Driver Record Entries

The chart on the following pages lists entries you may see while viewing driving records, along with a description of the entries.

Entry

Explanation

ACCIDNT

Accident entry - gives severity of accident, class of license person was operating as and county where accident occurred.

ALIAS

Also known as (AKA) - Two or more records have been cross-referenced. Two different situations can occur: Two or more records for the same person that were created using different name, sex, date of birth information. Review the record without the VDD status to see all entries. One person's record contains more entries (cases, convictions, etc) than the computer limits allow. A second record is created and some entries moved to that record.  Review all records.

APL

Appealed - The conviction has been appealed to a higher court. Do not consider when counting priors

BKP

Bankruptcy - Will appear in the comments field of a Damage Judgment revocation when a person has filed a bankruptcy with the court

CANCEL

Cancellation of license - remains open until requirements are met for reinstatement. Reinstatement is indicated by a date in the second column, directly after the effective date. Fee required. Cancellation identifiers are the Mnemonics for DCOR, DASR, DMED, WCNR, and ADRU. Cancellation Reasons:

ADL Altered driver license or identification card.

AFU Assessment agency follow-up required for Driver Safety Plan.

ALC Alcohol related incident cancellation.

FA Falsified application for license or identification card.

Falsified occupational application.

FAE You failed to comply with our request (contact DCOR for more information).

Failure to appear at exam station:

For Type A interview.

For scheduled examination or re-examination.

Failure to comply with driver safety plan.

Failure to file requested medical or vision report.

Failure to provide certificate of assessment.

Failure to provide requested information.

Failure to remit proper fee.

Failure to submit to examination of driving ability.

LPI AKA/Alias.

Chemical dependency level.

Episode of altered consciousness/loss of body control.

Financial responsibility sponsor cancel.

Improper sponsorship.

Misrepresentation of identity.

No longer eligible for occupational license.

Operation is inimical to public safety or welfare.

OWI arrest while participating in Driver Safety Plan.

Paid for DMV product with bad check.

Passenger or School Bus endorsement is canceled for conviction of OWI/RD or other charge-loss of privilege for 2 years from date of conviction.

Physical/mental condition.

Probationary GDL with conviction in 6 months prior to issuance.

School Bus endorsement is canceled because driver does not hold a current Class D license.

School Bus endorsement is canceled for conviction of a felony or an offense against public morals within the past 5 years-loss of privilege for 5 years from date of conviction.

Three OWI arrests in 12 months/or one OWI arrest and previous MC (medical correspondence) or PC (permanent correspondence) within 2 years – Trans 107.8 (1) (b) (c).

Under 18 and not currently enrolled in or have not completed an approved driver education course.

Visual acuity does not meet standard.

NCA New OWI arrest while in a Driver Safety Plan.

PMC Obsolete code. See LPI.

UE Unsuccessful driving examination.

VS Voluntary surrender of license.

WS Withdrawal of sponsorship.

CIAG

Court Ordered Installment Agreement - Will appear in the comments field of a Damage Judgment revocation when a person has filed an agreement with the court.

CMV

Commercial Motor Vehicle - Indicates that the individual was operating a commercial motor vehicle when the violation occurred.

CONFIDENTIAL

“Confidential Entry Next” – Appears as warning in the body of the record that the next entry shown is confidential. Share only with authorized individuals. “This Record Not For Public Display” - Appears at the top of a driver record when all entries are of a confidential nature. Share only with authorized individuals. “This Record Contains an ID Card” – Appears at the top of a driver record when the person holds an Identification Card. Share the ID card information only with authorized individuals.

CONST

May appear in the comments field of a conviction entry to identify the violation occurred in a construction zone.

CONVICT

Conviction entry - gives violation date, conviction date, charge, points, county (CT) or state (ST) where violation occurred and what type of operation was involved (OPR AS=)

CR/CRPND

Case Released - The withdrawals case has been released because a change was made to a conviction that caused it to be imposed.

DECEASED

DOT has received information that the person has died. If this person is stopped, verify other proof of identification.

DIS

Dismissed - An appealed conviction has been reviewed and dismissed by the court. Do not consider when counting priors.

DISQUAL

Disqualification case entry - gives the length of disqualification time and the case number, date order was mailed and date eligible for reinstatement.

DISQTRM

Disqualification termination - closes the disqualification case listed in the entry. There will be a separate entry for each disqualification case closed. Fee is $50.00. One fee will cover all cases terminated at the same time.

