BILL NUMBER:  AB 2147
  VETOED	DATE: 09/27/2016




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2147 without my signature.

This bill allows the seizure and impoundment of a vehicle used for
the solicitation of prostitution without the current requirement that
a local governing body approve an authorizing ordinance.

Current law permits local governments to pass ordinances providing
for the impoundment of vehicles used in a number of crimes related to
prostitution. This bill seeks to remove the local ordinance
requirement only for solicitation, while leaving it in place for
other offenses such as pimping and pandering.

While I am in agreement with the author's broader desire to combat
human trafficking in our communities, I believe existing law is
sufficient in permitting the use of vehicle impoundment as a means of
doing so.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.