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Maine driving records: 3-year or 10-year histories, noncertified online access, and lower-cost mail requests with optional certification

Maine's current official materials present a simpler driving-record menu than many benchmark pages suggest. The public BMV and Driver Record Check pages center the choice on a 3-year record or a 10-year record. The online service is the faster but narrower path: it sells noncertified electronic driving histories for $7 or $12 and strips out personal information such as address and Social Security number. The mail path is cheaper at $5 for a 3-year record or $10 for a 10-year record, and Maine says you can add $1 if you need a certified copy.

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Record windows Maine's public driving-record menu is a 3-year record or a 10-year record
Online fees $7 for a 3-year record and $12 for a 10-year record
Mail fees $5 for a 3-year record and $10 for a 10-year record, with $1 extra for certification
Online limitation Maine says the online service does not offer a certified record

Overview

What this page helps you verify

A strong Maine driving-records page should begin by correcting the product menu. The official pages reviewed here do not frame Maine as a state with a public MR-2 form, an employer-specific record product, or a general lifetime abstract checkout. They frame the ordinary request around two lookback options, 3 years or 10 years, and then split the process by channel. Online access is expressly noncertified and costs more, while the written BMV request is cheaper and can be certified. The other Maine-specific nuance is privacy: the state says personal information is protected from the general public, but driving-record, accident, violation, and license-status information remains publicly available as allowed by Maine law.

Last reviewed: 2026-05-18. This page was manually upgraded against service-specific official sources, but requirements can still change quickly.

Usually needed

Documents and information to prepare

  • For a mail request, your full name as it appears on your license
  • Your Maine driver license or history number if known
  • Your date of birth and current address
  • The correct fee payable to the Secretary of State
  • For the online service, either the license number of the individual or the individual's name and date of birth, plus a valid credit card and printer
  • If you want a copy of a conviction, accident report, or suspension or revocation notice on the record, the relevant date of the conviction, accident, suspension, or revocation

Typical flow

What the process often looks like

  1. Decide first whether you only need a noncertified online history or whether you need the lower-cost written request path or a certified copy.
  2. Choose the record window Maine actually publishes, which is 3 years or 10 years rather than a generic lifetime menu.
  3. If ordering online, gather either the driver's license number or the person's name and date of birth, plus a credit card and printer, then use Maine's Driver Record Check service.
  4. If ordering by mail, send the written request with the identifying details and correct fee to the BMV Driver License Services Division, and add $1 if you need the record certified.

Record menu

Maine's official public record choice is 3 years or 10 years, not the benchmark's broader abstract menu

This is the first correction a Maine driving-records page should make.

  • The BMV's Get a Driving Record page says the fee for a three-year record is $5 by mail and the fee for a 10-year record is $10 by mail.
  • The online Driver Record Check service separately says that, depending on the record type selected, the driving history provided is for the past 3 or 10 years.
  • The official pages reviewed here do not present a public employer-record product or a general full-history checkout flow as the main consumer menu.

Channel split

Online access is more expensive and expressly noncertified, while the written BMV request is the certification path

That practical channel difference matters more than a generic order button.

  • Maine's online Driver Record Check fees are $7 for a 3-year record and $12 for a 10-year record.
  • The online page says the service does not offer a certified record and directs certified-record users to contact BMV.
  • The BMV's written-request page says the mail fees are $5 for a 3-year record and $10 for a 10-year record, and that you can add $1 if you need a certified copy.
  • The same page also says you can add $2 if you want the driving record faxed to you.

Privacy and release

Maine protects personal information, but it does not treat driving history itself as private in the same way

This is where Maine is easy to oversimplify.

  • The Driver Privacy page says personal information on motor vehicle records will not be provided to sales and marketing organizations or the general public without authorization.
  • That same page also says personal information does not include an individual's driving record, vehicle accidents, driving violations, or driver's-license status, and that this information continues to be available to the public as allowed by Maine's Freedom of Access law.
  • The online Driver Record Check page mirrors that split by warning that the federal DPPA restricts personal information, including address and Social Security number, and by displaying driving history information only.

Extra record requests

Copies of listed convictions, accidents, or suspension notices use a more specific request path

This is a useful Maine detail that benchmark summaries tend to skip.

  • The BMV says that if you want a copy of a conviction, accident report, or suspension or revocation notice on your record, you must include the date of the event and a $5 fee.
  • Maine also warns that it may not be able to provide certain suspensions and convictions produced through the Violations Bureau if that information was transmitted electronically.
  • If you need a copy of the actual abstract, the BMV page directs you to contact the Violations Bureau instead.

Accuracy notes

Where people get tripped up

  • Maine driving-records content should stay anchored to the current official 3-year versus 10-year split rather than importing the benchmark's MR-2, employer-record, or lifetime-record framing.
  • Do not describe the online Maine service as certified. The state's online page expressly says certified records are not offered there.
  • Keep the channel-specific pricing visible, because Maine's mail path is cheaper than the online path and adds certification separately.
  • Explain Maine privacy carefully. The state protects personal information such as address and Social Security number, but its Driver Privacy page says driving-record, accident, violation, and license-status information remains public as allowed by law.

FAQ

Common questions

  • Can I get a Maine driving record online?

    Yes. Maine's Driver Record Check service sells 3-year and 10-year driving histories online, but the state says that service does not offer a certified record.

  • How much does a Maine driving record cost?

    Online, Maine charges $7 for a 3-year record and $12 for a 10-year record. By mail, the BMV says the fees are $5 for a 3-year record and $10 for a 10-year record, with $1 extra if you need certification.

  • Does Maine offer a certified driving record online?

    No. Maine's online Driver Record Check page says the service does not offer a certified record. The BMV's mail instructions say to add $1 if you need a certified copy.

  • What information do I need to request a Maine driving record?

    For a written request, Maine says to include your full name as it appears on your license, your Maine driver license or history number if known, your date of birth, your current address, and the proper fee. For the online service, you need either the license number of the individual or the person's name and date of birth, plus a valid credit card and printer.

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