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December 31, 2021
Happy Holidays from AAMVA
This year, we’ve compiled our favorite holiday treats into one great recipe
book! From all of us at AAMVA, have a happy and safe holiday season.
DC To Reinstate Late Fees, Penalties on Tickets in 2022
(Washington, DC)
Time is running out to pay off parking and traffic tickets in Washington, D.C.,
penalty-free. A ticket amnesty program is set to end Friday, Dec. 31. Penalties
and late fees will be reinstated on Jan. 1, 2022. Read more at
nbcwashington.com.
DC DMV Joins National Program That Protects Consumers
From Title Fraud, Unsafe Vehicles (Washington, DC)
The DC Department of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV) recently announced the
agency is participating in a national program designed to protect consumers
from fraud and unsafe vehicles and to keep stolen vehicles from being
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Tag Renewal Services Unavailable as Forsyth County
Updates System (Georgia)
All Georgia vehicle registration and titling services, including e-services and
tag renewal kiosks, will be unavailable beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.
30, through Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, for a statewide system upgrade to the
Georgia Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System (DRIVES) to
improve efficiency and reduce operational costs. Read more at patch.com.
Louisiana OMV Closes Several Offices Due to COVID-
19, Urges Customers To Use Online Services
The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has closed several branches across
the state and is urging customers to go online instead of taking a trip to their
local field office. Read more at 973thedawg.com.
New Texas Laws Starting January 1
As you ring in the new year 23 new bills will become law in Texas starting
January 1. There are a few affecting veterans including Senate Bill 792 and
Senate Bill 794. Read more at kcentv.com.
JANUARY
Illinois Driver Services Facilities To Shut Down in January
4 | 2022 January Finance, Due to COVID-19 Spike
Investment, and Audit Committee Illinois driver services facilities will shut down for two weeks in early January
Meeting due to the state’s record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases. Illinois Secretary
of State Jesse White will put the brakes on in-person transactions from Jan. 3
5-6 | 2022 January Board of through 17, White’s office announced Wednesday. Read more at
Directors Meeting chicago.suntimes.com.
19-20 | 2022 January DMV
Investigator Working Group Meeting MPI Says Catalytic Converter Thefts up 450 Percent in the
Province (Manitoba)
19-20 | 2022 January E-Titling
Catalytic converter thefts are the hot new trend for seedy jerks and now
Working Group Meeting Manitoba Public Insurance has the data to prove it, as the public insurer
revealed the unnerving statistic that thefts of this kind are up 450 percent in
the province. Read more at collisionrepairmag.com.
VIEW ALL EVENTS
New Specialty License Plate Features Josh the Otter;
Brings Attention To Water Safety (Nebraska)
JANUARY - PDPS A new specialty license plate offered by the Nebraska Department of Motor
Vehicles is raising awareness on water safety. Residents can purchase the
4 | PDPS Update Transactions license plate starting Jan. 1, 2022. Read more at 3newsnow.com.
5 | PDPS Broken Pointer
Management
6 | PDPS Interactions
TuSimple Logs First No-Human Road Test (Arizona)
A semi-truck completed an 80-mile route in Arizona with no human on board
AAMVA offers systems and no human intervention during the trip, using technology developed by
trainings on-demand for TuSimple, the company said Dec. 29. Read more at ttnews.com.
members through our new
Learning Management System
(LMS). Click here to see ADOT To Assign Personnel to DPS Unit for Vehicle
available courses. Enforcement (Arizona)
The Arizona Department of Transportation will assign nearly 140 sworn
officers and other state workers to a Department of Public Safety task force
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JANUARY for commercial vehicle enforcement, state officials said. Read more at
apnews.com.
