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mcaldon@aol.com (Don McKenzie) wrote:
> I used to buy drivers' names and addresses sorted by age.  But I
> believe the DMV was forced to quit selling them at least 20 years ago.
>

Look again, Don:
http://www.amcity.com/sanjose/stories/1997/07/21/editorial2.html
...this is essentially the same story:
http://www.amcity.com/sanfrancisco/stories/1997/07/14/editorial2.html

That information comes from a state audit.


Zev <zev534@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dick wrote:
> >
> > > Did you know that?  I didn't.  DMV will sell your address to any
> > > business for five bucks.
> > >
> >
> > That's total bullshit.  DMV will not release the information to
> > anyone except law enforcement.

Wrong.  The DMV collects $5.1 billion in annual revenue.  Observe:
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/about/profile/what_dmv_does.htm
...only $1 billion of that is from the Motor Vehicle Account (MVA),
i.e., "revenues from vehicle registration and driver license fees":
http://www.lao.ca.gov/transportation_crosscutting_anal97.html#_1_3
(search on that page for MVA).

Licensing accounts for more DMV revenue, and selling information
to businesses accounts for more.  That's public and all online at the
Legislative Analyst's site:  http://www.lao.ca.gov/


>  You need to stop believing everything you read!

Good advice, Zev.  I'll start with your flame.  You provided no support
for your claim (you snipped mine).  And I don't see any reason to get
personal.

Those two articles are based on a state audit.  If no one believes
this, it will continue.  If anyone has evidence to the contrary, please
post it.


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