NDR Checks For Problem Drivers
When a person applies, either as a new applicant or as a renewal, for a driver's license the state MVA must check to see if the name is on the NDR Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS) (as required by federal regulation--see 23 CFR 1327.5(b)(1) ). If a person has been reported to the NDR by any state as a "problem driver", the prospective licensing state must investigate the driver's history from the state that added the NDR record. Depending on the results of the investigation and the state's own laws, the prospective licensing state may be required to deny the license. Thus, this "PDPS check" enables the state MVAs to prevent someone with a suspended or revoked driver's license in one state from obtaining a driver's license in another state. The PDPS check also makes it harder for a person to obtain more than one driver's license at any one time.
Note that some records on NDR are incorrect. Some may have been added in the past incorrectly for misdemeanor violations (such as not returning license plates in New York state). Some records may identify the wrong driver. Some records for specific convictions may have met data retention requirements and are eligible for deletion. A driver must contact the state that added the record to have that state delete an incorrect record. To find out if you have a record on NDR PDPS, see the next section.
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