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                                                                  AB 2646
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          Date of Hearing:   April 19, 2010

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
                               Bonnie Lowenthal, Chair
                AB 2646 (John A. P?rez) - As Amended:  April 26, 2010
           
          SUBJECT  :  Vehicle registration: owner address

           SUMMARY  :  Requires an application for an original or renewal  
          vehicle registration, and the registration card itself, to  
          include the residence address of the vehicle's owner, unless the  
          owner is a business, in which case the business address would be  
          required on the application and registration card.  

           EXISTING LAW  :  

          1)Requires an application for an original or renewal vehicle  
            registration to include specified demographic information,  
            including the applicant's business or residence or mailing  
            address.  

          2)Requires a vehicle registration card to contain upon its face  
            the owner's residence or business address or mailing address.   


           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown

           COMMENTS  :  This bill results from a "ride-along" that the author  
          took with law enforcement officers in his district.  The  
          officers noted that sometimes, when "running a plate," the  
          information they obtain simply yields the vehicle owner's  
          mailing address, which may be a post office box or place of  
          business.  In many situations, what they really need is the  
          owner's home address.  Furthermore, as supporters in law  
          enforcement point out, "All too often, our officers are involved  
          in traffic stops and are unable to locate the operator's home  
          address.  Without this information, the officer cannot verify  
          that the driver of the vehicle is, in fact, the owner.  AB 2646  
          closes that loophole."  

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :  

           Support 
           
          Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs








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          Riverside Sheriffs' Association 

           Opposition 
           
          None received
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :   Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093