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FRoM Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE: May 16, 1988 C J*
SUBJECT: ADOPT A POSITION .OF SUPPORT FOR AB4044
BY ASSEMBLYMAN KATZ
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S). & BACKGROUND AND .JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support for AB4044 by Assemblyman Katz.
.BACKGROUND-
Existing law authorizes peace officers and authorized city and county
employees to remove_ vehicles from highways under a variety of
circumstances. One of thesecircumstances is where the registration has
been expired for at: lease one year. AB4044 would also allow the removal of
a vehicle from an offstreet parking facility where the registration has
been expired . for more than one year.
Existing law requires satisfactory evidence to be produced in court
that an unregistered vehicle has been registered and all appropriate fees
have been paid, or that the vehicle has been reduced to junk if a notice to
appear for nonregistration has been issued. AB4044 would prohibit the
Court from adjudicating the offense until that evidence is produced.
Existing law prescribes a fine of not less than $50 for unlawfully
parking in spaces reserved for the disabled. AB4044 would increase this
minimum fine to $100 and would prohibit the court from suspending any
portion of .the fine.
In view of the Board' s interest in the area of abandoned vehicles and
expired vehicle registrations it would be appropriate for the Board to
support AB4044. +
AB4044 passed the Assembly Transportation Committee by a vote of 14: 0
and the Ways and Means Committee by a vote of 21: 2. The bill is currently
on third reading on the Assembly floor.
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Sheriff-Coroner PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Rai'-)h Heim, .Jackson/Barish .& Associates SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Assemblyman Katz /,D
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