tagSnapper

helps rein in vehicle registration

Target DMV Goal 

‘to have every vehicle properly registered’

Specifically

CVC 5204A
Display of valid tabs

By the numbers:

An annual problem worth an estimated $425 million

Turnkey technology that’s

Automated
with an overnight process

Works with existing:
 – technology
 – processes &
 – remittance
    system

Self-funding
Leaving existing budgets are unaffected

Why it Matters

PROBLEM

Violation of VEH 5204(A)
This law requires the display of valid tabs on the rear license plate.

Every year, more than one-in-ten vehicle registrations worth an estimated $425 million become delinquent.

OUTCOMES

Ease the low-priority ticketing burden from law enforcement.

Target DMV goal – ‘to have every vehicle properly registered’.

Help recover $50 million in the first year.

SOLUTION

We electronically supply a daily data table and photo evidence of expired license plates to any state agency.

Using this proof, the agency sends a notification similar to a toll bridge violation to the vehicle owner.

EVIDENCE

The CHP REG program has allowed people to report out-of-state vehicle registration cheats for many years.

The result is greater compliance and recoupement of tens of millions of dollars.

NEXT STEP 

A small scale pilot program.

Who can green-light this innovative initiative?

Details

to dig a little deeper

Privacy

According to the ACLU –
Taking photographs of things that are plainly visible from public spaces is a constitutional right.

WHY

Because 11.3% of vehicle registration accounts, worth an estimated $425 million, become delinquent – every year.

Source: Sacramento Tax Attorney, Steve Sims

The CHP cites the most common reasons for vehicles not being properly registered as:

  1. Owners are unaware of the registration laws in California
  2. Owners are evading paying taxes and registration fees
  3. Their vehicle fails to meet the State air pollution standards
  4. Their automobile is uninsured 
    (According to the 
    Insurance Information Institute – One in six uninsured)

Two more culprits adding to this loss include:

  1. Out-of-state vehicles not registering their vehicle when relocating to California
  2. PNO (planned non-operational) vehicles are still illegally on the road
WHAT

A tabulated daily report of expired plates with data curated from photographs of expired licence plates

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WHO

An expanding legion of civically minded Californians

HOW

Our purpose-built app captures photographic proof of expired plates on the road.

The date, time, and location are stamped on the image.

The overnight process extracts:

  • License plate number
  • Year and month of tabs
  • Color, make and model of vehicle
  • Physical location/address of where the image was taken
  • Days delinquent
  • Unclear images and unexpired plates are filtered out
  • Plates that have been previously reported are omitted from the daily report

These data are used to generate a notice similar to a toll bridge violation.

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WHERE

The daily data table can be electronically transmitted to any office with a connection to the DMVNET.

Precise internal flow to be determined.

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Illustration repurposed from Page 3 of Exhibit A RFQ for DMV Aug 2021

WHEN

Available for piloting immediately

Automated overnight process

Seamlessly, behind the scenes

 

Images of expired license plates gathered from around California with the
tagSnapper app.

Stamped on each image are the location, date, and time.


 

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Yes, the tag reads APR 2019.
Last SMOG failed 07/14/2021.

 

 

Each image screened for expired plates and clarity.

Previously reported plates omitted.

 

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An automated computerized process identifies the vehicle owner along with intructions to remedy the issues(s).

 

Registration fees/fines are calculated.

 

 
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The vehicle owner receives a notice in the mail, similar to a toll bridge violation.

After resolving the issue(s), the existing automated, self-serve remittance system helps the customer conclude the matter.

 

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The admin fee added to the notice makes the entire process self-funding.

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Company

A Silicon Valley technology enterprise

Bharat Dave, Founder

(650) 450-8303

[email protected]

www.tagsnapper.com

tagSnapper

500 East Hamilton Ave., #1018
Campbell, CA 95008

DUNS: 118262557

Registered as
Small Business
Cert ID 2024914

518210
Electronic data processing services

  • 81112001 Online data processing services
  • 81112002 Data processing or data preparation services
  • 81162302 Data analytics process as a service
  • 81112000 Data Services

  • Silicon Valley technology startup
  • Custom built solution to help weed out violators of veh 5204(a)
    (Law requires valid tabs on rear license plate)
  • Fully operational and scalable

  • Produce and deliver daily tabulated report of expired license plates that have been
    • photographed (with our app) the previous day
    • screened for accuracy, and clarity
    • deduped, so only first time reports are included
  • Data gathered from around California

  • Each image is stamped with location, date and time
  • Each record in the daily tabulated data report includes
    • licence plate number
    • date and time
    • make, model and color of vehicle
    • month and year of stale tag
    • minimum number of days delinquent
    • URL to verified photographic evidence
  • Format tailored to suit agency requirements to enable violation notice similar to a toll bridge crossing statement/invoice to be mailed to responsible party
  • Capability to report out-of-state vehicles to help the CHP REG program (previously known as CHEATERS)
Outline & Capabilities Statement

Summary Proposal

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