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Committee advances bill banning vehicle security-circumvention devices amid theft concerns
Summary
HB 351 would criminalize manufacture, sale or possession of vehicle-security circumvention devices (key‑fob emulators/relay devices) and require reporting of loss or theft; the National Insurance Crime Bureau and police chiefs testified that organized rings increasingly use these devices and urged support. The committee released the bill to the floor.
The committee voted to release House Bill 351, which would prohibit the manufacture, sale, transfer or possession of vehicle-security circumvention devices — described by witnesses as key‑fob emulators, relay‑attack devices and programmable emulators — and require individuals to report loss or theft of such devices to law enforcement within 48 hours.
Howard Handler, senior director of…
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