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A Reminder About State MVR Price Increases

It is becoming common practice for states to raise the DMV fee for Motor Vehicle Driving Records.    Some states have already raised fees for their MVRs and some, so far, have not.  As the states need money due to economic downturn and budget constraints, we expect every state to raise fees in the future.

As the trucking and transportation industry needs motor vehicle driving records or MVRs to remain compliant with the Department of Transportation, or DOT, we can chalk this off as the price of doing business.  The rate increases for the MVRs while notable at still rather nominal.

So, as I posted in a previous posting, Two More States Raising Fees for MVRs, Idaho and Alabama will be charging more through their DMVs for their driving abstracts.   As of January 1st, 2010, Idaho fee for the MVR will be increased from $6.00 to $9.00.  The Alabama DMV fee for the driving abstract will increase from $7.00 to $7.75 per MVR abstract.   Please take note of this.

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.

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[…] The MVR  background check is essential for some employers and prudent for others.   While the states suffer budgetary constraints from the economic downturn, we can expect the cost of MVRs to increase.   Some states have raised prices more than others.   I have noted the price changes in previous articles, including  A Reminder About State MVRPrice Increases. […]