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What is a DIAL-IN search account and who can get one? 
If you regularly need to search DMV records for driver license, registration, vehicle title or insurance information , then DIAL - IN is the service you need. Our typical clients include attorneys, insurance and private investigators, process servers and building / site security personnel. See Drivers Privacy Protection Act DPPA [2] for more information about permissible uses of DMV records. 

How do I apply for an account? 
You should complete form Motor Vehicle Record Search Account Application PDF [3] MV-15D. The instructions are on the form. Send the form to : Data Services - New Search AccountNYS Department of Motor Vehicles6 Empire State PlazaAlbany, NY 12228 

How will I know my application has been accepted? 
We will review your application. If you application is not complete , we will return your application with an explanation that will give you more instructions. If your application is complete , we will create an account for you. We will send you your account number and password. Your seven - digit account number will never change. You will enter this account number when you log in to the DIAL - IN system. 

Are there fees for using a DIAL-IN search account? 
According to the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law , we must charge a fee to search DMV records. Private persons, commercial organizations, and not - for - profit organizations must pay a search fee. There is a fee of $7.00 for each search that you make with the DIAL - IN service. There are some organizations that are exempt from search fees. Any public organization, its officers, a volunteer fire company, a volunteer ambulance service, or a legal aid bureau or society or other private entity acting pursuant to section 722 of the New York State County Law, that makes a search for a public purpose, is exempt from the search fee. 

How do I pay DIAL-IN Search Account fees? 
Paying customers must include a deposit with the appl

user: I would like to know about DIAL-IN search account and can i get one?

assistant: DIAL-IN is a service provided to search regularly records that DMV has on driver license, registration, vehicle title or insurance information. If you need this service, then you can get one.

user: So that is all about the service?

user: Is that all i need to know about DIAL-IN service?Do i need to pay any fees to use this service?

assistant: Yes but you need to know about the permissible uses of DMV records. There are some limitations which you can view in more details at Drivers Privacy Protection Act DPPA [ 2 ] . The fee applied to private persons, commercial organizations and not - for - profit organizations. This is according to the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law. 

user: Do i need to prepare or keep any documents for the searches I perform?

assistant: Yes. You need to show records of business purpose of the search. These records may include invoices, employment applications and any other types of documents related to the purpose of the search. The DMV may request these documents according to the Term of Services of the Search Account.

user: What organizations are exempted from search fees?

assistant: Organizations that are exempted from the search fees are any public organizations and other private entities acting pursuant to section 722 of the New York State County Law that makes a search due to a public purpose.

user: What do I need to do if the DMV inquire me about a search that i did not perform?

assistant: If something like that happens, you first need to check whether other users of your account did the search. If that is not the case, you need to contact the DMV immediately to inform about this.

user: If I searched a motorist records, will the DMV tells the owner of the records?

assistant: Yes. This is because, the records of searches are public records and the DMW will inform the motorist if the motorist ask the DMV.