SB626 SFA TRUMP 3-19 #2

Smith  7883

 Senator Trump moved to amend the bill on page seven, by striking out all of section forty-nine-c and inserting in lieu thereof a new section forty-nine-c, to read as follows:

§61-3-49c. Possession of a catalytic converter without documentation of ownership or authority to possess.

(a) As used in this section, catalytic converter means a motor vehicle exhaust emission control that reduces toxic gases and pollutants from an internal combustion engine.

(b) Any person in possession of a catalytic converter which had previously been installed on a motor vehicle, or parts, thereof shall have in his or her possession written documentation of ownership or authorization to possess the catalytic convertor. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or confined in jail not more than one year or both fined and confined.

(c) Each catalytic convertor possessed in violation of subsection (b) of this section shall constitute a separate offense.

(d) Any catalytic convertor possessed in violation of subsection (b) of this section is subject to seizure at the time of arrest.

(e) A person possessing a single catalytic convertor in violation of subsection (b) of this section shall for the offense be charged by citation and not subject to arrest for that offense.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, presentation to the court in which charges alleging a violation of said subsection are pending sufficient evidence to show lawful ownership or authority to possess constitutes an absolute defense to the charge or charges.

Adopted

Rejected