Re: Oregon License Plate Site in the News Tonight!
At 12:26 AM 8/9/96 -0700, David Wagner wrote:
I say, what we need is a little more abuse. I say, a well-publicized incident of abuse of the driver's license database can do more to help the cause of privacy than any amount of intellectually compelling debate. Perhaps one horrible incident of abuse would ignite enough public backlash to stop states from selling their databases at the drop of a hat.
The murder of the actress Rebecca Schaefer (sp?) by an obsessed fan (who paid a private detective to get her address from the California DMV) did cause California to somewhat restrict license and registration information. I think they eased up though later. I don't know who can get info there these days. This particular problem can be avoided privately by reporting a mail drop rather than your real address to the state. DCF
Duncan: On Fri, 9 Aug 1996, Duncan Frissell wrote:
cause California to somewhat restrict license and registration information. I think they eased up though later. I don't know who can get info there
You have to register as a company with CA DMV. Pay them an annual fee, and a per report pulled fee, and only pull records for a _legitimate business need._ Addresses are only provided if a court case the target of the search is listed as being involved in. Docket # must be listed -- which gives rise to some interesting problems.
This particular problem can be avoided privately by reporting a mail drop rather than your real address to the state.
Depends upon the state. In some states it is a misdemeanor to list anything other than your physical address. Others don't care what you list, so long as mail can be delivered there. More important is ensuring that all the addresses that the state has on you are the same. The preference seems to be to have the same address as is on one's checks. What I've noted some people do, is give their physical address, and provide a mail address as well. Then the individuals move, and omit to notify the state of the move. When questioned about it, their usual response is something along the lines of " I get all of my mail at my mail box. I did not realize that I had to file a change of address form, with you. After all the address on my licence is the address where I get my mail. [ In most states the mail address is the address listed when two addresses are provided. ] " xan jonathon grafolog@netcom.com VapourWare is like the Tao, Looked for it cannot be found, Reached for it cannot be touched, Waited for not even FedX can deliver; <Paid for it will not be refunded>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, On Fri, 9 Aug 1996, jonathon wrote:
In some states it is a misdemeanor to list anything other than your physical address.
I believe that in California, you may have a PO Box on your driver's license, but the state has to have your "real" address in its records. As noted, some people forget to update this information when they move, and others list their lawyer's address with the state. Presumably, that should satisfy the legal justifications for requiring an address.
More important is ensuring that all the addresses that the state has on you are the same. The preference seems to be to have the same address as is on one's checks.
That may be the preference, but I just use my e-mail address on my checks. If more is required to cut a deal, I can choose to add more information by hand if I am willing to do so to do the transaction. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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