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Committee reviews motor‑vehicle fraud provisions; staff warn enforcement capacity is limited
Summary
A House committee reviewed proposed changes to penalties for plate, odometer and title fraud and discussed consolidating dealer licensing under the Department of Revenue; the Secretary of State’s office said it lacks staff to take on front‑end enforcement without added resources.
A state House committee on Monday discussed revisions to a motor‑vehicle bill that would tighten penalties for counterfeit license plates, odometer tampering and related title fraud while retaining certain consumer‑protection measures.
The chair (unnamed in the transcript) told the committee that, with legislative counsel absent, members would be given a summary of planned changes. The chair said the first five sections and penalties of the bill will remain intact, odometer tampering will be elevated to a felony, and falsifying a certificate…
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