Motor Vehicle Record Check / Driver's Abstract

Driver's Abstract (DA) - CA

A Driver's Abstract check includes discovering traffic citations, vehicular crimes, accidents, driving under the influence convictions and the number of points on the applicant’s driver’s license.

Motor Vehicle Record Check (MVR) - US

A Motor Vehicle Record report shows a copy of a candidate's driving record which includes license status, traffic citations and accident history through a state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Additional state fees apply.

Availability

This check is available in Canada 🇨🇦 and the US 🇺🇸

This check is available for a quickscreen ⚠️ in some provinces and states

Canada

Industry	Availability	Endpoints
Human Resources	Yes	Quickscreen ⚠️ Invite 📩
Property Management	No	Quickscreen ❌ Invite ❌

Limitations

Quick screen is not available for the following province:

• British Columbia (BC)

  • Applicants must initiate the request themselves via the BC portal while completing the process with Certn.

We currently do not offer driver's abstracts for the following provinces:

• Alberta (AB)

  • Applicants get their driver’s abstract by going to a registering agent.

• Québec (QC)

  • Applicants get a copy of their driving record via the Société de l'Assurance Automobile du Québec (SAAQ). The SAAQ will send the results by mail.

US

Industry	Availability	Endpoints
Human Resources	Yes	Quickscreen ⚠️ Invite 📩
Property Management	No	Quickscreen ❌ Invite ❌

Limitations

Access the MVR state forms and instructions

Some states have special requirements on MVRs. Complete the following steps prior to running those checks:

• Pennsylvania (PA)

  • Applicants must sign a release form for Certn to run the check. Sign our provided affidavit if you anticipate a large number of requests from that state.

• Utah (UT)

  • Your organization must register with the state to run MVRs. Once done, add Certn as an authorized vendor and contact us with your Vendor ID.

• Washington (WA)

  • Both you and your applicant must sign a release form for Certn to run the check. Provide the signed copy to our customer support team when required.

Parameters

Request flag

Include this flag in the body of your request:

request_motor_vehicle_records

Invite parameters

To invite an applicant to complete a screen, include this parameter in the body of your request:

• email

See all available Application parameters

Quickscreen parameters

To complete a quickscreen, include these parameters in the body of your request:

• information

  • first_name

  • last_name

  • date_of_birth

  • addresses (min 1)
  • license_number

  • license_prov_state

  position_or_property_location

Make sure to obtain the proof of consent from your applicant before running the quickscreen.

Example request

{
    "request_motor_vehicle_records": true,
    "information": {
        "first_name": "Andrew",
        "last_name": "McLeod",
        "date_of_birth": "1970-06-28",
        "addresses": [{
                "address": "4412 King Alfred Court",
                "city": "Victoria",
                "province_state": "BC",
                "country": "CA",
                "current": true
            }
        ],
        "license_number": "1234567",
        "license_prov_state": "BC"
    },
    "position_or_property_location": {
        "address": "Tiffany & Co., 97 Greene St",
        "city": "New York City",
        "county": "New York",
        "province_state": "NY",
        "country": "US",
        "postal_code": "10012",
        "location_type": "Position Location"
    }
}

Report

Report field: motor_vehicle_record_result

Test data

British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

Send Driver's Abstract requests with the following sets of data on our demo environment to retrieve our pre-filled reports for BC applicants.

First name	Last name
Andrew	McLeod
Will	Nettke