WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognizes the need for a standardized National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) providing immediate access to titling information from all states by law enforcement officers nationwide; and WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognizes the serious economic impact of stolen automobiles, title fraud, and odometer fraud to U.S. citizens of over $7 billion annually; and WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognizes the illegally-obtained proceeds from the sale and exportation of stolen automobiles provide funding for organized criminal and terrorist organizations; and WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognizes the importance that motor vehicle registration and titling information played in the search for information concerning the terrorists responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States; and WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognizes the importance that motor vehicle and title information has played in the ongoing investigations concerning potential terrorist activities in the United States; and WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police recognizes the importance that the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System will play in deterring criminal activities related to motor vehicle thefts and motor vehicle titles; and WHEREAS, the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) has developed the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, as mandated by the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, which currently is fully implemented by only six state motor vehicle licensing authorities, with an additional six participating to a lesser degree; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police, duly assembled at its 109th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, recommends that its member jurisdictions support the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System and encourage participation in it by their states’ motor vehicle administrators.