13 | NMVTIS Suspense
Resolution for Online States
(AMIE Version) – Part 1 CA Deadline To Get REAL ID for Free Approaches This
Week (California)
20 | NMVTIS Suspense California residents have until Dec. 31 to get a REAL ID free of charge,
Resolution for Online States according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Residents who renewed a
(AMIE Version) – Part 2 license or ID card between March 2020 and July 2021 are eligible to upgrade
for free, the agency said. Read more at patch.com.
REGISTER ONLINE
Waymo Has Tens of Thousands People on San Francisco
Robotaxi Waitlist, Co-CEO Says (California)
Waymo has given hundreds of people robotaxi rides since its test rollout in
JANUARY San Francisco in August, with tens of thousands more residents on a waitlist,
the Alphabet Inc company's co-chief executive said on Friday at the Reuters
15 | Aligning Iowa Driver Next conference. Read more at carandbike.com.
Education Curriculum and
Standards Toward a Zero
Fatalities Vision DMV Officers Arrest Registration Service Owner in Las
No later than 12:00 PM (CT)
Vegas (Nevada)
View Open RFPs/RFIs The owner of a Las Vegas vehicle registration business has been arrested by
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles investigators for allegedly forging
notary signatures on vehicle title transactions. Read more at ktnv.com.
E.P.A. Announces Tightest-Ever Auto Pollution Rules
Under the new plan, designed to reduce planet-warming tailpipe emissions,
new vehicles would be required to average 55 miles per gallon starting in
2026. Read more at nytimes.com.
30 States Working on Digital Drivers Licenses, TSA Will
Allow Them Soon
Trade groups central to the adoption of mobile drivers' licenses say that the
US transition to digital is "well underway," leading to many more potential
applications including adoption by the US Transportation Security
Administration. Read more at appleinsider.com.
New Lighting Standards in Canada Seek To Thwart
‘Phantom Vehicles’
Citing the risk posed by “phantom vehicles,” Transport Canada has introduced
new lighting standards to help vehicles and drivers see and be seen. The new
standard, which took effect on Sept. 1, applies to all vehicles, including
commercial trucks. Read more at landline.media.
Tesla Recalls Almost Half a Million Electric Cars Over
Safety Issues
Tesla...is recalling more than 475,000 of its Model 3 and Model S electric cars
to address rearview camera and trunk issues that increase the risk of
crashing, the U.S. road safety regulator said on Thursday. Read more at
reuters.com.
Supply Chain, Midterms To Dominate Freight Policy in
2022
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The implementation of last year’s $1 trillion infrastructure law, national
elections in the fall and ongoing concerns regarding supply chain challenges
and the omicron coronavirus variant will be front-and-center for policymakers
heading into 2022. Read more at ttnews.com.
Canada to Join Mexico in Complaint Over US Car-Origin
Rules
Canada plans to formally join Mexico in calling for an arbitration panel to
resolve a dispute with the U.S. over how to interpret rules governing the origin
of vehicle parts. Read more at ttnews.com.
Driverless Cars and AI Ethics
This blog focuses on driverless cars and AI ethics linking diverse sources to
help guide board directors and CEO’s in ensuring they are on the right side of
AI ethics vs the wrong side of the road. Read more at forbes.com.
Seafarers and Truck Drivers Are Quitting Due to Fears of
COVID Border Controls in the Latest Disruption to Supply
Chains
From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern
over COVID-related border closures trumps the lure of higher pay, the
transport industry is bracing for another roller coaster year of supply-chain
disruptions. Read more at fortune.com.
U.S. Regulators Step up Probe Into Hyundai, Kia Engine
Fires
The U.S. auto safety agency has stepped up its probe into engine fires that
have plagued some Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) and Kia Motors Corp
(000270.KS) vehicles for over six years...(NHTSA) said it had opened an
"engineering analysis" covering about 3 million vehicles to evaluate, among
other things, the efficacy of recalls initiated by the two automakers. Read
more at reuters.com.
Stay on top of the chatter in the MVA and LE community on social media. You
may be surprised at what you're missing! Here are a few highlights of last
weeks’ activity.
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