The Florida Department of Motor Vehicles does have a database on=20
Compuserve. You can retrieve license, tag and vehicle information. The=20
only catch is that you have to set up a deposit account with the Florida=20
Department of Motor Vehicles before you are allowed to access. =20
Otherwise, the cost is minimal (approximately $60/hour). The DMV also=20
issues quarterly microfiche with all the registrations that include=20
necessary information such as birth dates, etc. We buy these about twice=
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a year (approximately $250/set) to complement the service. =20
The service is not terribly sophisticated compared to Westlaw, but is=20
functional and definitely serves its purpose. Let me know if you need=20
more information.
Anne Ellis
Director of Library and Records Services
Carlton, Fields
813-223-7000
ellis@luna.cas.usf.edu
On Wed, 7 Sep 1994, Proskauer wrote:
> Thanks for all the responsed on Sutherland!
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> Here is a new puzzle: is anyone familiar with an online services,
> possible on something like Compuserve, which provides information on
> driver's records? CDB provides (at least for FLorida) a 1-2 business
> days service. An attorney, as usual, is sure he's heard of something
> like this.
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> Cordially,
> James O'Meara
> ---
> =FE SLMR 2.1a =FE Soyez re'aliste, demandez l'impossible! (Paris, '68)
> =
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