California Department of Motor Vehicle Driver's Conviction Digest

The following is the California reportability standards digest for driver convictions.

YOUR PUBLIC DRIVING RECORD
(the record available to you, insurance companies & employers)

ACCIDENTS

Accidents stay on your driving record for 3 years from the accident date, unless you were found at fault in a fatality crash, in which case it's 4 years from the accident date.

CONVICTIONS FOR TRAFFIC OFFENSES

Convictions for traffic citations will be reported for 3 years from the violation date. More serious ones stay on longer....see table below.

TRAFFIC SCHOOL DISMISSAL

First attendance resulting in DISMISSAL in 18 months is masked from public view. 2nd DISMISSAL is shown on public record.

D.M.V. ACTION BECAUSE OF D.U.I.

Any administrative action will stay on your record for one year from the proof of termination date (SR-22...continuous proof of insurance form).

D.M.V. ACTION BECAUSE NO SR-1 (PROOF OF INSURANCE) WAS FILED

One year from termination date of SR-22.

NEGLIGENT DRIVER/PROVISIONAL LICENSING POINTS

These stay on your record for 3 years from your violation date unless an SR-22 was involved.

FTA'S (FAILURE TO APPEAR) & FTP'S (FAILURE TO PAY)

These stay on your record for 5 years from your violation date.

Digest of Changes in Reportability Criteria
VIOLATIONS (NON-COMMERCIAL D/L)
PRIOR REPORTING CRITERIA
NEW REPORTING CRITERIA

DRIVING WHILE LICENSE IS SUSPENDED/ REVOKED

HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER - 10 YEARS 7 YEARS

SPEED CONTEST

IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE - 10 YEARS 6 YEARS

RECKLESS DRIVING: BODILY INJURY

EXHIBITION OF SPEED

OUT OF STATE (O/S) RECKLESS: (WITH/WITHOUT INJURY) - 10 YEARS 4 YEARS

RECKLESS DRIVING: NO INJURY - 10 YEARS 3 YEARS

D.U.I.

ALCOHOL RELATED RECKLESS ("WET") - 7 YEARS 10 YEARS

SPEEDING OVER 100 mph - 5 YEARS 6 YEARS

HIT & RUN - 5 YEARS 4 YEARS

D.U.I. UNDER 21 - 3 YEARS 10 YEARS

O/S CONVICTION: UNLICENSED DRIVER - 3 YEARS 7 YEARS

O/S CONVICTION: SPEED CONTEST - 3 YEARS 6 YEARS

DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF A DIVIDED HIGHWAY

EVADING A PEACE OFFICER CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH

TRANSPORTING EXPLOSIVES WITHOUT A LICENSE

RECKLESS OPERATION OF A BOAT - 3 YEARS 4 YEARS

D.M.V. SANCTIONS AGAINST A DRIVERS LICENSE COMMERCIAL & NON-COMMERCIAL DRIVERS:
ACTIONS REPORTED FROM PRIOR REPORTING CRITERIA
NEW REPORTING CRITERIA

ADMINISTRATIVE PER SE (D.U.I.) EFFECTIVE DATE - 1 YEAR 8 YEARS

D.U.I. ACTIONS; OPEN OR UNRESOLVED LAST CONTACT DATE UNTIL RESOLVED - 10 YEARS

PHYSICAL & MENTAL CONDITIONS; OPEN OR UNRESOLVED LAST CONTACT DATE - 1 YEAR 10 YEARS

COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE REPORTING:

Any "TWO POINT" driving offense will stay on a commercial vehicle operator's record for 55 years if the violation occurred while driving a commercial vehicle.

10 years if while driving a non -commercial vehicle.

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