OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-1284
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ILLEGAL USE OF CERTAIN
VEHICLES AND STREET TAKEOVERS.
Primary Analyst: LG 4/21/25
Contributing Analyst(s): PM, BP, RP
Reviewer: RW
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
Minimal Minimal
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Various Municipalities Potential
Cost
Minimal Minimal
Various Municipalities Savings See Below See Below
Various Municipalities Potential
Revenue
Gain
See Below See Below
Explanation
The bill results in various fiscal impacts described below regarding
changes to street takeovers and the illegal use of motor vehicles.
Sections 1 and 2 allows municipalities to (1) seize certain all-terrain
vehicles (ATVs) that violate a local ordinance if the municipality mails
a letter to the owner or lienholder first and (2) destroy the vehicles
instead of requiring them to be stored or sold at a public auction. This
may result in a potential cost to municipalities to the extent that more
ATVs are seized. There is also a potential savings to municipalities to
the extent they no longer have to store or auction the vehicles. These
sections have no impact on municipalities that have not adopted an
ordinance on the operation of ATVs. 2025SB-01284-R000732-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
Section 3 allows municipalities to adopt an ordinance prohibiting
street takeovers and allows fines to be set for the violation of this
ordinance. There is a potential revenue gain to municipalities beginning
in FY 25 to the extent that the ordinance is adopted, and fines are issued
for violations. The section allows fines to be set up to $1,000 for the first
violations, $1,500 for the second violations, and $2,000 for all subsequent
violations.
Sections 4 changes the license penalties for violating a state law
against illegal street racing and street takeovers which does not result in
a fiscal impact.
Section 5 adds some municipal ordinance violations to the list of
offenses for which fines are payable to the Centralized Infraction Bureau
(CIB). This may result in a potential revenue gain from fines to the extent
that municipalities create ordinances and that violations occur.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation, the number of vehicles
seized, fines, penalties, and violations issued.