California is addressing car theft more directly with an update to Section 9250.14 of the Vehicle Code. The update strengthens its approach by introducing a small $1 (or $2) surcharge on vehicle registrations in participating counties. This fee helps fund local initiatives to reduce vehicle theft, from recovering stolen cars to holding offenders accountable. To ensure accountability, counties must be transparent about how the funds are used by submitting detailed reports, posting them online, and giving annual updates to the state. If a county fails to meet these reporting requirements, the fee will be suspended for the next year. Now, when you pay this small surcharge, you can be confident it’s going toward fighting car theft and nothing else.
Referred to this by a friend - thanks for the funny, random comments inserted in between the text. and for the colloquial tone. easy to follow along as opposed to dry stats and figures.
- Julie S
