B.C. solicitor general considers making driving records public

British Columbia’s solicitor general is mulling over the idea of making driving records — including impaired driving infractions — public, reports the Times Colonist.
Mike de Jong, B.C.’s solicitor general, told the Times Colonist he would consider setting up a system similar to Ontario’s. In Ontario, people can pay a fee to view another person’s driving record for the past three years.
Currently in B.C., administrative penalties for driving under the influence do not generate a court file, so there is no public record of the offence.
“If a driver has been sanctioned for behaviour that society condemns, then there is a reasonable argument that says that information should be readily available,” de Jong told the Times Colonist.
Such a move would require legislation, he added, “but he’s willing to look at that,” the Times Colonist said.