Newly Published! Reducing Suspended
Drivers and Alternative Reinstatement Best Practices Guide
 AAMVA's Reducing
Suspended Drivers and Alternative Reinstatement Best Practices Guide is now
available! In 2013, the American Association of Motor Vehicle
Administrators (AAMVA) published "Reducing
Suspended Drivers Best Practices." Since that publication, several
jurisdictions have made driving privilege suspension policy changes. Some have
been in effect long enough to realize measurable positive outcomes.
Notwithstanding these changes, the topic of driving privilege suspension has
remained in the public eye because of increased media and legislative attention,
legal action, and other events. As a result of these developments, in 2017,
AAMVA created the Suspended
Driver Alternative Reinstatement Working Group to update the 2013
document to include consideration of alternative reinstatement practices with
emphasis on young drivers. This new document is titled "Reducing
Suspended Drivers and Alternative Reinstatement Best Practices."
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AAMVA Awards Program 2019 - Call for Entries Apply now for AAMVA's Awards
Program! Don't miss this opportunity to be recognized for the great work your
jurisdiction does every day. Improving day-to-day business, reaching out to the
community, and saving lives. The AAMVA
Awards Program recognizes members of the motor vehicle and law enforcement
community by honoring individuals, teams, and organizations who have committed
their time and resources to the following categories: Safety, Service, Security, Public
Affairs & Consumer Education (PACE), and International Driver Examiner
Certification (IDEC). 
AAMVA Awards are open to all AAMVA
jurisdiction members that are in good standing. Entries submitted for the 2019
Awards must have been conducted (produced, implemented, and/or developed)
between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018. If an entry won an award in
2018, it cannot be resubmitted in 2019 unless it has major upgrades or
developments. 
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AAMVA TMS and IDEC Board Meet
The AAMVA Test Maintenance Subcommittee (TMS) and
International Driver Examiner Certification (IDEC) Board met at AAMVA
Headquarters in Arlington, VA to discuss and work on the Proposed Modernization
of the CDL Test System and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
projects. A webinar was also held to update the CDL Coordinators on the
Proposed Modernization to the CDL Test System and will be available on the Webinar
Archives Page. Both groups are collaborating with the Advanced Vehicles
Technology (AV) Working Group to provide education and guidance on testing
materials to examiners so they can properly assess drivers' skills. For
additional information on these projects please contact: drivertesting@aamva.org.
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AAMVA Attends NAPHSIS Identity and Security
Conference
 With Ian Grossman facilitating, Geoff Slagle explained
concepts, such as carbon based life-form and digital ID, at this week's NAPHSIS
Identity and Security Conference. Joining them on the panel were Scott
Vien/GET Group, Jean-Baptist Milan/HID Global, and Mark DiFraia/Idemia.
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AAMVA Attends MADD Law Enforcement
Impaired Driving Summit
AAMVA Director of Law Enforcement Brian Ursino
attended and presented at the Mothers
Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Law Enforcement Impaired Driving Summit in
Alexandria, VA, November 13 - 15. This NHTSA-funded summit was attended by
approximately 100 state and local law enforcement officials, NHTSA officials,
and MADD representatives from throughout the United States. Challenges to
eliminating impaired driving were discussed, and focus areas for overcoming
obstacles established. The summit was a precursor to regional summits to push
potential solutions on a more localized basis. |
Law Enforcement Standing Committee Looking to
Fill Vacancies!
