How to Read My Oregon Driving Record
Your Oregon driver record is a detailed record of your driving history including personal information, restrictions, endorsements, accidents, convictions and suspensions among other entries. Your driving record may impact your insurance rates as well as your employment opportunities. If you are licensed to drive in Oregon, you should check your driver record on a regular basis to make sure the information found there is accurate and complete.
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Determine which type of driving record you are trying to interpret. Oregon offers four types of records: certified court print; non-employment; non-employment open ended; and employment. The court certified record will have all entries for the previous five years as well as serious offenses that took place before that. The non-employment record shows all non-employment related entries for the previous three years. The non-employment open ended has entries the same as the employment but is not limited to three years and is only available for insurance purposes. The employment record lists all convictions and accidents for the past three years that were on the job.
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Clarify that the information found at the top of the document is your information. The first few lines of the record should contain identifying information such as your name, address, license number and birth date.
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Look for any variable entries. These are entries that are not found on all records. The first entries in this section will contain information regarding the issuance of permits and licenses, type of license, restrictions and endorsements. The abbreviation key for these entries can be found on the Oregon Department of Transportation Driver Record Explanation Summary.
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View the next segment for any reported accidents. Oregon requires certain accidents to be reported and shown on a driver record. Accidents where there was injury or death, damage of more than $1,500 or where you were the owner of the car and the accident was not reported should show on your driver record. Refer to the Oregon Department of Transportation Driver Record Explanation Summary for the abbreviation key.
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Check for driver improvement school entries if you took a driver education course. These courses will often subtract points from your license so checking the record for accuracy is important. In the same section you will find entries regarding financial responsibility if you are required to file same.
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Examine the last section of the record for convictions, suspensions and revocations. This section will contain all driving-related convictions from minor traffic infractions to serious felony convictions. The record will show the date of the conviction, suspension or revocation as well as the details. The abbreviation key for these entries are also found on the Oregon Department of Transportation Driver Record Explanation Summary.
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