28 CFR § 25.51 - Purpose and authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s25.51"
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title: "28 CFR § 25.51 - Purpose and authority."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "25.51"
section_name: "Purpose and authority."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "25"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Public Law 103-159, 107 Stat. 1536, 49 U.S.C. 30501-30505; Public Law 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Public Law 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 2186-98, 63 FR 58307, Oct. 30, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
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# 25.51 Purpose and authority.

The purpose of this subpart is to establish policies and procedures implementing the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) in accordance with title 49 U.S.C. 30502. The purpose of NMVTIS is to assist in efforts to prevent the introduction or reintroduction of stolen motor vehicles into interstate commerce, protect states and individual and commercial consumers from fraud, reduce the use of stolen vehicles for illicit purposes including fundraising for criminal enterprises, and provide consumer protection from unsafe vehicles.