Dmv Inf 70 – Fill Out and Use This PDF

State law, California Vehicle Code (CVC) §1808.45 and federal law, the Drivers Privacy Protection Act of 1994, states in summary, that the willful, unauthorized disclosure, false representation to obtain, use of information for a purpose other than

the one stated in the request and approved by DMV, or the sale or other distribution of any information not disclosed in the request, is a misdemeanor, punishable by a ine not exceeding ive thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both ine and imprisonment. Federal law, the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (United States Code, TITLE 18, PART I, CHAPTER 123, §2724), will further subject any person who knowingly obtains,

discloses or uses personal information from any motor vehicle record for an unauthorized purpose to be liable to the record subject who may bring a civil action in a United States district court. Remedies that may be awarded by the court include: actual damages not less than $2,500; punitive damages; reasonable attorneys’ fees and other litigation costs; and other

preliminary and equitable relief as the court determines to be appropriate.

RECORD SUBJECT NOTIFICATION

The department is required by CVC §1810(b) to provide the record subject a copy of this request. Conidential information, such as, your residence address, telephone number, and driver license/ identiication card information will not be disclosed

to the record subject.

ARE YOU USING THE CORRECT FORM?

If you are:

•An Attorney representing a client in a Motor Vehicle/Vessel related incident (i.e., accident, odometer rollback,

Lemon Law, etc.), you should complete the department’s online form INF 1161E (Attorney’s Information Request). Field Ofices will NOT process INF 1161 requests.

•Requesting a copy of your own driver license/identiication card (DL/ID) or vehicle/vessel (VR) record, you may present adequate proof of identity at any DMV ield ofice. You may also complete department form INF 1125, which can be mailed to DMV Headquarters for processing (mailing address included on form).

•Requesting registered owner, legal owner, and all persons known to claim an interest in a vehicle/vessel in order to:

(1) dispose of vehicle valued at $500 or less, (2) perform a lien sale on a vehicle or vessel, you should complete department form INF 1126 (Registration Information Request for Lien Sale). Field Ofices will process these requests.

•A dealer that has a department issued occupational license and are requesting information for the purpose of completing registration transactions or documents; complete department form INF 1120 (Dealer Vehicle/Vessel Registration Information Request). Field Ofices will process these requests.

CERTIFY RECORD

Check box if you want the DL/ID or VR/Vessel record certiied as a true copy on ile with the DMV. There is no additional fee for this service; however, this option is only available if you mail your request to DMV Headquarters in Sacramento. Field

Ofices cannot certify a record.

TYPE OF INFORMATION REQUESTED

•A driver license/identiication card (DL/ID) contains information obtained from an individual’s DL/ID application,

reportable abstracts of convictions, and reportable accidents. CVC §1808 describes this information, with certain exceptions, as “public record.”

•A Vehicle/Vessel Registration (VR) record contains information relating to the registration of a vehicle or vessel.

CVC §1808 describes this information, with certain exceptions, as “public record.”

Check the appropriate box for the type of information you are requesting.

IMPORTANT - ONLY ONE TYPE OF INFORMATION (DL/ID or VR) PER FORM.

COMPLETING THE INF 70 ONLINE IS PREFERRED. COMPLETING THIS FORM BY HAND OR TYPEWRITER MAY CAUSE PROCESSING DELAYS. MAIL BOTH PART I AND PART II OF THE FORM TO DMV FOR PROCESSING.

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SECTION 1 – REQUESTER INFORMATION

Provide the true full name of the individual or name of the business entity requesting the information. All information is required (i.e., Requester (First, MI, Last Name or Business Name), physical address including city, state, zip code,

and daytime telephone number).

SECTION 2 – DRIVER LICENSE/IDENTIFICATION CARD RECORD REQUESTED

If you are requesting…

Information regarding an individual’s driver license/identiication card, you must supply one of the following regarding the individual you are requesting information on:

Name AND DL/ID Number

OR

Name AND Date of Birth

Type of Information Available:

•Automated record ($5 per Automated Record) –- An automated record is a computer-generated record. Information available includes:

Current record including all accidents and abstracts that are reportable by law. (See CVC §1808 for further information.)

