Nevada Secure Temporary Dealer Placard
• DMV Concerns
• Placards were sold by DMV to dealers in a pack of
100
• Temporary placards were handwritten
• DMV tracking consisted of a number range assigned
to a dealership
• DMV could not track:
• Issue date
• Expiration date
• Vehicle information
• Owner information
Previous Temporary Placard
Law Enforcement Concerns
• Placard information was not available
• Law enforcement could not validate:
• Issue date
• Expiration date
• Vehicle information
• Owner information
• Opportunity for Fraud
• Multiple placards could be issued to one vehicle
• Placard information could be altered
• Placard could be counterfeited
Phases of the Secure Temporary Placard
Project
• Placard Requirements
• Vendor must have an application for placard
issuance
• Vendor must be able to send placard information to
DMV in real time
• Placard information must be available to law
enforcement in real time
• Placard must be secure
• Placard must be weather resistant
• Vendor Information
• Request for Proposal (RFP) issued
• 4 responses to RFP
• Vendor selected
• Contract length of 4 years
• Application changes for vendor and DMV
• Vendor made required changes to their application
per DMV requirements
• DMV made application changes/updates as required
Secure Temporary Placard
• Security Seals
• Security seal design approved by DMV
• Each security seal has a unique identifying number
• Security seals manufactured and shipped to DMV
• Security seals are not active until the shipment is
received and verified in the vendor’s application
• Placard Paper
• Placards must be weather resistant for a minimum of 60
days
• Paper must be:
• Synthetic not less than 7 mils thick
• Waterproof
• Resistant to being torn
• Designed to withstand high degree of fluctuating
temperatures
• Paper Vendor
Blank placard paper is purchased by dealers directly from the
paper vendor.
• Source paper vendor(s)
• Paper meets requirements for placard
• Placard paper perforated and holes punched for placard
and allows vehicle registration information to be printed
• Vendor has method of selling paper directly to dealers
• Pilot Phase
• Four dealers were selected to pilot the project
• DMV and vendor went to dealer locations for
training
• Vendor stayed on-site for the day to answer
questions
• Industry Notification
• Industry was notified of upcoming changes via:
• Emails sent with information regarding placard project
• Website updates
• Training
Internal and external training completed prior to implementation.
• DMV staff was trained via classroom and PowerPoint
presentations
• Automotive industry trained via classroom sessions in metro
areas
• Law enforcement was trained via classroom sessions in
metro areas or as requested
• Manuals created for vendor’s application
• Internal policies and procedures updated and created
• Project Implementation
• Usernames and passwords distributed to dealers
• Security seals distributed to DMV offices and
dealers
• Notification to law enforcement of new placard
• Transition Period
• Set time when old style placards are no longer valid
• Notify industry that the old style placard cannot be
issued as of set time
• Notify law enforcement both style placards will be
in use until set time
• Project Changes
• Placard design was changed for better visibility by law
enforcement
• Ability for vendor to queue transactions when
communications between vendor and DMV are down
• Set an off peak time to download queued transactions
from vendor
• Lessons Learned
• All seals and paper has been received prior to
implementation
• License plate frames may cover printed information
• Verify what law enforcement wants to have visible on
placard
• Verify what law enforcement wants available via their
computer inquiry
• Benefits of Secure Temporary Placard:
• Placard is computer generated
• Placard information is transmitted to DMV in real
time
• Placard information is available to law enforcement
in real time
• Multiple placards cannot be issued to the same
vehicle
• Secure chain of supply for security seals
• Tracking of placard use via multiple reports
For More Information
Contact:
Ted Imfeld
Nevada Department of Motor
Vehicles
(775) 684-4387
timfeld@dmv.nv.gov
