HB2737--AUTOTHEFTPREVENTION
SPONSOR: Butz
Thisbillestablishesthe"AutoTheftPreventionCommission",which
isassignedtotheDepartmentofPublicSafety,thoughtheDirector
ofPublicSafetywillhavenosupervision,authority,orcontrol
overtheactionsordecisionsoftheCommission. TheCommission
willhave11members,including,amongothers,theSuperintendent
oftheStateHighwayPatrolorhisorherdesignee;theAttorney
Generalorhisorherdesignee;andvariousmemberstobeappointed
bytheGovernor. Thebillspecifiesprovisionsforthosemembers
appointedbytheGovernor. SomeofthedutiesoftheCommission
includeestablishingagrantprogramfortheprovisionsoffundsto
locallawenforcementagenciesandmulti-jurisdictiontaskforces
for:preventing,reducing,andinvestigatingmotorvehicleand
motorvehiclepartstheft;investigatingfraudrelatedtomotor
vehicleinsurance,motorvehicledealerpurchases,andmotor
vehiclerentaltransactions;andpurchasingequipmentand
technologyforsupportinmotorvehicle-relatedcrimeprevention,
reduction,andinvestigation. TheCommissionwillalsoprovide
supporttolocalprosecutorshandlingmotorvehicleandmotor
vehiclepartstheft.
Anygrantawardedunderthissectionwillbeuponrecommendation
fromandafterconsiderationbytheCommission. Eachgrant
applicationmustdescribethetypeofmotorvehicle-relatedcrime
prevention,reduction,investigation, enforcement,prosecution,or
offenderrehabilitation programtobeimplemented. Thetypesof
programsaredescribedinthebill.
TheCommissionmustprepareanannualreportandsubmitittothe
GeneralAssemblyandtheGovernorbyDecember1.
Thebillcreatesthe"AutoTheftPreventionCommissionRevolving
Fund",whichwillbeusedsolelytoimplementtheprovisions
relatedtotheCommission. Therewillbe$5addedtothefeeto
registeramotorvehicleortrailer,increasingthetotalfeeto
$13.Theadditional$5willbetransferredtotheFund.