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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                          AB 674 (Bonilla)
          
          Hearing Date: 07/11/2011        Amended: 04/06/2011
          Consultant: Mark McKenzie       Policy Vote: T&H 5-2
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          BILL SUMMARY: AB 674 would repeal the January 1, 2012 sunset 
          date on provisions that authorize counties to impose an 
          additional surcharge on vehicle registrations to purchase 
          fingerprint identification systems.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2011-12      2012-13       2013-14     Fund
           Fee revenue gain       ($14,522)  ($29,044)   ($29,044) Local

          DMV programming        moderate one-time programming 
          costs,Special*
                                 fully offset by fee revenues

          DMV/SCO administration all ongoing costs are fully offset by 
          feeSpecial*/
                                 revenues                         General
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          * Motor Vehicle Account
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          STAFF COMMENTS: 
          Existing law establishes a basic vehicle registration fee of $34 
          and a $22 surcharge for additional California Highway Patrol 
          personnel.  Local agencies are also authorized to impose various 
          vehicle registration surcharges in their respective 
          jurisdictions, including a $1 fee for fingerprint identification 
          programs.  Those counties that have adopted the fingerprint 
          identification program fee are also authorized to charge an 
          additional $2 fee on the registration of commercial vehicles.  
          This surcharge generates approximately $29 million annually for 
          the 45 participating counties.  The funds are collected by the 
          Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and continuously appropriated 
          to the State Controller's Office (SCO) for distribution to 
          participating counties.  All DMV and SCO costs are fully 








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          recovered from fee revenues.  The authority to impose this fee 
          was initially enacted in 1997 and is scheduled to sunset on 
          January 1, 2012.

          This bill would indefinitely extend the authority for counties 
          to impose additional vehicle registration fees for funding 
          programs that enhance the capacity of local law enforcement to 
          provide automated mobile and fixed location fingerprint 
          identification of individuals arrested for driving under the 
          influence, vehicular manslaughter, or other vehicle-related 
          crimes.  Since 1986, the Department of Justice has operated an 
          automated fingerprint identification program known as Cal-ID, 
          which is designed to assist law enforcement agencies in 
          identifying criminal suspects, arrested persons, and human 
          remains.  This bill would allow local law enforcement agencies 
          to continue to update and purchase automated mobile and fixed 
          location fingerprint identification equipment that is compatible 
          with the Cal-ID program.