Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 715

Relating to: the cancellation of a motor vehicle title or registration for fraud on the Department of Transportation. (FE)

Fraud Fuel Motor vehicle — Certificate of title Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration Transportation, department of — Vehicles

Introduced, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must suspend the

registration of a vehicle if the registration was completed through fraud. DOT must

also refuse issuance of a vehicle certificate of title if the application contains a false

or fraudulent statement and must suspend or revoke a certificate of title if the

certificate of title was fraudulently procured, erroneously issued, or prohibited by

law. Certain acts of fraud in connection with vehicle registration are punishable as

crimes and it is also a crime to supply a fraudulent certificate of title or registration

as evidence of ownership of a vehicle.

Also under current law, DOT must cancel a motor vehicle title or registration

if DOT discovers fraud on DOT.

This bill requires DOT to cancel a motor vehicle title or registration if DOT

discovers fraud on an agent of DOT, such as a motor vehicle dealer that processes title

and registration applications for transmittal to DOT.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Fiscal Estimate From DOT

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 1

Passed 14–1 Feb 7, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 14, 2014 official source full page