You have a Texas driver license, you need to get your driver's record and you don't know how to get it. Here is the recipe to get your driver's record right away.
There are two ways of ordering your driver record: (i) Order it online, (ii) Order it by mail.
There is no other way to get it and please do not try to go any driver license office. Since you will not be able to get your driver record from the office although you may spend hours there.
(i) Order it online:
The easiest and the fastest method to get your driver record is ordering it online. But you need to have following items with you:
To open the web page first open the official page of Texas Department of Public Safety. Then click on "Driver License -> Request Driver Record".
Then click on "Order Now" button or simply click here directly to open the Licensee Driver Records page. After then, proceed accordingly and you will get your driver record right away. If you have a printer, you can directly print it in your hand.
There are two ways of ordering your driver record: (i) Order it online, (ii) Order it by mail.
There is no other way to get it and please do not try to go any driver license office. Since you will not be able to get your driver record from the office although you may spend hours there.
(i) Order it online:
The easiest and the fastest method to get your driver record is ordering it online. But you need to have following items with you:
- Your driver license (Info on the license would be needed)
- Date of birth
- Last 4 digits of your Social Security Number (SSN)
- A credit card. (Since you will be charged for this service)
- Most importantly, you must know what kind of driver record you need since there exist numerous types of driver record and their prices are all different.
Below table shows the types of driver records and corresponding prices. Make sure which type fits to you before requesting a driver record.
TYPE
NAME
|
TYPE EXPLANATION
|
PRICE
|
Type 1
|
Status record
|
$ 4.00
|
Type 2
|
3-year history
|
$ 6.00
|
Type 2A
|
Certified 3-year history
|
$ 10.00
|
Type 3
|
List of all crashes and violations
|
$ 7.00
|
Type 3A
|
Certified list of all crashes and violations
|
$ 10.00
|
Type AR
|
Certified abstract of complete driver record
|
$20.00
|
To open the web page first open the official page of Texas Department of Public Safety. Then click on "Driver License -> Request Driver Record".
Then click on "Order Now" button or simply click here directly to open the Licensee Driver Records page. After then, proceed accordingly and you will get your driver record right away. If you have a printer, you can directly print it in your hand.
(ii) Order it by mail:
This method is the slowest one and may take a few weeks. Unless you have to do, do not choose to proceed this way. However, if you do not have your SSN number yet, this is the only way you can go ahead.
If your only way through driver record is this, then you should have driver record request form. Print this form and fill it out with your personal information. Put the fee according to the above table and your choice of driver record type. Cash is not accepted!!! Put a money order or a check inside the envelope together with the application form. Then mail the envelope to the address: "Texas Department of Public Safety, Box 149008, Austin, TX 78714-9008".
Although 3 weeks passed and you did not receive the driver record, contact with the Customer Service.
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