DOL has amended its CCDR process to reduce costs to counties, to cities, to itself and to increase service.  Requests for CCDRs can now be e-mailed to DOL, and responses will be sent to counties by fax.

Case law already establishes that these faxed CCDRs are fully admissible. 

RCW 5.44.040. Certified copies of public records as evidence. ER 803(a)(8) refers to this statute.

State v. Monson, 113 Wn.2d 833 (1989) (RCW 46.52.120 makes a driving record admissible in a criminal case when relevant)

State v. Smith, 66 Wn.App. 825 (1992) (faxed copy of DOL record OK under ER 1003).

State v. Smith, 122 Wn.App. 699 (2004) (written statement from DOL employee saying defendant's license suspended on day in question admissible)

State v. Kirkpatrick, 160 Wn.2d 873 (2007) (CCDR admissible under ER 803(a)(10) and ER 902(d) in NVOL case saying that no DOL record existed)

State v. Kronich, 160 Wn.3d 893 (2007) (CCDR is not testimonial under Crawford, even though it was prepared for litigation).

To view the CCDR Request Process, click here