Driving record

[Atomic Donut]

Hello i just picked up my CCW application and there is a section that states a list of all traffic violations in the past 15 years. i received 2 speeding tickets in 2009-2010 when I was a little younger, dumber, and in ownership of a nice bike. Anyways I plead No Contest to one of them and attended traffic school and the other one was dismissed due to the officer not showing up. I ordered my Driving record from DMV but neither of them were on it. Even though they aren't on my record i did receive them and don't want to be DQ'd due to holding back information, but i cannot remember the date or even the month in which they occurred. does anybody know exactly how to find this information?? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[riddler408]

Nope, if it isn't on your dmv record it is gone. the dmv does not hold info past the 3 or 10 years depending on the violation. I would just be upfront and honest on the app and in the interview. No one can be expected to know the exact dates of every and all tickets...

[707tothe907]

Just write down the sections that you know. Do the best you can, you cannot be penalized for information from years ago which you do not remember.

[JonW]

Hello i just picked up my CCW application and there is a section that states a list of all traffic violations in the past 15 years.

The CA DOJ standardized application only asks for moving violations in the last five years.

[TheWoodCrafter]

Stuff on your driving record falls off after 5 years.
Don't worry about it, it is gone.
Five years is all they want anyway.

[Atomic Donut]

I'm sorry I meant 5 years and my phone auto corrected to 15 years. So it would be fine to but the moving violations within 5 years but just put an N/A next to the dates and citation number since the information is untracable? Thanks for the responses.

[nosuchagency]

I'm sorry I meant 5 years and my phone auto corrected to 15 years. So it would be fine to but the moving violations within 5 years but just put an N/A next to the dates and citation number since the information is untracable? Thanks for the responses.

just for clarification's sake, information is not "untracable" and in fact is retained in some form or another (beyond '10 years' as other poster stated) by CA DMV to the extent that issuing authority will be able to pull it up.

[ChrisC]

just for clarification's sake, information is not "untracable" and in fact is retained in some form or another (beyond '10 years' as other poster stated) by CA DMV to the extent that issuing authority will be able to pull it up.

I was just about to say the same thing. I know people that created the data base for DMV and can guarantee you that old stuff is still in the system that you can not access, but the government can.

Just be honest on the form and tell the truth. Don't be that guy that doesn't write something down as simple as a ticket and then have the officer that interviews you ask why you left out information.

[Atomic Donut]

I just want to clarify that I fully plan on disclosing I recieved a ticket as stated in post #1. I am aware that the agency can retrieve the information. I, However, cannot find a way to access the dates as it is not showing up on my driving record. What I would like to know is if it is wise to put N/A or unknown next to the date and citation space as I cannot remember that info or just estimate a date? Thanks again for all advice

[NytWolf]

Nope, if it isn't on your dmv record it is gone. the dmv does not hold info past the 3 or 10 years depending on the violation. I would just be upfront and honest on the app and in the interview. No one can be expected to know the exact dates of every and all tickets...

Violations past the three year mark are not offensible as driving records go, but it is still there. DMV does not purge old violations.

When OP "ordered" his records, he did not specify a full record. DMV usually just the information accessible by auto insurance companies use to assess insurance premiums, which includes violations within the last three years. You can go to the DMV office and run an entire driving record for yourself which will list all violations.