Locating a person’s drivers license number for free can be fairly straightforward; our suggestion is to start at the county courthouse. Some courts will actually list the vehicle plate number along with the person’s driver’s license number! Pay a small fee, then walk out with the person’ name, address, driver’s license, and motor vehicle history.
After that, I usually do a a search by name to locate any case files that may contain any reference to a D.L. number that I record for later use if needed.
Getting a dmv (driving history) report once you have a license number can be a bit more difficult. The 1994 Drivers Protection Act severely restricts the permissible use and dissemination of information from the DMV in regards to a person’s driving history or dmv record. Still, plenty of options exist to take a license plate and reverse it to a name and address. In most states, if you order a records check from the dmv, you will have to certify that you have a permissible purpose for obtaining this sensitive information.
