Confidential license plates

[Zedrek]

I do try to be aware of my surroundings but cars following you home could be and most likely is coworkers that are also going home. I'm not concerned with the time it takes to fill out the form. Mostly just wondering if it really matters. The times I went to the DMV I had to give them my license or paper filled out with my address so they have it anyway.

[Rico911]

Put your name/address in google and see what pops up. If nothing does then it would be a good idea to complete confidentiality again. But if your address and picture of your house pops up like 99% of us, let sleeping dogs lie.

X2, Pepole, some LEO's, put way too much personal info on the web through social sites. There are several cites that block your info on the web if you are a LEO. Google your info periodically.

[omgwtfbbq]

For the amount of effort involved, the piece of mind is well worth it. I live in the same town in which I work as well as the same location of the regional DMV office so for my purposes, the likelihood of someone being related to or knowing an employee who may work there is much greater.

Also I had asked a collegue of mine the same question and he had said, which I can't confirm independently, that it is, or what legal at one time to go into the DMV and request the public record information on file about anyone. With a DMV confidentiality agreement, a person who wants to do this, will receive no information.

[skyscraper]

You can always ask your coordinating sergeant as to your department's specific policy regarding confidential license plates. No harm in learning.

1808.4 CVC
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d02/vc1808_4.htm

Thanks guys. I will follow up on this.

[Notorious]

For the amount of effort involved, the piece of mind is well worth it. I live in the same town in which I work as well as the same location of the regional DMV office so for my purposes, the likelihood of someone being related to or knowing an employee who may work there is much greater.

Also I had asked a collegue of mine the same question and he had said, which I can't confirm independently, that it is, or what legal at one time to go into the DMV and request the public record information on file about anyone. With a DMV confidentiality agreement, a person who wants to do this, will receive no information.

It used to be like that but the laws changed and John Q. Public can't just walk into the DMV to ask for info. Now it's only LE and insurance companies that can request info on people through the DMV... and not sure about any other exempted parties who can retrieve info legally.

[Pelicandriver]

If you'r a peace officer, judge etc. you can have your voter registration made confidential. Then the mail will go to your mailing address. Your real address will not appear on commercial walk lists or the roster at the polling place. You will be a permanent absentee voter. Of course if you own any real property in your name you can be found.

[Tripper]

. Of course if you own any real property in your name you can be found.

And THAT is what makes the exemption form next to useless

[Tripper]

Unfortunately, There is quite a number of permissible request reasons, listed on DMV form INF70
An employer, or business that may have a need to verify an address that was claimed, which sounds like any place you might apply to work
Any creditor
Insurance

[cowboykenny]

Lots of crooks family members work at the DMV just walk in and look around at the employees. I don't think they do much of a background check.

[tyrist]

PO Box

[Linh]

Yeah I know but it's just as easy to follow me home from the parking lot.

Well you should alternate your routes. Never take the same route home.

Sorry got this stuff stuck in my head, I think it was from those military training during 9/11 etc...

[winnre]

There used to be a time when anyone could walk into the DMV, pay $1, and give a license number and get the full address of the owner. Heck I remember registrations having to be attached to the top of the steering column for easy reading.

Getting your info from a license plate is not that easy any more. While some go through the effort to hide their plate, do you also not leave ANYTHING out in the car with information on it? Mail? Dry cleaning receipts? Papers from work? Kid's homework? Do you pay cash where ever you go? (I'll be in line behind you and when you leave I will say that 'we' need a duplicate receipt, or I offer to pay your bill if they cancel yours, and give me a receipt). Do you make small talk with the barber? Do you park your car in a garage so no one can find it on a street?

I think getting a confidential plate will give many people a false sense of security!

[code33]

If someone really wants to take you out, they will. I will, however, use all available resources to make it more difficult.

[atran8400]

I would do it. We've had an Officer from my Dept harassed by angry defendants. We found out later the guy had a aunt working at the DMV.

[Zedrek]

Well you should alternate your routes. Never take the same route home.

Sorry got this stuff stuck in my head, I think it was from those military training during 9/11 etc...

Last night I followed someone home from work for 40 min. About 4 block's away from my house. The problem is that there is a bunch of cars going away from the prison.