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          Date of Hearing:   May 19, 2010

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                AB 2646 (John A. Perez) - As Amended:  April 26, 2010 

          Policy Committee:                               
          TransportationVote:13-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:              

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires that the application for an original or  
          renewal vehicle registration, and the registration card itself,  
          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.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          DMV indicates that bill will result in unknown, potentially  
          significant (up to $200,000) one time costs for programming its  
          system to recognize and reject mailing addresses submitted  
          on-line by vehicle owners. It would also incur some ongoing  
          costs for dealing with mailing problems and replacing  
          miss-delivered registration cards, ownership certificates, and  
          plates.

           COMMENTS
           
           1)Background  . Existing law requires an application for an  
            original or renewal vehicle registration to include the  
            applicant's business or residence, or mailing address. The  
            latter can include a post office box, or an individual's place  
            of business.

           2)Rationale . 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 yields the vehicle owner's mailing  
            address, which may be a post office box or place of business.   
            In many situations, what they need is the owner's home  








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            address.  Supporters also point out that officers involved in  
            traffic stops are unable to determine the operator's home  
            address, and without this information cannot verify that the  
            driver of the vehicle is the owner.  This bill is intended to  
            close that loophole.

           3)Concerns  . DMV indicates the bill may affect some of its  
            cost-saving procedures, such as those that allow individuals  
            to enter changes of address over the internet, and that use of  
            residence address information may not be practical for some  
            individuals. It also indicates that law enforcement can  
            quickly retrieve residence address information through the  
            California Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (CLETS).  

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Brad Williams / APPR. / (916) 319-2081