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See whether other drivers have filed reports against a plate.
A plate with no reports comes back clean — that is the common result, and it is not an error.
Does a Jerk Alert report reach the California Department of Motor Vehicles? No — Jerk Alert filings are community records between drivers. They never reach the California Department of Motor Vehicles, any other government body, or law enforcement, and they do not replace the calls in sections 1 and 2. If you are in danger, call 911. The Terms prohibit following, approaching, or identifying another driver on any Jerk Alert platform.
A non-emergency line is not for a driver who is a danger right now — for that, call 911. CHP designates this number as the public's point of contact for non-emergency purposes — accident reports, tow questions, CHP office locations, vehicle theft tips, community outreach programs — and says personnel answer it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. CHP's stated aim is that fewer non-emergency calls go to cellular 9-1-1.
Neither the hotlines above nor anything in this section is the licence-review route in section 3, and nothing filed on Jerk Alert reaches any of them.
Public reporting accessYes — citizens can report dangerous drivers
A named form a member of the public can file with the licensing agency.
Who can file: Anyone. DS 699's relationship boxes are relative, friend, caregiver, vision specialist, court/code, or other, and DMV says its reexaminations rest on observations from peace officers, physicians, family members, relatives, acquaintances or other persons.
DMV can reexamine a driver when information suggests they do not have the knowledge or skill necessary to drive safely — including, in the DMV's own answer, a driver who does not have a medical problem but whose driving skills are nevertheless deteriorating. Information about the driver's age is not considered relevant, and DMV will not reexamine a driver solely on the basis of age.
Each request must be signed for authentication, but you may request that your name not be revealed to the individual being reported — it is a box you tick on page 2 of the form, and DMV says confidentiality will be honoured to the fullest extent possible. Records received by DMV which report a physical or mental condition are confidential and cannot be made public under California Vehicle Code §1808.5 unless mandated by law. Nothing DMV publishes says whether the driver is told who filed.
Statutory authority: California Code of Regulations §100.01; Vehicle Code §§12818, 13800 and 13801 (Driver Safety investigations and reexaminations); Vehicle Code §14250 (the actions a Driver Safety Hearing Officer may take); Vehicle Code §1808.5 (records reporting a physical or mental condition are confidential).
California is one of the few states whose process covers observed driving behaviour and not only medical impairment: DS 699 carries a Driver Behavior checklist — drives in the wrong lane, acts violent or aggressive when driving, turns in front of on-coming cars — and DMV answers "Yes" to whether it can reexamine a driver who has no medical problem but whose driving skills are deteriorating. It is still a fitness-to-drive referral: the form takes a plate number "if available" and will accept an approximate age instead of a date of birth, but the driver's name and street address are required fields that a witness holding only a plate does not have, and the remedy is reexamining whether the driver is competent — a test a capable but aggressive driver passes.
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