Kansas - Apply for a Driver License Record
ProcedureEdit
OnlineEdit
- Go online to request a driving record. LINK
- Enter your personal information and mailing address.
- Pay the fee.
Note: Kansas Motor Vehicle Information is currently accessible 24 hours a day, except 4am-5am Monday Saturday and 4am-2pm Sunday. Holiday availability is varied.
How to read a motor vehicle report
In person or by mailEdit
- Complete the request form, including signature and date.
- Submit the form in person or mail it to: For drivers license records: Kansas Department of Revenue
Driver Control
PO Box 12021
Topeka, KS 66612-2021
Phone: (785) 296-3671
For vehicle registration/title records request, you will need to send the form to a different address which is provided in the form. - Provide a completed form for each request. (You may make copies using the form provided in 'Documents to Use' section.)
- Submit the required payment.
- The department will provide records upon a direct match. If you have not provided enough information to establish a direct match, the department will contact you requesting additional information.
Required DocumentsEdit
- Completed request form
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Kansas Division of Vehicles
Office Location:
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison Street
1st Floor
Topeka, KS 66625
Mailing Address:
Driver's Licensing
Docking State Office Building
P.O. Box 2188
Topeka, KS 66601-2128
Telephone: 785-296-3963
Fax: 785-296-0691
Hearing Impaired TTY: 785-296-3613
Office Hours (Docking State Office Building)
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Email: [email protected]
EligibilityEdit
- Kansas driver's license holders
FeesEdit
- Vehicle Registration Record: $10.00
- Vehicle Title History (microfilm review): $25.00
- Certified Title History (microfilm review): $30.00
- Vehicle Information for Dealers: $1.00 per page
- Motor Vehicle Record: $10.00
- Certified Motor Vehicle Record: $15.00
- Clearance Letters: $15.00
- Drivers License Folders: $20.00
- Certified Drivers License Folders: $25.00
Make check or money order payable to the Division of Vehicles. No refunds will be issued for requests made in error, or requests for records not on file.
Online
- Limited Drivers License Record Search: $8.70
Note: You will be charged for all inquiries including those that return a 'Record Not Found' message.
ValidityEdit
Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid. e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever
Documents to UseEdit
You may make copies using the form.
Sample DocumentsEdit
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Processing TimeEdit
Please explain the processing your application.
Related VideosEdit
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InstructionsEdit
You may submit a request for a driver's license record online, by mail or in person.
Required InformationEdit
- Requesters Name
- Title
- Organization (if applicable)
- Address
- Daytime Phone
- City, state, zip code
- Drivers License information:
- Name
- Address
- City
- State
- DL No
- Date of Birth
Need for the DocumentEdit
A copy of a driver license record will help you monitor on what is being docketed in your driving history. In that way, you can make sure that the incidents that has been listed are true or not.
Information which might helpEdit
Opt In
Beginning June 1, 2000 the Kansas Division of Vehicles closed all Kansas driver's license and vehicle registration records to the public, this is after Congress amended the Driver's Privacy Protection Act in Oct. 1999.
The original Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 required states to give residents the option to close their records to the public - or "OPT OUT." The deadline for states to implement the law was Sept. 13, 1997. When Kansas implemented its OPT OUT program in Jan. 1997, most Kansans chose to OPT OUT, or close their records.
Two years later, in Oct. 1999, Congress amended the law to require states to close all records by June 1, 2000, giving residents the option of keeping their records open - or "OPT IN."
Even though the records are closed to the public, some people are still eligible under the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act to get the records. Examples of eligible parties include insurance agents, employers, courts and law enforcement. The records cannot be sold to marketing companies.
Vehicle owners or those who holds a Kansas driver's license or ID card and would want their records to be open, may complete the [OPT IN form (TR/DL 300)]. This may also be done in person when you register or renew your vehicle and when you apply for or renew your driver's license or ID card.
One reason you may want to ask to open your record is to allow family members to get your record. If you prefer to release your records on a case-by-case basis rather than having them open to anybody, just fill out the CONSENT form(TR/DL 301) when the need arises.
Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate. e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
External LinksEdit
- Kansas Department of Revenue:
OthersEdit
More information which might help people.