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The Driver’s License:

Finally, National Standards

Presented by: Jay MaxwellPresented by: Jay Maxwell

CIO, AAMVACIO, AAMVA

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Who is AAMVA?• American Association of Motor Vehicle

Administrators

– Established in 1933– Non-profit, tax exempt– Membership:

• All U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions

• U.S. and Mexico federal governments

• Over 150 associate members

– Provides forum for information exchange– Promotes uniform practices and reciprocity

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Operating a Motor Vehicle

• It’s a privilege, not a right. You can lose that privilege if you:– prove that you are a hazard on the road– fail to pay court-ordered child support– fail to pay for the gas you just pumped– fail to pay library fines

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The Driver’s License

• Created to indicate that you have passed the appropriate skills and knowledge tests.

• Primary customer - law enforcement• Primary user - private industry

– Airlines– Retail– Banking– Anyone that has a secure building

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Driver Licenses & ID Cards

• Identification Needed to Get One

(aka Breeder Documents)– Birth Certificate (6,000+ valid forms)– Social Security Card– Passport– IRS Tax ID Number– INS Documentation– Driver License (this is changing!)

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• Fraud & Abuse– Apply for a license in more than one state– Use false breeder documents to obtain real license

• Same identity• Different identity

– Modify a real document– Create counterfeits– Bribe a DMV employee

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• Fraud & Abuse - What’s the harm?– Bad drivers are able to avoid control actions by

spreading convictions out over multiple licenses.

– Our youth can all too easily obtain access to alcohol & tobacco products.

– Identity theft is facilitated– Terrorist activity is facilitated

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Activities Prior to September 11– 1996 issued best practices for initial issuance of

driver’s license or ID’s (Uniform ID Practices Model Program).

– 1996 petitioned Congress to pass legislation mandating minimum standards for driver’s licenses.

– 1999-2001 worked with Congress and NHTSA to study the feasibility of establishing the Driver Record Information Verification System (DRIVerS)

– 2001 established AAMVA best practices for the information contained on the driver’s license and ID card document and the technologies used.

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Executive Committee Resolution

• October, 2001, Special Task Force Formed

– Develop strategies to enhance the security & integrity of driver licenses and non-driver ID’s issued by the DMV.

– Scope: U.S. & Canada

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AAMVA’s Recommendations• Improve and standardize initial driver’s license and ID

card issuance process.

• Standardize definition of residency in all states and provinces.

• Establish uniform procedures for serving non-citizens.

• Establish minimum standards to produce a secure and interoperable driver’s license/ID card that will uniquely identify an individual.

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AAMVA’s Recommendations• Establish methods for the prevention and detection

of fraud and for auditing of the driver’s license and ID issuance process.

• Ensure greater enforcement priority and enhanced penalties for fraud.

• Seek U.S. federal support and funding to assist nation-wide implementation by the states.

• Encourage public and stakeholder awareness and support.

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Management Plan• Define the problem

• Seek support of Governors and state legislatures

• Obtain Federal support and funding

• Seek input from document users

• Seek input from other government agencies

• Seek input from industry on technology and security features

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Obligatory Sports Analogy

• Where are we in this effort?– If this project was a nine-inning baseball

game, we’d be in the bottom of the 2nd inning.

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Is AAMVA Creating the National ID Card?

– NO! There are several differences between these documents and the national ID.

– We have recognized that the driver’s license is used domestically as an identification document.

– The DMV has the responsibility and obligation to improve the credibility of the driver’s license & non-driver ID as secure documents.

– One driver / one license / one driver control record

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Intended Outcomes

• Increased public and highway safety.

• Eliminate the use of the driver license & non-driver ID in the commission of fraud.

• Increased efficiency and effectiveness for law enforcement.

• Continued reciprocity in North America.

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Policy Challenges

• Will the driver license continue to be used as an identification document?– If so, who will be allowed to verify the

authenticity of the card? How will that be done?

• Will the DMV allow undocumented immigrants to get a driver’s license?

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Policy Challenges

• What is the best mechanism to get the improvements implemented?– Federal Legislation?– State Compacts?– Both?

• Privacy and security both need improvements

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Privacy and DMV Records

• Governed by the Federal Driver Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) as well as state statute.– Need to strengthen with respect to any new

identifiers needed to secure the driver license.

• There is room to improve both privacy & security.

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