Driver Licensing

Driving Record

Requesting a Driving Record

The following request forms are required on behalf of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act to allow the release of motor vehicle records to you or your company. Please complete the form appropriate to you and have the form notarized. Return the form along with the fee (if applicable) of $5.00 per record requested.

Please use the following address:
Driver Licensing Program
118 West Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD  57501

If you have questions about requesting a driving record, please call 1.800.952.3696 or 605.773.6883.

1. For requesting a record on yourself for personal use by mail, please use this form.

2. If you are an Insurance Agency, or an employer, please use this form.

3. If you are a state or government agency*, please use this form.

*Note state and government agencies are not required to pay a fee.

Individuals may also receive driving records at the following locations:

Aberdeen Exam Station
2729 West Highway 12

Brookings Driver Exam Station
910 4th Street

Rapid City Driver Exam Station
1301 East Catron Boulevard

Sioux Falls Driver Exam Station
3716 South Westport Avenue

Sioux Falls 2nd Location

415 N Dakota Ave - 2nd Floor

(Minnehaha County Administration Building)

Watertown Driver Exam Station
1900 West Kemp Avenue

Mitchell Driver Exam Station
909 South Miller

Yankton Driver Exam Station
3113 Spruce Street, Suite 109

In order to receive a driving record at these driver exam stations, the following is needed:

Proof of Identity
(Certified Birth Certificate, Passport or Valid Driver License) and exact change or personal check for $5.

Businesses may receive driving records at these locations,
but we ask you to limit your requests to 5 records at any given time.