| How do private or criminal investigators track | | | | or social security number. |
| down a person if he is nowhere to be found? | | | | Driver license information is valuable information. It |
| How do you find your old buddy from high school | | | | is very helpful in finding somebody or in verifying |
| whom you have not seen in 10 years? A good | | | | that you tracked down the right John Smith. Many |
| place to start is the state's driver license | | | | states have legislation that requires drivers who |
| database. | | | | are licensed in their state to report a change of |
| Many states issue driver licenses. The name; | | | | address within 30 days of moving. But who does |
| address; date of birth; physical characteristics | | | | this anyway? Nobody does. Technically, those |
| such as height, weight, eye and hair color; and | | | | who do not register their new address are |
| sometimes social security number are included in a | | | | breaking the law. However, when the driver |
| driver license. Depending on the state, social | | | | license is renewed, the most current address is |
| security numbers are not being used as much on | | | | most likely used. |
| licenses but are kept on file on the state's | | | | Many states frown upon the use of a post office |
| database. | | | | box or a postal mailbox as an address on a driver |
| A driver license is perhaps one of the best known | | | | license. If law enforcement or private |
| sources for identifying an individual. However, with | | | | investigators have at least this much, they can |
| the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act | | | | begin their hunt for the person in question. |
| (DPPA), only licensed private detectives and | | | | Obtaining information on a person's driver license |
| government entities are privileged to acquire such | | | | is becoming difficult nowadays. You will have to |
| sensitive information on an individual. | | | | hire a professional private investigator to do it for |
| If you are searching for a name, you will find that | | | | you. The normal rate for this service is between |
| many states' databases require some basic data | | | | $40 and $50 for driver license information. If he |
| on the person especially if you are searching for | | | | does perform this service for you, he should |
| somebody with a "John Smith" type name. You | | | | ensure that the use of this private information |
| will need at minimum not only his name but also a | | | | complies with the DPPA. |
| numerical identifier such as his date of birth and | | | | |