Connect the dots:
- To register you must certify that you have read (and will comply with) all of the restrictions. (You KNOW what they are!)
- You must provide a credit card which will (supposedly) verify your identity.
- If you are caught doing naughty things you can be traced using the registration ID. And, since you certified you KNEW the restrictions you can be prosecuted.
- Local law enforcement has been enlisted for additional support. (E.g., caught without a valid reg # and you can be prosecuted.)
- Punishment can be severe.

Using an AMA number does not satisfy the legal requirement that you read and KNEW the restrictions, nor does it guarantee your identity.

Will it stop the idiots? Most likely not. Will it slow them down? Perhaps to some degree. We can only hope. The Feds started a nationwide "information" campaign which the AMA could not do.

Will an AMA number suffice in the future? Most likely not:
- Govt reluctance to share data.
- No guarantee of the veracity of AMA’s information.
- No positive identification factor on AMA’s part.
- Legality issue (proof you KNEW restrictions).
- Difficulty in computer interface.


IMHO the Feds actually did a decent job on this one. I don’t have a problem with the process.

And, you get your 5 bucks back. Renew in three years....such a deal! Don't think that AMA did such a bad job either. Could have been worse.