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Utah Background Check & Criminal Records

A reliable source of the Utah Background Screening for employers

How do employers get an Utah criminal history background check? The answer is very straight forward: HireSafe! offers secure and compliant web-based employment background screening and pre-employment background checks that allows employers to access the most up to date, comprehensive Utah criminal records available for current and prospective employees.




Utah Instant Jurisdictions Reporting:



State FCRA Rulings

Abide by the Federal Trade Commission’s Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U. S. C. § 1661 et seq.



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Utah Counties

Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber


Motor Vehicle Record Search Requirements by the State of Utah

Motor Vehicle Report is sometimes referred to as a MVR, MVR Report, MVR Search, MVR Check, a Driver's License Verification, a Driving Records search, or a DMV search. The Utah Motor Vehicle Report checks the driving record of a potential employee and verifies that an applicant has the driver's license claimed. It may provide information regarding irresponsible behavior, including whether there is a history of substance abuse, repeated traffic violations, failures to appear, and unpaid fines

Checking the driving record of current and prospective employees by using HireSafe’s search of Utah DMV records is crucial to the success of your businesses. A search the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles records will gather trustworthy information which may pertain to areas of public safety, human resources and other business permissible purposes.

Utah Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMV’s) maintain and provide driving records in one way or another. Utah Motor Vehicle Records (MVR’s) report the applicants’ statewide driving records, including Commercial Driver's License status (CDL) for at least 3 years, oftentimes up to 7 years. It is logical to screen Utah motor vehicle records for any employment position requiring driving, such as trucking, transportation, delivery, DOT compliance or any use of company vehicles. However the MVR provides additional valuable insight into the character of the applicant regardless of the position being filled. Most importantly, the Utah MVR is the only source for a verified date-of-birth which is critical for an accurate criminal record search. Utah County court criminal records are filled by name and date-of-birth, not by SSN! Motor Vehicle Reports provide a wealth of personal data that can be used for cross-reference, and criminal offenses pertaining to motor vehicles which may not be revealed by other criminal checks.

Utah driving record (UT)

Every resident in Utah who drives a motor vehicle on the highway (any public roadway) must have a valid Utah driver license or learner permit. The Utah Criminal and Traffic Code requires that a driver must have a valid driver license in his/her immediate possession at any time when operating a motor vehicle. Out-of-state drivers who have not been licensed in the state of Utah, first time drivers, and drivers that change from one license type classification to another will be issued an original license. The license will expire on the applicant’s birthday five years after issue.

Records are available for 3 years for moving violations, 6 years for DWIs and 3 years for suspensions (alcohol related suspensions are 6 years). Records on commercial drivers are kept for 10 years. It takes 2 weeks to 6 months before new records are available for inquiry.

Utah driver’s license configuration

Format: 4 - 10 Numeric
Required Data: DL #


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