AAMVA's Law
Enforcement Standing Committee is looking for candidates to fill two
vacancies -- a Law
Enforcement Representative from Region 3 and a Law Enforcement Representative from
Region 4. Serving on a committee is an ideal way to influence
policy, develop best practices and network with your peers. The Law Enforcement
Standing Committee inspires collaboration between Law Enforcement and
Driver/Motor Vehicle Administrators to improve highway and public safety. The
goals of the committee are to increase law enforcement participation in AAMVA
conferences, working groups, and other initiatives; provide and promote
uniformity and consistency through the development of standards, model programs
and best practices; and to promote the exchange of challenges and
successes in implementing technologies, sharing information, and with other
contemporary law enforcement issues. Candidates must be from the law
enforcement discipline from state police, state patrol, or from a
commissioned DMV investigator. Qualified candidates from Regions 3 and 4 should
complete the application and
return it to committees@aamva.org
by Friday, December 7,
2018. If you have questions about the committee, please contact
Brian Ursino. |
Preparing for Automated Vehicles, Technical
Assistance Now Available
AAMVA is pleased to announce that Highly
Automated Vehicle Technical Assistance is available. AAMVA and NHTSA
recognized the need to provide educational-based technical assistance to
jurisdictions as they expand their understanding of vehicle technology and
develop a strategy to address AV testing and deployment. Technical assistance
will be facilitated by AAMVA and conducted by jurisdictional subject matter
experts and AAMVA staff. The costs to provide the technical assistance will be
funded by NHTSA. A complete description of the available assistance and an
application can be found here.. |
Imported Vehicle Working Group Still Seeking
Member
Do you have challenges with titling and registration
of vehicles that have been imported? Do you investigate cases on vehicles that
are not properly imported or where fraud has occurred on a vehicle title or
registration transaction? Are you an IT programmer for your jurisdiction's
title and registration systems? If you answered yes to any of these, you
might be a great fit for a new AAMVA working group. AAMVA is establishing a working
group to develop guidance for jurisdictions on vehicles that have been
imported and are being presented for title and/or registration. The working
group will develop guidance for jurisdictions that includes an explanation of
federal laws for importing vehicles; the federal approval process; and
guidance for state responsibilities when titling and registering imported
vehicles. This working group will reference the federal requirements and forms
and consider what implications the states will face as Custom and Border Patrol
moves to an electronic format. This working group is seeking subject matter
experts from multiple disciplines. The working group will be comprised of title
and registration subject matter experts, vehicle fraud investigators,
information technology (IT) programmers specialized in title and registration
systems, and policy and legal representatives. If you are interested in
applying for the Imported Vehicle Working Group, please complete
the application and return it to committees@aamva.org
by November 30, 2018.
If you have questions about the working group, please contact Casey Garber, Manager, Vehicle Programs. |
Card Design Standard
Committee Looking for Law Enforcement Representative The Card Design Standards Committee has been jointly working
with the eID Working Group on the topic of mobile driver licenses (mDL).
The joint working group has been charged with the review and potential
leveraging of existing identity credential standards and recommend standards
for the AAMVA membership relating to the emergence and rising popularity of
electronic identity (mDL being a prominent use case). The joint working group
typically meets in-person once or twice annually, and members are funded for
travel to this meeting. Additionally, members are expected to complete
occasional assignments between meetings. At this time the Card Design Standard
Committee is specifically looking for a Law Enforcement Representative (e.g.,
sworn trooper/officer). If you are interested in applying for the Card Design
Standards Committee, please complete the application and return it to committees@aamva.org by November
30, 2018. If you have questions about the committee's activities, please
contact Geoff Slagle,
Director, Identity Management. |
This Week's Webinars NMVTIS
State Web Interface (SWI) – How to Correct Title and Brand Data on the Central
Site Tuesday, November 20, 2018, 2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm (ET) In the past, states contacted the
AAMVA Help Desk directly if they needed to make a data correction. As part of
the NMVTIS reengineering effort, a Help Desk feature was created to allow
states to correct their title and brand data on the central site. When states
perform their own data corrections the timeliness and accuracy of the data
corrections improves substantially. This webinar is focused on explaining the
capability of the Help Desk feature as included in the SWI. Data correction
scenarios are explained and matched to the correct update operation within the
SWI. A brief overview of the SWI application will also be provided Note: This webinar is for AAMVA jurisdiction and
federal members only. |