---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 37.33"
title: "6"
number: "37.33"
heading: "DMV databases."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/37.33"
---

# §37.33. DMV databases.

- (a) States must maintain a State motor vehicle database that contains, at a minimum—
  - (1) All data fields printed on driver's licenses and identification cards issued by the State, individual serial numbers of the card, and SSN;
  - (2) A record of the full legal name and recorded name established under [§ 37.11(c)(2)](/cfr/6/37.11.md?p=c-2) as applicable, without truncation;
  - (3) All additional data fields included in the MRZ but not printed on the driver's license or identification card; and
  - (4) Motor vehicle driver's histories, including motor vehicle violations, suspensions, and points on driver's licenses.
- (b) States must protect the security of personally identifiable information, collected pursuant to the REAL ID Act, in accordance with [§ 37.41(b)(2)](/cfr/6/37.41.md?p=b-2) of this part.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30301 note; 6 U.S.C. 111, 112.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 5331, Jan. 29, 2008, unless otherwise noted.