AAMVA hosted the 2026 NMVTIS/E-Titling Forum in Savannah, Georgia, from Feb. 18-19, bringing together 150 jurisdictional and industry leaders from 47 U.S. jurisdictions to discuss electronic titling (e-titling) trends, best practices and ongoing modernization efforts across the motor vehicle community. Attendees heard AAMVA program updates and engaged in meaningful conversations, including technical discussions focused on improving data quality, strengthening system integration and enhancing operational efficiency. These discussions helped establish a shared strategic vision to advance e-titling on a national scale.

The forum allowed participants to learn about the complexities surrounding e-titling and how it intersects with the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) to build a more effective and efficient e-titling ecosystem. Sessions covered electronic vehicle registration/electronic registration and title (EVR/ERT) solutions, stakeholder roles and responsibilities, electronic lien and title (ELT) considerations, changes to customer solutions when going from paper to real-time transactions, and legal and technical considerations.

The e-titling community is broad and diverse, and an understanding of how systems and stakeholders work together is critical.

“One of the most substantive conversations centered on the technology solutions jurisdictions invest in to address immediate operational needs, and participants worked to acknowledge those realities while reinforcing the importance of shared vision, long-term consistency and national interoperability. The conversations in Savannah were frank and productive, but they also marked just the beginning,” says Evgenia Tyrsina, AAMVA’s program manager, vehicle programs and services. “This is not a single product a jurisdiction purchases, deploys and checks off a list. It is a journey—one that involves multiple solutions, business process changes, and ongoing collaboration across state lines and across stakeholder communities.”

Throughout the forum, one clear theme emerged: the need for continued education to create a shared, functional understanding of e-titling. The e-titling community is broad and diverse, and an understanding of how systems and stakeholders work together is critical. The forum revealed the need to engage stakeholders early and in a meaningful way to create a clear path and stronger outcomes for the entire community.

AAMVA provided several resources for attendees at the forum, including a toolkit with an e-titling assessment, an update on the Electronic Vehicle Sale Solution and an e-titling whitepaper, as well as the opportunity to collaborate on current challenges through peer-to-peer exchanges.

“We hope attendees left with a robust insight into the vehicle titling process and learned how their agency has an integral part to play in moving forward within the vehicle titling environment,” says Paul Steier, AAMVA’s vice president, law enforcement programs and services. “Vehicles and vehicle titles move
across jurisdictions and change ownership frequently, and as more jurisdictions enhance their titling processes, we hope other jurisdictions will see the need to jump on board with moving toward more efficient programs as well.”

The 2026 NMVTIS/E-Titling Forum fostered valuable peer-to-peer exchange and strengthened partnerships with the combined goal of advancing NMVTIS and e-titling initiatives. The forum challenged how jurisdictional and industry leaders think about e-titling and provided a clear direction for AAMVA’s nationwide e-titling community.