Fairfax Deputy Registrar office shut down after unlawful searches of driver, vehicle data An audit by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division found seven instances where two employees from the Fairfax Deputy Registrar office accessed private data without a lawful purpose. 7:30 pm, Jul. 21, 2021 × FAIRFAX, Minn. — The Fairfax Deputy Registrar's office has been closed after the only two employees had their access to driver and vehicle data revoked for illegally accessing driver and vehicle data, according to a Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Division news release. According to the release, an audit found seven instances in which both users accessed Driver and Vehicle Services data without a lawful business purpose. The deputy registrars who had their access revoked have not been formally charged with a crime.