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House debates bill to curb gasoline 'drive-offs'; sponsors propose civil liability and license suspension
Summary
Representative Sam Curtis's bill would allow civil actions and license suspension after a second conviction for gasoline theft; floor debate focused on evidentiary risks, potential false accusations by attendants, and parental/owner vicarious liability. Multiple amendments were proposed and debated; final status recorded as ongoing floor action.
The Utah House of Representatives debated House Bill 279 on Feb. 27, 2003, a measure intended to address the problem of motorists filling a tank and driving away without paying.
Representative Sam Curtis, sponsor of HB 279, explained the bill offers two main tools: (1) after a second criminal conviction for theft of motor fuel, a court-ordered suspension of the offender's driver's license (up to 90 days); and (2) a civil-liability provision modeled on existing shoplifting statutes that could hold parents or the registered owner of a vehicle civilly liable in certain…
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