California Assembly Bill AB1515 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1515AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 14, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Eng FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act  to add Section 4450.5 to the Vehicle Code,  relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1515, as amended, Eng. Vehicles:  traffic violator schools.   Electronic Lien and Title (ELT) Program.   Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon registering a vehicle, to issue a certificate of ownership to the legal owner and a registration card to the registered owner, or both to the registered owner, if there is no legal owner of the vehicle.   This bill would require the Director of Motor Vehicles, on or before January 1, 2012, to develop an Electronic Lien and Title (ELT) Program, in cooperation with lienholders, that would require all lien and title information to be held in an electronic format, provided that the program is cost effective compared to the current paper title and registration system.   Existing law establishes licensing requirements for traffic violator schools, as specified, and authorizes a court, in lieu of adjudicating a traffic offense committed by a person holding one of specified types of driver's licenses, and with the consent of the defendant, to order the person to attend a licensed traffic violator school, licensed driving school, or other court-approved program of driving instruction.   This bill would state the Legislature's intent to enact legislation to consolidate existing licensing programs to incorporate court-approved home study programs under the same structure as existing traffic violator school programs.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 4450.5 is added to the   Vehicle Code   , to read:   4450.5. On or before January 1, 2012, the director shall develop an Electronic Lien and Title (ELT) Program, in cooperation with lienholders, to require that all lien and title information be held in an electronic format, provided that the program is cost effective compared to the current paper title and registration system.   SECTION 1.   The Legislature intends to enact legislation to consolidate existing licensing programs to incorporate court-approved home study programs under the same structure as existing traffic violator school programs.