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What is NMVTIS? How Does a NMVTIS Reporting If you are a non-sworn vehicle title investigator,
The National Motor Vehicle Title Information Entity Report the Required you may obtain access to LEAT by contacting
the DOJ at nmvtis@usdoj.gov.
System (NMVTIS) was established under the Anti Information?
Car Theft Act of 1992 and was reauthorized under What Information is Available
the Anti Car Theft Improvements Act of 1996. The Salvage entities reporting into NMVTIS
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is responsible are required to report through NMVTIS to Law Enforcement and Vehicle
for the oversight of the NMVTIS program. data consolidators (reporting entities). An Title Investigators through
The American Association of Motor Vehicle alphabetized list of NMVTIS data consolidators
Administrators (AAMVA) operates NMVTIS on can be found at www.vehiclehistory.gov/nmvtis LEAT?
behalf of DOJ. auto.html. NMVTIS data consolidators assign LEAT provides valuable information necessary
NMVTIS ID numbers to salvage entities and
NMVTIS is intended to protect consumers collect the required NMVTIS information. to investigate crimes associated with motor
from fraud and unsafe vehicles. It is also a tool vehicles, including vehicle theft, fraud, and
designed to assist state vehicle title issuance How Can Law smuggling. In addition to vehicle information
agencies, vehicle title investigators, and law provided by state titling agencies, auto
enforcement in deterring and preventing vehicle- Enforcement recyclers, vehicle salvage yards and junk yards,
related crimes. The system captures specific and Vehicle Title and insurance carriers report pertinent vehicle
pieces of vehicle information from state motor Investigators data. Vehicle information from additional data
vehicle titling agencies, automobile recyclers, sources is also provided. This data includes:
junk and salvage yards, insurance carriers, and Access NMVTIS stolen vehicle files; flood and damaged vehicle
third party data sources into one system. Data? records; vehicle export, impound, and lien
records; and cloned and counterfeit Vehicle
The NMVTIS Law Identification Number (VIN) files. LEAT contains
What Type of Business Qualifies Enforcement Access a VIN analyzer providing specific vehicle details
as a NMVTIS Reporting Entity? Tool (LEAT) allows access to NMVTIS data and also allows an officer to report violations
and other pertinent vehicle information at directly to DOJ. Each state’s titling agency and
Per NMVTIS regulations, all entities, including no cost through the Department of Justice law enforcement NMVTIS contacts are included
junk yards and salvage yards handling five or Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) to provide ease in the sharing and obtaining of
more junk or salvage automobiles per year or the Federal Bureau of Investigation Law related information.
shall provide NMVTIS with specific information Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP).
on each junk or salvage automobile obtained How Do I Determine If a
in whole or in part in the prior month. The list For instructions on how to access NMVTIS data
of industries that are specifically identified in through RISS, contact the RISS Center serving Business is Registered to Report
the regulatory definitions of “junk yard” and your jurisdiction. To see which RISS Center to NMVTIS
“salvage yard” is not an exhaustive list. If an serves your state please go to https://www.riss.
individual or entity is engaged in the business of net/Default/Overview. NMVTIS allows LEAT users the ability to check
acquiring or owning junk or salvage automobiles If you do not have RISS access, you may obtain whether a business is registered to report to
for resale in their entirety or as spare parts; access to LEAT by obtaining a LEEP account. To NMVTIS and the date of the registered business’
or rebuilding, restoration, or crushing AND obtain a LEEP account, apply online at https:// last report. This information can be found within
handles five or more junk or salvage automobiles www.cjis.gov/onlineapp/index.xhtml or call the LEAT under the heading “JSI Reporting Entities.”
per year, THEN that individual or entity has a FBI Support Center at (888) 334-4536.
NMVTIS reporting obligation.
www.vehiclehistory.gov How Can a Consumer Obtain a
NMVTIS Vehicle History Report?
Consumers can search NMVTIS to find important vehicle
condition and history information by selecting and
contacting an Approved NMVTIS Data Provider at: http://
www.vehiclehistory.gov/nmvtis_vehiclehistory.html.
