Best Practices

AAMVA Best Practices, Standards, Guidelines, Model Legislation

Driver Licensing and Fitness

• Graduated Driver License Best Practices (2010)
• Guidelines for Motorcycle Operator Licensing (2009)
• Driver Fitness Medical Guidelines (2009)
• Model Problem Driver Intervention and Education Program (2009)
• Commercial Driver's License Program Best Practices (2007)
• Guidelines for Knowledge and Skill Test Development (2007)
• Model Law
• Reporting of Driver Impairment Model Law
• DL Foreign Reciprocity  
• Contracting for Driver Testing & Licensing  
• Driver License Testing and Application Processing by Third Parties

DL/ID Standards and Guidelines

• DL/ID Card Design Standard (2011)
• Guidelines for Use of the AAMVA Optical Variable Device (OVD) (2007)
• Bar Code Data Encoding Requirements (2006)
• Address Verification Best Practices (2003)
• Internal Controls Best Practices (2003)
• Social Security Number Verification Best Practice (2003)
• Third Party Services for Verification Best Practices (2003)
• Model Law
• Limiting Information Collection and Use of Machine-Readable Technology  
• Transmission of Driver License Images to Agencies of Other States 

Fraud

• Internal Fraud Detection and Deterrence Best Practice (2010)
• Fraudulent Document Recognition Training
• Data Analysis for Vehicle Fraud and Theft Best Practice (2004)
• Model Law 
• Minimum Penalties and Sanctions for Unlawful Application and/or Use of DL/ID Card  

Vehicles

• Mini-truck Best Practice (2011) NEW!
• Best Practices for Title and Registration of a New Motorcycle (2007)
• License Plate Legibility Testing Guidelines for Reflective Sheeting (2003)
• Branding Best Practices (2002)
• Standardizing the Way We Measure Uninsured Motor Vehicle Rates (2001)
• Vanity Plate Law Matrix (2010)
• Model Law
• Model Legislation for Excessively Raised Vehicles (2007) | Preamble 
• Low Speed Vehicles
• Electronic Lien & Title   
• Advertising of Vehicles Over the Internet
• Advertising of Motor Vehicles Over the Internet and Jurisdiction of State Courts
• Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, etc., and Internet Transactions
• NMVTIS Prospective Purchaser Inquiry Fee
• Motor Carrier Staggered Registration
• Disclosure of Information Contained in Motor Vehicle Records
• Vehicle Registration
• Model Salvage Vehicle Titling Legislation
• Motor Vehicle Inspections by Independent Contractors and Self Inspectors
• Motor Vehicle Registration and Titling by Third Parties

Other

• Model Law: Electronic Records
• Model Law: Digital Signatures

Public Relations

• Developing a Financial Responsibility Public Relations Campaign (2001)
• "Get It Together": Resources for PIOs

History of Policies

The original volume of AAMVA Policy Statements was compiled in the mid-1960s, under a grant from the Automotive Safety Foundation. Revisions were published in 1978 and 1982 to reflect changes approved at Annual International Conferences. Since 1982, this volume has been revised regularly to reflect current policies.