MVR May Not Provide Accurate History
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2002 Auto Legislation & RegulationOne in five convictions for traffic violations may be missing from motor vehicle records (MVRs), according to a new study by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) of court records and MVRs in four states. Twenty-two percent of convictions sampled in Connecticut and 21 percent of convictions sampled in Florida were not found on the respective drivers' MVRs. Also, 14 percent of traffic convictions from a sample in Ohio and 10 percent of sampled convictions from the state of Washington were missing from MVRs. The analysis was limited to those traffic citations that resulted in convictions, either from fines paid without contesting the charges or from guilty findings in court. It did not include any tickets dismissed through traffic school, court supervision, or any other legal methods that prevent traffic violations from appearing on MVRs.
