Law Enforcement Agencies to Get Greater Access to DMV Info

(ALBANY, N.Y.) -- Law enforcement agencies are getting some help in being able to identify and arrest suspects, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo.

He announced Wednesday that a new data sharing initiative is being put in place to give officers greater and faster access to Department of Motor Vehicles information.

Law enforcement agencies will reportedly have access, through a secure portal, to photos of all New York State drivers and non-drivers, vehicle registrations, a person's driving history, real-time notifications of traffic violations and other changes to a driver’s record, as part of the initiative, a release from the governor's office stated.

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