CHAIRMAN LEMAN brings up SB 352 (CONFIDENTIALITY OF MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS) as the next order of business before the committee and calls Mr. Quinn to testify. Number 467 BILL QUINN, Alaska Investigators Association, testifying from Anchorage states the association represents 80 or so investigators statewide. Many of the members are small business persons who regularly utilize public records. He says the association opposes SB 352 as it is currently written. He says the associations members have not misused or abused information procured from the State of Alaska public records. There is no reason to prohibit or restrict the access of that information by the associations members. Number 442 CHAIRMAN LEMAN asks Mr. Quinn if he has had a chance to look at the draft committee substitute, which may address some of his concerns. MR. QUINN replies he has not seen the draft cs. CHAIRMAN LEMAN says the committee will send him a copy. Number 435 SENATOR TAYLOR makes a motion to adopt the committee substitute for SB 352. CHAIRMAN LEMAN, hearing no objection, states CSSB 352(STA) has been adopted in lieu of the original bill. The chairman calls the next witness. Number 428 TRES LEWIS, Private Investigator recognizes the impetus behind the bill, but says if it isn't broken, don't fix it. The impetus to restrict that information was that some crimes were committed using information from DMV. Mr. Lewis says the telephone book, the Polk Directory, the Hill-Donley, voter registration, documents from the assesor's office, city documents, and public utility records are all public records. However, we live in a very mobile society, and one of the best source for locating someone is DMV's records. He suggests not having access to those records will cause delays within the court system, for example, the process of service for summons and complaints. He cannot imagine a process server in Alaska not having access to DMV records. Anything that delays getting information from DMV, say if he has to write a letter, slows down the process. He requests information from DMV approximately 2,000 times per year. Multiply that by about 100 private investigators and process servers in the state, DMV is looking at several hundred thousand inquiries a year. How many people will have to be employed to process those inquiries at DMV? The information service Mr. Lewis uses keeps track of every inquiry he makes by license plate number. Every time one makes information requests directly from DMV, that person has to stand in line, sign a form, they take your driver's license number down, and pay a two dollar fee. Mr. Lewis estimates every tow truck company, bank, and title company uses these services. Number 385 CHAIRMAN LEMAN asks Mr. Lewis if he would look at the committee substitute to see if his concerns have been addressed. If not, he can work with the committee to address those concerns. SB 352 will be held over in committee to continue work.