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.
This check is available in Canada and the US
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Canada
US
Industry | Availability | Endpoints |
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Human Resources | Yes | |
Property Management | No |
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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)
- 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.
Industry | Availability | Endpoints |
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Human Resources | Yes | |
Property Management | No |
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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.
Include this flag in the body of your request:
To invite an applicant to complete a screen, include this parameter in the body of your request:
email
To complete a quickscreen, include these parameters in the body of your request:
first_namelast_namedate_of_birthlicense_numberlicense_prov_state
{
"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"
}
}
British Columbia, Canada
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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 |
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Andrew | McLeod |
Will | Nettke |
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