Law Enforcement Standing Committee Update 2014 AAMVA Region IV Conference

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1 Law Enforcement Standing Committee Update 2014 AAMVA Region IV Conference Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada By: Brian Ursino, AAMVA Director of Law Enforcement June 5, 2014

2 Committee Mission & Goals Law Enforcement Standing Committee Mission ~ To inspire collaboration between Law Enforcement and Driver/Motor Vehicle Administrators to improve highway and public safety. Goals ~ 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. Promote the exchange of challenges and successes implementation of technologies, sharing of information, and other contemporary law enforcement issues.

3 Committee Members Chair: Jack Miniard (Kentucky), Region II Law Enforcement Representative Vice-Chair: Vacant Julie Baker (Florida), Vehicle Discipline Representative Cora Gentry (Arkansas), Region II Law Enforcement Representative Pam Goheen (Virginia), PACE Discipline Representative Darrin Grondel (Washington), Region IV Law Enforcement Representative Chris Grotton (Maine), Region I Law Enforcement Representative Lowell Harvey (Manitoba), ID Management Discipline Representative Malik Henderson (Missouri), Region III Law Enforcement Representative Cathy Herigon (Missouri), Fraud Discipline Representative Debra Hill (California), Motor Carrier Services Discipline Representative Joanne Keeping (Manitoba), Royal Canadian Mounted Police Representative Ramona Prieto (California), Region IV Law Enforcement Representative Robert Sawyer (North Carolina), Region II Law Enforcement Representative Kim Snook (Iowa), Driver Discipline Representative George Theobald (Georgia), IT Discipline Representative Vacant, Region I Law Enforcement Representative Vacant, Region III Law Enforcement Representative AAMVA Staff Liaison: Brian Ursino, Director of Law Enforcement

4 Law Enforcement Committee Working Groups License Plate Standard Task Force (partnership with Vehicle Standing Committee); NMVTIS Law Enforcement Working Group; External Fraud Working Group; FDR Maintenance Committee; Facial Recognition Working Group; Ignition Interlock Working Group.

5 License Plate Standard Task Force Purpose: License plates serve one common purpose; to identify motor vehicles. The development of a license plate standard will provide maximum public and traffic safety benefit to our citizens. Process: The Task Force is combining information from the current AAMVA License Plate Policy; Design recommendations from the Best Practices Guide for Improving ALPR Effectiveness through Uniform License Plate Design and Manufacture; and other available resources. Progress: There have been three conference calls with draft editing occurring between each meeting. The Standard is currently in final draft and will be forwarded to the Board of Directors for review prior to September 2014.

6 NMVTIS LE Working Group The purpose of the NMVTIS Law Enforcement Working Group is to identify business requirements to improve law enforcement effectiveness in using NMVTIS to investigate vehicle-related crimes. Accomplishments A letter was sent to the Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice Assistance in February 2013 providing a prioritized list of nine NMVTIS search parameters that would make NMVTIS a more viable tool for law enforcement users. DOJ has implemented, or is in the process of implementing all nine recommendations; The first in-person meeting of this Working Group was held at AAMVA HQ on February 5 6, The Working Group developed an action plan to address the four highest priorities of the Working Group: Expand NMVTIS Awareness & Usage among Law Enforcement; Determine How to Handle Cloned/Recovered Stolen Vehicles in NMVTIS following Investigations; Address Stolen Vehicles taken to Crushers/Shredders for Destruction; How to Collect and Share Best Practices for Using NMVTIS in Investigations.

7 External Fraud Working Group The purpose of the External Fraud Working Group is to review the methods utilized by driver license and motor vehicle agency customers, partners, and service providers to perpetrate fraud; and develop best practices to deter and detect fraudulent activities. Three meetings held to date; Fourth and final meeting to take place in June 2014; Internal and External Fraud Best Practices will be combined into a single document; Final document scheduled for release by December 2014.

8 FDR Program AAMVA Official Use Only

9 What is FDR Interactive computer-based training accessed by all US/CAN DMVs & Law Enforcement Content developed by jurisdiction experts and federal partners with oversight by FDR Maintenance Comm. (Chair, Major Paul Steier Iowa DOT) Includes significant material from HSI Lab & HSI DMV Outreach Program Updated annually Fully-narrated, self-paced, modularized elearning in multiple formats AAMVA Official Use Only Part of overall Fraud Strategy that includes People, Processes, Technology

10 What is FDR? Originally addressed Fraudulent Document Recognition only Originally addressed Fraudulent Document Recognition only Security Features Military IDs Birth Certificates Vehicle Documents DLs and IDs Travel Documents Canadian Documents Mexican Documents Counterfeits and Alterations High-Quality Counterfeits Social Security Cards Immigration Documents Introduction to Covert Features AAMVA Official Use Only

11 What is FDR? Has expanded to also include Fraud Detection and Remediation Introduction to Fraud People and Actions Expanding the Review Internal Fraud for Staff Internal Fraud for Managers Administrator s Fifteen Law Enforcement and the DMV AAMVA Official Use Only External Fraud (in progress)

12 Recent Activities Annual Update released January 1, 2014 NEW Updated courseware interface NEW Mexican Passport content NEW Canadian Passport content NEW Consular and Diplomatic Credential content UPDATED indexed, searchable, and comprehensive job aid Critical Document Updates 2014 Update Only Module for refresher training

13 Upcoming Activities New content research: Critical document updates Vehicle internet fraud Use of NMVTIS as a fraud investigation tool Use of facial recognition tools Fraud investigation protocols and best practices External fraud Meeting with FDR Maintenance Committee and Federal Partners scheduled for September 17, 2014 Updated courseware release January 1, 2015

14 Facial Recognition Working Group The purpose of the Facial Recognition Working Group is to review the methods utilized by driver license and motor vehicle agencies (MVA) to capture, review, and share facial images; and when appropriate, investigate potential matches and pursue prosecution when fraudulent activity is discovered. Or when an MVA does not have an investigative arm, establish a protocol with the applicable law enforcement agency to conduct such investigations. The Working Group will develop a best practices document related to the capture and utilization of images. First Meeting was conducted November 20 21, 2013; Second Meeting was conducted March 5 6, 2014; Third Meeting scheduled for October 8 9, 2014; Publication is anticipated prior to October 2015.

15 Ignition Interlock Working Group The purpose of the Ignition Interlock Working Group is to develop a Best Practices Guide that: Will assist state agencies having ignition interlock administration responsibilities to improve their current program; For those states without a program, provide a blueprint for implementing a model program based on best practice tenets; Recommends a model for state reciprocity practices, which may include the creation of a national ignition interlock database, so individuals having ignition interlock requirements cannot circumvent those requirements by moving from one state to another; and Model legislation states may need passed to create a model program. First Meeting was conducted May 28 29, 2014; Second Meeting pending; Publication is anticipated prior to October 2015.

16 Questions? Law Enforcement Standing Committee Update Brian Ursino, Director of Law Enforcement, AAMVA Staff Liaison