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Bill would let DMV temporarily cancel registration and allow impoundment for trick driving, sponsors say
Summary
Assembly Bill 417 would expand enforcement tools against trick driving and organized street takeovers by requiring vehicles cited for trick driving or speed contest violations that fail safety standards be reported to the DMV and potentially impounded, officials told the senate committee.
Assemblymember Linda Hahn presented Assembly Bill 417 to the Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure, describing the bill as a public‑safety measure to reduce trick driving, organized street takeovers and dangerous stunt driving. Hahn said the measure builds on prior legislative work and aims to add enforcement and accountability tools for vehicle owners.
What the bill would do: presenters told the committee AB 417 would require law enforcement to report vehicles cited for trick driving or speed contests that do not meet current safety requirements to the Department of Motor Vehicles; the DMV could temporarily cancel registration and require owners to bring vehicles into compliance within 30 days. The bill also would provide authority to impound vehicles cited in these incidents and give law enforcement additional tools short of arrest to remove unsafe, heavily modified vehicles from roadways, witnesses said.
Why it matters: Andrew Bennett, director of the Clark County Office of Traffic Safety, traced prior statutory steps: he said trick driving was first defined in statute in 2019 (Assembly Bill 201) and that 2023 legislation (Assembly Bill 408) added citation and towing authority. Law enforcement witnesses told the committee the existing tools had improved enforcement but that recent large street takeover events show a continuing problem. Officer Mike Teal (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Traffic Bureau) said many modified vehicles involved in organized street takeovers lack basic safety equipment such as functioning airbags, horns or reflectors and that the bill would help remove those vehicles from streets.
Support and agency coordination: Clark County and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department supported the bill on the record. The sponsor said the first reprint incorporated stakeholder input and aimed to avoid undue burdens on any single agency while providing reasonable compliance time for vehicle owners.
Record and next steps: the committee took support testimony from local law enforcement and municipal representatives and heard no opposition or neutral callers by phone; the hearing was closed without a recorded committee vote on the transcript.