•Photocopy of hardcopy and/or microilm documents ($20 per COPY) – A copy of any paper or microilm document on ile with the DMV. Information available includes:

DL/ID Photo – You may only obtain a copy of (1) your own photo OR (2) the photo of a deceased individual if you are an immediate family member with a certiied copy of a death certiicate.

DL/ID Application – Copy of a DL/ID application including guarantor’s signature.

SECTION 3 – VEHICLE/VESSEL REGISTRATION RECORD REQUESTED

Make and Year Model are optional except for lien sales (see “Are you using the correct form?” on Page 1 of these instructions.)

•To obtain information on all vehicles/vessels owned by a speciic individual or business (commonly referred to as “asset search”), you must provide in C2 :

Individual’s true full name (First, MI, Last) OR the name of the business

AND

The individual or business address, including city, state and zip code of the individual or business.

A single record or list of 8 or less vehicles/vessels currently registered to the individual or business at the address shown will be provided. Any vehicles/vessels registered under a diferent name, name variation or address will not be provided. Name variations, such as, Bill, Billy or William will require separate requests.

Type of Information Available:

•Automated record ($5 per Automated Record) –- An automated record is a computer-generated record. Information available includes:

•Current record – Provides current registered owner name, legal owner name and address, vehicle/vessel description, registration status, etc.

•Owner as of date – Provides the name of the registered and legal owner as of the date specified.

•Ownership History – Provides current owner and generally the three previous registered owners.

•All vehicles/vessels owned by an individual/business – Provides a single record or list of 8 or less vehicles/ vessels owned by a specific individual/business at the address provided.

•Photocopy of hardcopy and/or microfilm documents ($20 PER YEAR) – A copy of any paper or microfilm document on file with the DMV. Information available includes:

•Photocopies on file – Provides copies of paper documents for years specified, generally available for current year plus 3 prior years (i.e., 2003, 2002, 2001).

•Release of Liability (REG 138) – Provides a copy of the Release of Liability document on file for the year you

specify. If no year is specified, the latest REG 138 on file will be provided.

Certify the record as a true copy of record on ile with Department of Motor Vehicles - No Charge

TYPE OF INFORMATION REQUESTED (Check only one box per request)

Driver License/Identiication Card (Do not complete SECTION 3) Vehicle/Vessel (Do not complete SECTION 2)

SECTION 1 – REQUESTER INFORMATION – All information required

ADDRESSCITYSTATE ZIP CODE

SECTION 2 – DL/ID RECORD REQUEST ONLY – Name and DL/ID number or name and date of birth requried

SECTION 4 – PURPOSE OF REQUEST – See Instructions – Permissible Uses of DMV Record Information

SECTION 5 – REQUESTER CERTIFICATION STATEMENT, SIGNATURE AND DL/ID NUMBER

I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. The information received will not be used for any unlawful purpose. I understand that if I provide false information, I may be subject to prosecution for false representation (California Vehicle Code §1808.45.) This is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum ine of ive thousand ($5,000) or a maximum

imprisonment of one year in the county jail or both.

SECTION 6 – REQUESTER MAILING LABEL – DO NOT DETACH

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Certify the record as a true copy of record on ile with Department of Motor Vehicles - No Charge

TYPE OF INFORMATION REQUESTED (Check only one box per request)

Driver License/Identiication Card (Do not complete SECTION 3) Vehicle/Vessel (Do not complete SECTION 2)

SECTION 1 – REQUESTER INFORMATION – All information required

REQUESTER NAME (FIRST, MI, LAST)

SECTION 2 – DL/ID RECORD REQUEST ONLY – Name and DL/ID number or name and date of birth required

SECTION 4 – PURPOSE OF REQUEST – See Instructions – Permissible Uses of DMV Record Information

NOTICE TO RECORD SUBJECT

Based on information provided in Section 2 or Section 3, the Requester identiied in Section 1 has requested information from DMV records. The DMV has determined that the purpose for requesting the information (Section 4) to be in compliance with

the California Vehicle Code §1808, the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Civil Code §1798 et seq.), the Public Records Act (Government Code §6250 et seq.) and the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (Title 18 United States Code §§2721-2725.)

(DMV USE ONLY) – Conidential residence address information was was not provided in accordance with law.

RECORD SUBJECT’S MAILING LABEL – DO NOT DETACH - DMV USE ONLY

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