Utah Driving Records

A Utah driving record — the formal name is driver history — is maintained by the Driver License Division and is the canonical source for license status, accident reports, traffic conviction history, and DLD point totals. Records can be ordered as certified or non-certified abstracts, and at three different time depths.

What's on the record

The Utah driver record includes:

• Personal identifiers — name, date of birth, license number, current license class, expiration date, and any active restriction or endorsement.
• License status — valid, suspended, revoked, denied, surrendered, or expired, with effective dates and reinstatement conditions.
• Traffic convictions — date, court, statute cited, and DLD point value.
• Accident reports — both at-fault and no-fault, where the driver was involved.
• Withdrawals, holds, and administrative actions — including child support holds, failure to appear, and medical or vision review actions.
• Crash and conviction history sourced from out-of-state systems through interstate compacts.

Record types

The DLD issues several abstract types depending on intended use:

• 3-year non-certified — the standard record most insurers and employers request. Shows convictions, accidents, and license actions over the past 3 years.
• Complete (lifetime) record — shows the full history retained by the DLD. Used for legal proceedings, court orders, and self-review when responding to a license action.
• Certified record — either 3-year or lifetime, with an official seal and signature. Required for court submissions and some employment background checks.
• Insurance record — a focused abstract covering the past 3 to 5 years that insurers pull during quoting and renewal cycles.

How to order

Three ordering channels:

• Online — through the DLD record portal, with credit card payment and PDF delivery. Online records are non-certified by default; a certified version requires mail or in-person ordering.
• By mail — complete the CR-101 Application for Driver Record, attach the fee, and mail to the DLD records unit in Taylorsville. Allow 7-10 business days plus mail return.
• In person — bring CR-101 and payment to any full-service DLD office. Most offices print non-certified records on the spot; certified copies may take a few additional days depending on staffing.

The standard fee is approximately $8 for a non-certified 3-year record and $10 for a certified copy; verify the current fee on the DLD site before ordering.

Who else can request your record

Utah follows the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), which limits who can access another driver's record. Permitted requesters include law enforcement, courts, government agencies, insurers writing or rating an active policy, employers performing pre-employment screening on commercial drivers, and a few other narrow categories. Casual access is not permitted — an abstract requested by an unauthorized party can be refused, and the request itself can trigger a complaint to the DLD.

Disputing an entry

Errors on a Utah driver record happen most often around court conviction reporting — a charge that was reduced or dismissed at trial may have been transmitted to the DLD before the final disposition cleared. To dispute:

1. Order a current record so you have the disputed entry's exact wording in front of you.
2. Contact the originating court (the Justice Court or District Court that handled the case) and ask for a certified copy of the disposition.
3. Submit the certified disposition to the DLD records unit with a written request to amend the abstract. Include your license number and a copy of the relevant record entry.
4. If the DLD does not amend within 60 days, escalate through the DLD Driver Services manager.

How long entries stay on the record

Most moving violation convictions stay on the active 3-year record for 3 years from the conviction date. DUI and reckless driving convictions remain on the active record longer — typically 5 to 10 years — and are visible on the lifetime record permanently. Accident reports stay 3 years; license actions stay until the action ends and any reinstatement conditions are met. Points calculated under the Utah point system roll off after 3 years from the offense date but the underlying conviction remains visible.

When to pull your own record

Order a copy before any insurance shopping, before applying for a CDL or any commercial driving job, immediately after any DUI or reckless arrest (to confirm what the insurer will see), and once a year as a routine check that the abstract matches your memory of the calendar. The 3-year record costs less than $10 and takes about 5 minutes online.