BILL NUMBER: AB 183	CHAPTERED  08/26/99

	CHAPTER   232
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   AUGUST 26, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   AUGUST 25, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 16, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   MAY 20, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 13, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Washington

                        JANUARY 19, 1999

   An act to amend Section 9250.14 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles, and making an appropriation therefor.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 183, Washington.  Vehicles: registration fees.
   Existing law, in addition to the other fees imposed for the
registration of a vehicle, imposes, with certain exceptions, an
additional fee of $1, and continuously appropriates the money to fund
local programs relating to vehicle theft crimes.  These provisions
are to be repealed as of January 1, 2000.
   This bill would require each participating county to submit a
specified quarterly report to the Department of the California
Highway Patrol which would be required to prepare an annual report
for the Legislature and participating counties.
   The bill would extend the repeal date to January 1, 2005, and
would, thus, extend the fee and continuous appropriation to that
date, thereby making an appropriation.  The bill would make
conforming changes.
   Appropriation:  yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 9250.14 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

   9250.14.  (a) In addition to any other fees specified in this code
and the Revenue and Taxation Code, upon the adoption of a resolution
by any county board of supervisors, a fee of one dollar ($1) shall
be paid at the time of registration or renewal of registration of
every vehicle registered to an address within that county except
those expressly exempted from payment of registration fees.  The
fees, after deduction of the administrative costs incurred by the
department in carrying out this section, shall be paid quarterly to
the Controller.
   (b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the
money paid to the Controller is continuously appropriated, without
regard to fiscal years, for the administrative costs of the
Controller, and for disbursement by the Controller to each county
that has adopted a resolution pursuant to subdivision (a), based upon
the number of vehicles registered, or whose registration is renewed,
to an address within that county.
   (c) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, money
allocated to a county pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be expended
exclusively to fund programs that enhance the capacity of local
police and prosecutors to deter, investigate, and prosecute vehicle
theft crimes.  In any county with a population of 200,000 or less,
the money shall be expended exclusively for those vehicle theft crime
programs and for the prosecution of crimes involving driving under
the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation of Section 23152 or
23153, or vehicular manslaughter in violation of Section 191.5 or
subdivision (c) of Section 192 of the Penal Code, or any combination
of those crimes.
   (d) No money collected pursuant to this section shall be expended
to offset a reduction in any other source of funds, nor for any
purpose not authorized under this section.
   (e) Any funds received by a county prior to January 1, 2000,
pursuant to this section that are not expended to deter, investigate,
or prosecute crimes pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be returned to
the Controller, for deposit in the Motor Vehicle Account in the
State Transportation Fund.  Those funds received by a county after
January 1, 2000, shall be expended in accordance with this section.
   (f) Each county  that has adopted or adopts a resolution pursuant
to subdivision (a) shall submit, on or before the 13th day following
the end of each quarter, a quarterly expenditure and activity report
to the designated statewide Vehicle Theft Investigation and
Apprehension Coordinator in the Department of the California Highway
Patrol.  The coordinator shall compile all county reports and prepare
an annual report for dissemination to the Legislature and
participating counties.
   (g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2005, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted on or before January 1, 2005, deletes or
extends that date.