are charged under the State’s Administrative Per Se laws as well as the penalties from the courts.

Washington DUI Records

The Department of Licensing in the state of Washington is responsible for the maintenance and the updating of the database that contains the records of all the individual driving offenses for the Washington State.

Types of Records

In the state of Washington the driving records include the details of the DUI offenses along with the records of the traffic violations, convictions and the accidents. The driving records that are required by the insurance companies include the information on the convictions, traffic violations and the accidents only. But the other driving records include all the violations, collisions, disqualifications, all convictions related to the traffic violations as well as the details of the suspensions and/or revocations of the driver’s license.

The Department of Licensing in the Washington State provides the following types of records:

•    Employment records are required by the employers that need to ascertain the eligibility of the prospective employee.

•    Records for the school bus drivers are used by the school district to determine if the individual can be hired to drive a school bus.

•    Transit or volunteer records are used to assess whether the driver meets the risk management as well as the insurance requirements in order to operate a vehicle that is used for transporting minors, the disabled as well as individuals that are over 65 years.

•    Complete records can only be requested by the individuals who are the owner of the driving records.

•    The life insurance records are utilized for creating or renewing an existing life insurance policy. These records are accessible for a period of 3 years from the request of the records.

•    The Commercial Insurance records are requested for the renewal or creation of insurance policies for the commercial vehicles. This is also valid for a period of 3 years from the request.

•    The non-commercial insurance records are used for applying for a new vehicle insurance policy or for the renewal of the vehicle insurance policy. Access to these records is also valid for 3 years from the request.

Information Contained in the Washington DUI Records

A driving record in the State of Washington would include the details of the collisions, failure to appear (in case of a citation or warrants), the actions taken by the Department of Licensing including suspensions or revocation of the driver’s license, records of traffic violations (for five years after the latest offense was committed) as well as the DUI convictions which remain in the driving record for a period of 15 years after the date of conviction of the crime.

Who Can Access the WA DUI Records

The Department of Licensing allows the access of the driving records that also contain information on the WA DUI offenses to the employers, the individuals who are the owners of the driving records, the school districts, third party agents who act on the behalf of the employers and certain other agencies that fill out the Driving Request Form.

The Driving Request Form can be acquired from: http://www.dol.wa.gov/forms/500009.pdf. This form allows the owners of the driving records to have a copy of their driving record sent to the desired recipients by paying a nominal fee of $10 per record.

To learn if you are eligible to access the WA DUI records call the Department of Licensing in the Washington State: (360) 902-3900. You can also contact the Department of Licensing in Washington at: Department of Licensing, Driver Record Section, P.O. Box 9048, Olympia, WA 98507-9048.

Why is it Important to Search for the Washington DUI Records

The drivers who have a commercial driver’s license for their work require to be assessed by their employers every year. The employers of these drivers request for a copy of their driving records. In addition, the WA driving records have become a part of a standard background check that is used by most employers in the present date.

Requesting for a copy of the individual driving records is also a standard procedure that is followed by many schools, lenders, insurance companies, the credit agencies as well as the banks across the Washington State for the purpose of the screening of the applications.

Apart from the employment screening purposes you may also require a copy of your own Washington DUI record in order to defend in court, a case against you for a DUI offense or a traffic ticket.

When you require checking the status of your driver’s license you may request for your own driving record from the Washington Department of Licensing. The abstract of your official Washington driving record report will not only tell you if the license is valid, revoked or it has been suspended but also provide information on any tickets, and your driving history including details of any accidents or convictions  or active warrants.

To learn more about the Washington DUI offenses, DUI laws in Washington, penalties and accessing the DMV records in Washington, you can visit at: http://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/dui.html