Delaware Driving Records

A Delaware driving record — formally a Driver Record — is the official summary of a Delaware driver's traffic citations, convictions, license status, point total, and DUI history. The record is maintained by the Delaware DMV and requested using form MV-DR. Drivers, employers, insurers, and courts can pull a 3-year, 5-year, or complete-history record depending on the requester's purpose.

What's on a Delaware Driver Record

A standard Delaware Driver Record typically includes:

• Driver's full name, license number, date of birth, and current license status.
• Class of license, expiration date, and any restrictions or endorsements.
• Convictions for moving violations, DUI, and major traffic offenses.
• Points assessed for each conviction (see Delaware point system).
• Active or recent license suspensions, revocations, and reinstatements.
• DUI history including any IID-Election filings.
• Court-ordered IID requirements and current IID status.

Record types and lookback periods

• 3-year record — typical insurance pull, shows convictions and points from the last 3 years.
• 5-year record — used by some employers and rideshare platforms, shows the last 5 years.
• Complete record — full history visible to the Delaware DMV; typically used for legal proceedings and for the driver's own review.

How to request your record

Delaware drivers can request their own Driver Record in three ways:

• Online through MyDMV — for most drivers, the fastest option; the record is available as a PDF download.
• In person at any of the four Delaware DMV offices — bring photo ID and the request fee; same-day issuance.
• By mail — submit a completed MV-DR with photo-ID copy and check; processing takes 7-14 business days.

Fees

The current fee for a Delaware Driver Record is approximately $25 for a 3-year or 5-year report and $40 for a complete record, payable in cash, debit, credit, check, or money order. Delaware DMV adjusts the fee schedule periodically — verify on the DMV site before mailing. MyDMV online requests use debit and credit only.

Employer and third-party requests

Employers, insurers, and other third parties may request a Delaware Driver Record only with the driver's signed authorization. Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) rules apply: the requester certifies the use, and the Delaware DMV may audit certifications. Delaware has its own state-law overlay under 21 Del. C. §305 that limits certain commercial uses of driver record data. Most insurers and employers use a third-party abstract vendor that aggregates state requests under a master DPPA certification.

How long convictions stay on the record

Most moving-violation convictions remain visible on the Delaware Driver Record for 3-5 years for insurance and employer purposes; points decay off the active total within 5 years of the conviction date (see Delaware point system). The complete record retains convictions for much longer — typically the full driving history, although older convictions are coded as historical rather than active. DUI convictions remain visible on the complete record indefinitely under Delaware's lifetime lookback for habitual offender purposes.

Disputing errors

If your Delaware Driver Record shows a citation, conviction, or license status you don't believe is accurate, contact the Justice of the Peace court or Court of Common Pleas that handled the citation. Court errors are corrected at the court level and propagated to Delaware DMV. Errors in license status (incorrect suspension end date, missing reinstatement) are corrected at any Delaware DMV office. Bring a copy of the disputed record, any court paperwork that supports the correction, and photo ID. See Delaware suspended license for the reinstatement-related portion of the record.

Pulling a record after a sale or transfer

Drivers buying a used vehicle in Delaware sometimes want to pull a vehicle history rather than a driver record. Vehicle histories are held separately at the Delaware DMV through the title record. See Delaware title transfer for the buyer's documentation checklist and how prior owners and liens appear on the title.