SB 1155
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: JUD DP 6-1-0-0 | 3
rd
Read DP 19-9-2-0-0
SB 1155: catalytic converters; crime; classification
Sponsor: Senator Kern, LD 27
Committee on Judiciary
Overview
Re-classifies the unlawful purchase, solicitation, advertisement, possession or sale of a used
catalytic converter as a class 6 felony.
History
Current law classifies the unlawful purchase, solicitation, advertisement, possession or sale of a
used catalytic converter as a class 1 misdemeanor. Statutory exceptions include:
1) The possession or sale of a used catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts of a catalytic
converter by an automotive recycler that is licensed pursuant to title 28, chapter 10 if the
possession or sale is in the automotive recycler's ordinary course of business;
2) The purchase or sale of a used catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts of a catalytic
converter as prescribed by statute that are acquired in a transaction with an industrial
account, with another scrap metal dealer or after the used catalytic converter or the
nonferrous parts of a catalytic converter are authorized for release by a peace officer of
the jurisdiction in which the transaction occurs, except that a solicitation or advertisement
for a used catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts of a catalytic converter may be made
only for industrial accounts; and
3) The possession or sale of a used catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts of a catalytic
converter by a commercial motor vehicle parts or repair business that sells or installs a
new catalytic converter if the possession or sale is in the business's ordinary course of
business.
For purposes of the third exception mentioned above, statute requires commercial motor vehicle
parts or repair businesses to purchase used catalytic converters in compliance with United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy. Used catalytic converters in compliance with EPA
policy must be marked with the following information:
1) The date the catalytic converter was removed from the vehicle; and
2) The vehicle identification number (VIN) from which the catalytic converter was removed
or an alternative number which can immediately be linked to the VIN by law enforcement.
Any individual who purchases a used catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts of a catalytic
converter must electronically submit to the Department of Public Safety a record of each
transaction relating to the used catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts in accordance with
A.R.S. § 44-1644 (A.R.S. § 13-3728).
Catalytic converters are defined as the parts of a motor vehicle exhaust system that are used for
controlling the exhaust emissions from motor vehicles and that contain a catalyst metal (A.R.S. §
44-1642.01).
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Provisions
1. Increases the sentencing classification for the unlawful purchase, solicitation, advertisement,
possession or sale of a used catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts of a catalytic converter
from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony. (Sec. 1)
2. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note