WisDOT: Wisconsin DMV first in nation to share driver data electronically

The Wisconsin Division of Transportation Division of Motor Automobiles (DMV) is the primary DMV, nationwide, to replace its information system to allow the digital sharing of all driver information with different states. The revolutionary course of, launched April 10, modernizes Wisconsin’s system from paper to all digital. This ensures the real-time change of knowledge and improves the accuracy of driver information and DMV effectivity.

“States have lengthy been required by federal regulation to electronically share driver historical past information for business driver license (CDL) holders. Nevertheless, the sharing of main driving convictions from one state to a different for non-commercial drivers has been primarily carried out by way of paper notices despatched by U.S. mail,” DMV Administrator Kristina Boardman defined. “Whereas most DMV clients won’t discover any change, this new digital course of is a vital a part of bettering the timeliness and accuracy of file sharing throughout state strains.”

When drivers transfer from one state to a different, their driver historical past file is distributed to the brand new state. This new State-to-State verification course of:

• Permits states to share driver historical past information electronically, which can assist kind a extra full driver file that stays with the motive force’s major state of residence.
• Determines if the applicant at the moment holds a driver license or identification card in one other state. This authentication improves id administration — one driver/one file — and presents higher fraud detection, which additional enhances the integrity of Wisconsin’s credentials.
• Gives real-time information change. This prevents folks with main driving convictions in a single state from getting a license in one other because of delays in receiving conviction data.

Wisconsin builds on revolutionary course of

All 50 states ship CDL driver information electronically. Modernizing Wisconsin’s system from paper to all digital expands the present information change to now embody Wisconsin’s 4 million common drivers. Wisconsin DMV is now the primary state to improve and permit the change of non-commercial driver information.

This new course of is one other step in Wisconsin DMV’s efforts to enhance its effectivity and customer support by automating guide processes. Final yr, practically 560,000 driving citations have been acquired and processed.

Extra states will comply with Wisconsin in including their non-commercial pointers for real-time digital information sharing. 9 states, together with Minnesota, are anticipated to be transmitting conviction data and driver historical past for all sorts of licenses by yr’s finish.