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Effective 4/12/2021 - Appointments are required for ROAD SKILLS TEST ONLY. This includes Automobile, Motorcycle, and CDL Road Skills Test.
Customers are no longer required to schedule an appointment for other in-person services.
Open Records
What are Open Record Request?
- Open Record Requests are for information that is available to the general public to comport with the state’s public policy of open government.
- Examples of good open records requests would be:
- for copies of contracts between DDS and vendors
- annual reports (most are already accessible via the DDS Reports section of the website)
- a copy of the agency budget for a particular fiscal year
- agency emails/correspondence related to a particular issue
- Requests for anything that would require an individual’s driving record to be accessed would not fall under Open Records. Georgia’s Open Records Act can be found at OCGA 50-18-70 et seq.
- For customer protection and privacy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs), and the information contained therein, are not subject to release under the Open Records Act. See O.C.G.A. § 40-5-2 (b).
Instructions for requesting a Driving History Report (MVR):
- For Individuals or Persons/Entities Authorized by the Subject Individual
- Please visit MVR for more information.
- For Attorneys/Law Offices, Public Officials, and Persons/Entities Not Authorized by the Subject Individual
- A subpoena or court order would need to be served to DDS Legal- 2201 Eastview Parkway Conyers, GA 30013 with the applicable fee.
- If you are requesting records in addition to or in place of the motor vehicle report, please ensure your subpoena or court order includes a specific list of the documents needed and await receipt of an invoice. Records will not be released until payment is made.
- Note: Fees are waived for state and federal entities.
Instructions for obtaining copies of your own records previously submitted to DDS (not an MVR) or your license records:
- Please visit one of our Customer Service Centers; or
- Mail a signed request for the records and a business-sized self-addressed stamped envelope to:
- Georgia Department of Driver Services
Customer Service, Licensing and Records Division
Post Office Box 80447
Conyers, Georgia 30013
- Georgia Department of Driver Services
- For customer service assistance, please visit our Contact Us page.
- For frequently requested DDS License services, please return to the DDS Homepage.
- For information related to tag, title, and insurance, please contact the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Contact Open Records:
Email: DDSopenrecords@dds.ga.gov