How to Fill Out the California DNA Endorsement Form (INF 1106)

To get a California DNA endorsement, you complete the DMV’s Commercial Requester Account Application, form INF 1106, and mail it to the Information Services Branch in Sacramento with either a $50 or $250 filing fee depending on whether you need access to confidential residence addresses.¹ The DMV publishes a companion instruction booklet, INF 1133, that walks through the form field by field; both documents are posted on the DMV’s commercial requester page.²

The authority for the endorsement sits in Vehicle Code Section 1810.7, which lets the DMV grant electronic database access by special permit to any person seeking vehicle registration, driver license, or occupational license information for commercial use.³ Government agencies use a separate Government Requester Account and do not file the INF 1106.⁴

Gather Everything the Form Will Ask For

Pulling the paperwork together first prevents a return. Have the following at hand before you open the INF 1106:

Your full legal business name as filed with the state of issuance, any DBA or fictitious business name, and your corporation, LLC, or LP identification number if applicable.
A Federal Employer Identification Number or California State Tax ID. One of the two is required on every application.¹
If your business type requires a professional or occupational license (private investigators, for example), the licensee name, issuing agency, license number, and expiration date.
An Agent for Service of Process at a physical California address. Consent to receive service of process under Vehicle Code Section 1808.21(c) is part of the application.¹
A primary contact person with name, title, email, and daytime phone.

Filling Out the INF 1106 Field by Field

The form asks for your physical street address, meaning where the business actually operates, and a separate mailing address if the two differ. List a website if you have one and write “None” if you don’t. The same rule applies to the fax field. Blank entries without an explanation are a common reason the DMV returns applications, because the agency uses that information during review.

Picking Your Requester Codes

A requester code defines what category of records you can pull and what purpose you can use them for. The main types are:

VR — vehicle and vessel registration records, including ownership, lienholder status, and registration details.
DL — driver license and identification card records, including conviction abstracts, accident history, and license status.
OL — occupational licensee records covering vehicle dealers, salespersons, and registration services.
FR — financial responsibility information. FR is billed through your account but handled separately on form SR 19 with the Financial Responsibility Unit; there is no real-time electronic access for FR data.

For each code you request, state a specific business reason. The DMV can deny a requester code when the proposed use doesn’t connect to a legitimate commercial purpose, and it can cancel the code if the data is later used for anything other than what you stated on the form.⁵

If You Need Confidential Residence Addresses

Residence addresses in DMV files are confidential under Vehicle Code Section 1808.21 and are released only when a specific state or federal statute authorizes it. On the application, you have to cite the exact code section that qualifies you. Simply listing a general “permissible use” category does not unlock address data.¹ This choice drives both your filing fee and whether you will need a surety bond.

Filing Fee and Where to Send It

Two fee tiers apply:

$50 for accounts that do not request confidential residence address information.
$250 for accounts that do request confidential residence address information.

In either case, $50 of the fee is nonrefundable and kept by the DMV even if the application is denied.¹ Mail the completed INF 1106, payment, and supporting documents to the DMV’s Information Services Branch at its Sacramento headquarters.

One change to plan around: starting April 1, 2026, new regulations under California Code of Regulations Title 13, Section 350.47 will require commercial requester account holders to conduct business electronically, including application submissions and invoice payments.²

The $50,000 Surety Bond (Only for Address Access)

A $50,000 surety bond is required only if you are requesting confidential residence address information.² The bond form is INF 1132, and the sequence matters: do not submit the bond form with your initial INF 1106. The DMV reviews the application first, and if it approves you for address access, it mails you the INF 1132 to complete with your surety company. Sending the bond up front just creates paperwork for the agency to handle out of order.¹

Once in place, the bond must stay at or above $50,000 for the life of the account. If it drops below that amount or the surety cancels it, the DMV will cut off access to confidential address data until you file a replacement.⁶ Annual premiums typically start around $500, with the actual cost tied to your credit profile and the surety company.

What You’re Agreeing To by Signing

The INF 1106 is more than a request form; signing it commits you to a set of ongoing obligations. Knowing them before you submit is part of filling the form out honestly.

Every person in your organization who touches DMV record data, including employees, contractors, and agents, must sign an Information Security Statement (INF 1128) certifying they will access records only for job-related purposes, keep requester codes and passwords confidential, and report any suspected misuse. The INF 1128 must be re-certified annually and kept at the worksite for the life of the account plus two years after it closes.⁷

You will also need to maintain an inquiry log tracking the receipt, use, and dissemination of every piece of DMV information you pull, kept in a secure location for at least two years from the date of your last request, and produced immediately if DMV audit staff ask.² Any change to your account information must be reported to the DMV within 10 business days. If you discover or suspect fraud or data misuse, call the DMV’s Information Policy and Liaison Branch at (916) 657-5583 within one business day and follow up with a written report of all known facts within three business days.

Everything you do with the data also sits under the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, which lists the permissible purposes for using personal information from motor vehicle records and attaches civil liability to misuse.⁸ The INF 1128 your employees sign spells that out directly.

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Department of Motor Vehicles. Commercial Requester Account Instructions/Application
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California Department of Motor Vehicles. Commercial Requester Accounts
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California Legislative Information. California Code VEH – Section 1810.7
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California Department of Motor Vehicles. Government Requester Accounts
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California Legislative Information. California Vehicle Code 1810.2
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Legal Information Institute. California Code of Regulations Title 13 Section 350.24 – Bond Requirements for a Commercial Requester Account with Access to Confidential Address Information
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California Department of Motor Vehicles. INF 1128, Information Security Statement
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Office of the Law Revision Counsel. 18 USC 2724