AAMVA - Vehicle Registration and Titling

General Information
Committee and Working Groups
Best Practices
NMVTIS
License Plate Verification

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AAMVA advocates uniform standards in registration and titling and motor carrier programs. Resources here offer information on relevant systems, programs and policies. Registration and titling activities contribute to the safety mission of AAMVA by:

helping law enforcement identify a vehicle involved in a crime, crash or traffic violation
verifying insurance of the vehicle
verifying proof of ownership and other identifying information about the vehicle
verifying the state operating condition of vehicles (i.e., brand for salvage, flood or other damage)
providing the Vehicle Identification Numbers needed in order to conduct safety recalls

The following resources offer information on relevant systems, programs and policies:

More current comparative data is available at http://www.aamva.org/Survey/User/SurveyDefault.aspx

For additional information contact Cathie Curtis, Director, Vehicle Programs. Watch Cathie's "Meet the Experts" video!

The Vehicle Standing Committee identifies, develops, and champions vehicle safety and consumer protection initiatives, and promotes reasonable and uniform best practices and laws throughout member jurisdictions.

Working Groups

Vehicles

License Plate Standard, Edition 2 (October 2020)

Safe Testing and Deployment of Vehicles Equipped with Automated Driving Systems Guidelines, Edition 2 (September 2020)

Best Practices for the Prevention of Abandoned Vehicle and Mechanic's-Lien Fraud (March 2020)

Interim Report: Guidance on Establishing Jurisdictional Policy on Imported Vehicles (February 2020)

Best Practices for the Regulation of Internet Vehicle Sales (December 2019)

Wholesale Vehicle Dealer Licensing White Paper (December 2019)

Salvage and Junk Vehicle Best Practice (December 2019) | Video

Electric Dockless Scooters Whitepaper (January 2019)

NMVTIS Best Practices for Title and Registration Program Managers - Edition 4 (November 2018)

Roadmap to Electronic Odometer Disclosure: Guidance Document from the E-Odometer Task Force (March 2018)

eOdometer Task Force Report (December 2014)

Best Practices for Title and Registration of Reconstructed and Replica Vehicles (2013) | Watch the Video

Best Practices Guide to the Regulation of Three Wheel Vehicles (2013) | Watch the Video

Best Practice for Title and Registration of Rebuilt and Specially Constructed Vehicles (2012) | Video snapshot

Best Practices Guide for Improving ALPR Effectiveness through Uniform License Plate Design and Manufacture (2012)
See also:

License Plate Configuration Design Booklet (2011)

Mini-truck Best Practice (2011)

Best Practices for Title and Registration of a New Motorcycle (2007)

Bar Code Data Encoding Requirements (2006)

License Plate Legibility Testing Guidelines for Reflective Sheeting (2003)

Standardizing the Way We Measure Uninsured Motor Vehicle Rates (2001)

Vanity Plate Law Matrix (2010)

Model Law

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The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) is designed to protect consumers from fraud and unsafe vehicles and to keep stolen vehicles from being resold. NMVTIS is also a tool that assists states and law enforcement in deterring and preventing title fraud and other crimes.

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License plates allow for the ability to quickly identify motor vehicles and vehicle registration information. The design of license plates that optimize legibility to the human eye and license plate readers is important for efficient and proper identification. AAMVA's updated License Plate Standard was released in October 2020. The updated standard provides support to jurisdictions in the production of license plates that enhance accurate license plate identification, while providing flexibility for multiple designs.

To assist jurisdictions in determining if their license plates meet these standards, AAMVA offers the License Plate Verification Program (LPVP). The LPVP provides jurisdictions, at no cost, the opportunity to submit up to four license plates during each AAMVA fiscal year for comparison to the 2020 AAMVA License Plate Standard. A written report will be generated outlining where the submitted license plate does, and does not, align with the standard.

To participate in the License Plate Verification Program, AAMVA jurisdiction members must ship the plate(s) they wish to submit for verification, along with a completed submission form, to the AAMVA Project Manager, Brian Ursino, Director, Law Enforcement (PM). The PM will collect plates from submitting jurisdictions and ship in bulk to Element, Inc., no more than every 60-days. Element, Inc. will provide analysis reports to the AAMVA PM within 30-days of receiving the plate(s). The AAMVA PM will forward those reports to the submitting jurisdictions. The examined license plates will be returned to the submitting jurisdiction if their return is requested. Otherwise, they will become part of AAMVA's sample license plate inventory.

For additional information contact Brian Ursino, Director, Law Enforcement Programs.

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