The Driver’s License: Finally, National Standards Presented by: Jay Maxwell CIO, AAMVA

1. The Driver’s License:Finally, National StandardsPresented by: Jay MaxwellCIO, AAMVA

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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!)

6. Driver Licenses & ID Cards • 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

7. Driver Licenses & ID Cards • 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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?

17. Policy Challenges • What is the best mechanism to get the improvements implemented? • Federal Legislation? • State Compacts? • Both? • Privacy and security both need improvements

18. 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.