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Is there a public database of names/addresses for registered owners of vehicles based on car license plate?

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Is there a public database of names/addresses for registered owners of vehicles based on car license plate?

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Join the police academy if the police by you are hiring.

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well, that sucks.

Substantive provisions of the act

The statute prohibits the disclosure of personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2725) without the express consent of the person to whom such information applies, with the exception of certain circumstances set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 2721. These rules apply to Departments of Motor Vehicles as well as other "authorized recipient[s] of personal information", and imposes record-keeping requirements on those "authorized recipients".

The permissible uses are:[2]

  1. For any government agency to carry out its functions
  2. For use in connection with "matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft", including
        1. disclosure "in connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft, motor vehicle emissions, motor vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories, performance monitoring of motor vehicles and dealers by motor vehicle manufacturers"
        2. removal of non-owner records from the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers to carry out the purposes of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act, the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Saving Act, the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992, and the Clean Air Act
  3. For use in the normal course of business by a legitimate business or its agents, employees, or contractors, but only to:
        1. verify the accuracy of personal information
        2. correct information
  4. For use in connection with any matter before a court or arbitration proceeding.
  5. For producing statistical reports and other research, provided that personal information is not published.
  6. For use by insurance companies.
  7. For providing notice to owners of towed vehicles.
  8. For use by licensed private investigation agencies, for a permitted DPPA use.
  9. For use by employers.
 10. For use by private toll transportation facilities.
 11. For response to requests from motor vehicle departments.
 12. For the bulk distribution or surveys, marketing materials, or solicitations (opt-in only).
 13. When written consent of the individual is provided.
 14. For other users specifically authorized by state laws.

The act also makes it illegal to obtain drivers' information for unlawful purposes or to make false representations to obtain such information.[3] The act establishes criminal fines for noncompliance,[4] and establishes a civil cause of action for drivers against those who unlawfully obtain their information.[5]

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In for the back-story.  

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I always thought there should be, its public information.
Then again, retards would be stalking womenz and road ragers would key peoples cars or worse.

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Join the police academy if the police by you are hiring.

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Use to be able to google info on plates..
It is illegal in most states..

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No backstory.



I just wanted to hack together a personal automated plate scanner. Similar to the ones they have to parking tickets and tag enforecement.



I just think it would be neat to track every vehicle that I come into contact with and see which ones are my "highway neighbors."

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And don't ask a cop to do it.

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Yeah because they never would.

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Wanna run a plate for me?

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Yeah because they never would.

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You can do that without the tag registration data.  

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Well yea, I could.



But, I think it would be rather impersonal to reference them as 423-CHZ.

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Why not?  Tag number is a GREAT unique reference.  Log GPS data to get a sense of their circle of travel/intersection.  The GPS NMEA sentence will give you lat/long, date, time etc that you can use.