{"content":[{"text":"Tow operators and towing companies (and similar businesses) that meet these statutory and regulatory \n requirements must provide monthly reports to NMVTIS. That other entities, earlier or later in the automobile- \n dismantling supply chain, may also have reporting obligations provide no basis to exempt tow operators or \n towing companies from also reporting.","bbox":{"left":0.094117,"top":0.070931,"width":0.7947569999999999,"height":0.06636500000000001}},{"text":"The monthly reporting to NMVTIS must contain:","bbox":{"left":0.094117,"top":0.150772,"width":0.35650899999999996,"height":0.01849400000000001}},{"text":"1. The name, address, and contact information for the reporting entity. \n 2. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) for each junk and salvage automobile. \n 3. The date the automobile was obtained by the reporting entity. \n 4. The name of the individual or entity from whom the automobile was obtained. \n 5. A statement of whether the automobile was crushed or disposed of, for sale or other purposes, to whom it was \n provided or transferred, and if the vehicle is intended for export out of the United States.","bbox":{"left":0.094117,"top":0.182741,"width":0.8081499999999999,"height":0.098335}},{"text":"The Anti Car Theft Acts and the NMVTIS implementing regulations do not require towing companies to report \n automobiles that: 1) do not meet the NMVTIS definition for junk or salvage automobiles or 2) were only \n transported or stored by the towing company. The NMVTIS reporting obligation for a towing company occurs \n when the towing company sells, rebuilds, restores, or crushes five or more junk or salvage automobiles per \n year. The Department of Justice recognizes that there are circumstances in which it is not immediately apparent \n whether the owner of an automobile will re-claim a towed automobile. Therefore, when considering the junk or \n salvage automobiles that were obtained in a particular month and when reporting the date “the automobile was \n obtained,” the towing company should report the date, under the law of the applicable jurisdiction, that the \n towing company obtained the right to determine the disposition (i.e., sell (for parts or in whole), rebuild, restore, \n or crush) of the automobile (e.g., the date the towing company obtained a salvage certificate or certificate of \n destruction under the law of the applicable jurisdiction; the date the towing company purchased the vehicle from \n a private party either for a monetary amount or in lieu of towing and storage costs and the towing company \n seeks to sell, rebuild, restore, or crush the automobile).","bbox":{"left":0.094112,"top":0.294468,"width":0.809571,"height":0.21016200000000002}},{"text":"Failure to report to NMVTIS as required is punishable by a civil penalty of $1,000 per violation. Accordingly, \n for example, a failure to report 100 junk or salvage automobiles could result in a civil penalty of up to $100,000. \n NMVTIS Reporting Entities are responsible for ensuring all required information has been reported to NMVTIS \n accurately and within the timelines required.","bbox":{"left":0.09411,"top":0.518106,"width":0.809257,"height":0.066388}},{"text":"The accuracy of the data reported to NMVTIS is essential to the intent and purpose of the System. Law \n enforcement agencies, state titling agencies, and consumers rely on the accuracy of NMVTIS data. Incorrectly \n reporting automobiles to NMVTIS that do NOT meet the junk automobile or salvage automobile definitions \n may significantly diminish the value of those automobiles (particularly when such automobiles may be back on \n the road) and is not considered compliance. Entities that acquire junk automobiles and salvage \n automobiles, in addition to other automobiles, are encouraged to use care so that they are reporting to \n NMVTIS those junk and salvage automobiles required to be reported, instead of all automobiles.","bbox":{"left":0.09411,"top":0.59797,"width":0.801333,"height":0.11524200000000007}},{"text":"The Department of Justice and the NMVTIS operator, the American Association of Motor Vehicle \n Administrators (AAMVA), partnered with the private sector to provide multiple reporting methods to meet the \n business needs of reporting entities. Currently, there are four reporting services available, offering individual \n VIN and batch reporting options. Three service providers offer a no-cost per-transaction program. More \n detailed information on these reporting options may be found at: www.vehiclehistory.gov/nmvtis_auto.html.","bbox":{"left":0.094114,"top":0.725689,"width":0.796166,"height":0.082449}},{"text":"The Department of Justice respectfully requests that if any individual or organization disseminates this policy \n clarification to members and interested parties, then this entire policy clarification document be provided.","bbox":{"left":0.094123,"top":0.82153,"width":0.787643,"height":0.03447900000000004}},{"text":"For more information on this clarification or NMVTIS, please e-mail nmvtis@usdoj.gov or visit \n www.vehiclehistory.gov.","bbox":{"left":0.094123,"top":0.869485,"width":0.692442,"height":0.03448600000000002}},{"text":"2 of 3","bbox":{"left":0.47902,"top":0.936765,"width":0.042014999999999914,"height":0.01849400000000001}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}