BMV to convene working groups on electronic titling and specialty plates

AUGUSTA - The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) will be convening two working groups beginning next week: one for electronic titling and one for specialty registration plates. Both working groups are the result of legislation passed earlier this year.

"Modernizing the Bureau of Motor Vehicles has been a big goal of mine as Secretary," said Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. These working groups will help us chart a path forward to reduce bureaucracy for Mainers while streamlining back-end work for state BMV employees and our municipal partners.

The working group convened under LD 645, https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280079103 Resolve, To Create an Electronic Titling Work Group, sponsored by Rep. Bruce White, D-Waterville, will examine how Maine could move towards electronic titling for motor vehicles.

The first meeting of this working group will be held on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 1:00 PM at the BMV main office at 101 Hospital Street, Augusta. Members of the public wishing to attend in person or virtually should email Sophia Williams