FAR 67.7 — National Driver Register Consent
FAR 67.7 requires medical certificate applicants to consent to FAA access to their National Driver Register records. Learn what it means for pilots.
In Plain English
FAR 67.7 requires every applicant for an FAA medical certificate to sign an express consent form allowing the FAA Administrator to access the applicant's records in the National Driver Register (NDR). Here's how it works:
- When you apply for a medical certificate under Part 67, you authorize the Administrator to request your driving record information from the chief driver licensing official of any state the Administrator selects.
- The information transmitted comes from the National Driver Register, a federal database that tracks serious driving offenses (such as DUI/DWI convictions and license suspensions).
- If the FAA receives information from the NDR, it must make that information available to you on request so you can review and submit written comments on it.
Why it matters operationally: Your driving history is directly relevant to medical certification because alcohol- and drug-related motor vehicle actions can indicate substance issues that affect aeromedical fitness. Refusing to sign the consent means you cannot be issued a medical certificate, which means you cannot legally exercise pilot privileges requiring one.
Regulation Text
14 CFR § 67.7§ 67.7 Access to the National Driver Register.
At the time of application for a certificate issued under this part, each person who applies for a medical certificate shall execute an express consent form authorizing the Administrator to request the chief driver licensing official of any state designated by the Administrator to transmit information contained in the National Driver Register about the person to the Administrator. The Administrator shall make information received from the National Driver Register, if any, available on request to the person for review and written comment.
Oral Exam Questions a DPE Might Ask
Q1When you applied for your medical certificate, what did you consent to regarding your driving record?
Per FAR 67.7, I signed an express consent form authorizing the FAA Administrator to request information from the National Driver Register through the chief driver licensing official of any state the Administrator designates.
Q2If the FAA obtains information about you from the National Driver Register, what right do you have regarding that information?
Under FAR 67.7, the Administrator must make any NDR information received available to me upon request so that I can review it and submit written comments.
Q3Who authorizes the release of National Driver Register information to the FAA, and when is that authorization given?
FAR 67.7 requires the applicant to authorize the release by executing an express consent form at the time of application for a medical certificate under Part 67.
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Related Sections in Part 67
§ 67.1
Medical Certificate Applicability
§ 67.101
First-Class Medical Eligibility
§ 67.103
First-Class Medical Eye Standards
§ 67.105
First-Class Medical ENT Standards
§ 67.107
First-Class Medical Mental Standards
§ 67.109
First-Class Medical Neurologic Standards
§ 67.111
First-Class Medical Cardiovascular
§ 67.113
First-Class Medical Standards