DJN

Result of a court order requiring payment for damages or injuries as a result of a reportable accident in Wisconsin withdraws the operating and registration privileges until the judgment is paid. Satisfaction may show as CIAG or PIAG.

FORMER

 Indicates a change of name via a marriage or divorce. May also be a change of middle initial or an alias name (contact DCOR by administrative message if more information is needed).

MOSTATE

Moved Out of State - Date in first column only indicates person's license was returned to Wisconsin from the named state. The person may operate in Wisconsin with a valid license from another state. Date in both columns indicates person has been licensed in another state and now returned to Wisconsin.

NAT

No Action Taken - Used in two different ways: When added to an out-of-state OWI conviction, an assessment is not necessary.  When added to an OWS/OAR conviction, DOT review of the record shows criteria is not met for withdrawal. Violations on/after 1/1/93. Effective 8/1/98, this comment is no longer used when processing new convictions (consider when counting priors).

NCA

In-house reference related to driver safety plan.

ON DUTY

Indicates when an accident occurred while one of the following is on duty. P = Police Officer F = Firefighter EMT = Emergency Medical Technician

P EDT ONLY

Passenger Endorsement Only - Will appear in the comments field of a Cancel entry. Only the Passenger endorsement is cancelled.

PIAG

Private Installment Agreement - Will appear in the comments field of a Damage Judgment revocation when a person has filed an agreement with the person/company that initiated the judgment in court.

PTS

Points - Will appear in the remarks area of an OWS/OAR conviction when it was used in a driver record (DR) revocation or suspension case. Effective 8/1/98, this comment is no longer used when processing new convictions.

PTS REDSCH

Point Reduction School - The person has completed an approved traffic safety class and requested point reduction. Total point accumulation within the previous year will be reduced by 3.

RECALC

The Habitual Traffic Offender and/or Repeat Habitual Traffic Offender revocation on this person’s record has been reviewed (re-calculated) to determine if criteria are still met. The re-calculation option became available 8/1/98 when the legislature passed a law making OAR/OWS minor violations.

RECAL WDL

The person withdrew their request for re-calculation and the record has been updated accordingly.

REINSTD

Reinstatement - closes all revocation and suspension cases open at the time. There may be a separate reinstatement entry for each type of license the person holds. Fee required. One fee will cover all cases closed at the same time. Proof of financial responsibility is required before a reinstated license can be issued.

REMARKS

This area is used for providing various pieces of information. It could contain a note that point reduction will be applied upon reinstatement, a cross reference to a revocation or suspension case, a statute number for reference, a note that a withdrawal order was returned unclaimed.

REVOKED

Revocation case entry - gives reason for the revocation, the length of revocation time, the case number, date order was mailed and date eligible for reinstatement. If this is the latest revocation eligible date listed, add 3 years to determine how long proof of financial responsibility is required.

ROT

Result of Trial - The court has reviewed a previously vacated conviction and is reporting their findings. Consider when counting priors.

RR

Will appear in the comments field of a conviction entry to identify the violation occurred at a railroad crossing.

SCH

Will appear in the comments field of a conviction entry to identify the violation occurred in a school zone.

SR SUSP Operator or SRR SUSP Operator and Owner

Suspension under Safety Responsibility Law - results from operator and/or owner with no insurance when involved in an accident. Entry lists case number. Suspension remains open until the person complies with financial requirements. Reinstatement is indicated by date in the second column, directly behind the effective date. Fee required. Owner suspension will also show on the vehicle record.

SUSPEND 

Suspension case entry - gives reason for the suspension, the length of suspension time, the case number, date order was mailed and date eligible for reinstatement.

SUSTERM 

Suspension Terminated - closes the suspension case listed in the entry. There may be a separate system entry for each case closed for each type of license the person holds. Fee required. One fee will cover all cases terminated at the same time.

TIE

TIE - enter OLN for full record - will appear below the customer information on the first page of a driver record when more than one person has been assigned a driver license number that matches until the last two digits.

UNC

Unclaimed - the original withdrawal order was returned unclaimed.

UTILITY

Will appear in the comments field of a conviction entry to identify the violation occurred in an area with utility work being done.

VAC

Vacated - the conviction has been vacated by the court. Do not consider when counting priors.

WARNLTR

Warning letter - advises person that their record has enough convictions to cause concern about two possible withdrawal situations: More than 6 points within a one year period, More than half the convictions required to impose a Habitual Traffic Offender revocation


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