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INFORMATION SERVICES BRANCH
COMMERCIAL REQUESTER ACCOUNT APPLICATION
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is authorized by California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 1810.2 to establish Commercial Requester Accounts and issue requester codes for the purpose of obtaining information from DMV files. Commercial Requester Accounts are established for applicants that: (1) have a legitimate business need for the information (2) submit completed application forms and (3) pay the required application fee.
There are three types of Commercial Requester Accounts. Each is identified and described below with the list of forms to be completed. A separate application, agreement, and fee is required for each type. Send the required forms and fees to:
Questions? Call (916) 657-5564
Department of Motor Vehicles
Accounts Processing - H221
PO Box 944231
Sacramento, CA 94244-2310
*NOTE: $50 OF THE APPLICATION FEE WILL BE RETAINED BY DMV TO COVER PROCESSING COSTS.
Confidential Residence Address: Residence address information is confidential and will not be released unless authorized under statutory authorityby state or federal statute that specifies and requires DMV to release the information.
End User – Requesters who receive information for an authorized business use.
2 INF 1106EApplication Commercial Requester Account (End User) *Fee: $50 (no residence address) OR
2 INF 1108Commercial Requester Account Agreement$250 (for residence address) AND
1 INF 1132Information Services Surety Bond (DO NOT COMPLETE UNTIL $50,000 Surety Bond
APPROVED FOR RESIDENCE ADDRESS)
Vendor – A person who has been approved by the department to directly receive and transmit information, according to DMV requirements, to another authorized intermediate vendor and/or authorized end user. Information received from DMV shall not be retained or combined with any other data on any database for any reason without prior written approval from the department. A Vendor cannot use the information for their own purpose.
Intermediate Vendor – A person who has been approved by the department to directly receive and transmit information, from an End User through another authorized vendor according to DMV requirements. Information received from DMV shall not be retained or combined with any other data on any database for any reason without prior written approval from the department. An Intermediate Vendor cannot use the information for their own purpose.
2 INF 1106VApplication Commercial Requester Account (Vendor)*Fee: $250 application fee
2 INF 1108Commercial Requester Account Agreement$50,000 Surety Bond (for
1 INF 1132Information Services Surety Bond (DO NOT COMPLETE UNTIL residence address)
APPROVED FOR RESIDENCE ADDRESS)
Agent: A person who has been authorized by an End User requester account holder to receive record information directly from the department to perform a specific business function.
2 INF 1106AApplication Commercial Requester Account (Agent) *Fee: $250 application fee
2 INF 1108Commercial Requester Account Agreement $50,000 Surety Bond (for
2 INF 02Agent Addendum residence address)
2 INF 03Agent Authorization
1 INF 1132Information Services Surety Bond
2 INF 1132Information Services Surety Bond (DO NOT COMPLETE UNTIL
APPROVED FOR RESIDENCE ADDRESS)
Additional Forms–All of the following forms may be duplicated or contact Account Processing if needed.
2 INF 1110Representative Non-Disclosure Statement is to be completed when an individual, other than an employee, is authorized by a requester account holder to perform a specified business function.function. The representative may not directly request or receive information from DMV. Process Servers may not use an INF 1110 unless the information was obtained pursuant to California vehicle Code Sections 1808.22 or 1808.23. This form is to be retained at the worksite.
2 INF 1128Employee Security Statement is to be completed by your employee(s) who are responsible for handling information received from the department.This form is to be retained at the worksite.
1 INF 1213Commercial Requester Account Notice of Change is to be completed when there is a change in the corporate name only, corporate officers only, sole proprietor, DBA, telephone number, account contact/telephone number, street, mailing, or record storage address, billing contact, address and telephone number. In addition, complete this form when requesting a change in the proposed use of your account. (Retain for Future Use)
1 INF-1184Certification of Agency is to be completed by any Registration Service who will be requesting residence address information in order to process vehicle registration transactions/documents on behalf of a vehicle dealer. (Contact Account Processing at (916) 657-5464 to obtain a copy of this form.)
1 INF 1106BLRequester Code Branch Locations is to be completed if each branch location is to have their own requester code. (Contact Account Processing at (916) 657-5464 to obtain a copy of this form.)
INF 1133E (REV 8/98)