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Wichita council places ordinance on first reading to ban unauthorized operation or removal of motor vehicles
Summary
Council voted 6-0 to place on first reading a city ordinance that would prohibit moving or towing a motor vehicle without permission from the owner, after staff described rising vehicle thefts and gaps in current charges.
The Wichita City Council voted 6-0 to place on first reading an ordinance that would clarify and expand local penalties for moving or towing a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission.
City law department attorney Sharon DeGraft told the council the change responds to a rising number of stolen vehicles and difficulty proving an intent to return a vehicle under the current municipal charge for “temporary deprivation of a motor vehicle.” “In many cases, that's a fact that the prosecutors simply cannot prove,”…
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