The Director of Public Safety shall file every application for a license received by him or her and shall maintain suitable indices thereto. The Director of Public Safety shall also file all accident reports and abstracts of court records of convictions received by him or her under the laws of this state and in connection therewith maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions of such licensee and the traffic accidents in which he or she has been involved shall be readily ascertainable and available for the consideration of the Director of Public Safety upon any application for renewal of license and at other suitable times.
Ala. Code § 32-6-14 (1975)