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First Substitute H.B. 50

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 11:00 AM by kholt. -->

Representative DeMar Bud Bowman proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
AUTOMOBILE CRIME PREVENTION

             2     
2004 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: DeMar Bud Bowman

             5     
             6      LONG TITLE
             7      General Description:
             8          This bill creates the Automobile Crime Prevention Board within the Department of
             9      Public Safety, establishes its authority and functions, and imposes a fee to fund the
             10      board. H THIS BILL REQUIRES THAT THE FEES BE DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND AS A
             10a      DEDICATED CREDIT TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE BOARD AND THE ADMINISTRATION
             10b      COSTS OF THE BOARD. h
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    establishes the membership, authority, and functions of the Automobile Crime
             14      Prevention Board;
             15          .    imposes on each vehicle registration a $1 fee to be used for programs to decrease
             16      automobile crime; and
             17          .    authorizes the board to provide aid to state and local law enforcement agencies' and
             18      other agencies' automobile crime prevention programs H , AND EXPEND DEDICATED CREDIT
             18a      MONIES FOR THE COSTS OF OPERATION OF THE BOARD h .
             19      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2004.
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          53-1-104, as last amended by Chapters 5 and 14, Laws of Utah 2002

             26      ENACTS:
             27          41-1a-1218.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             28          53-15-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             29          53-15-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             30          53-15-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             31          53-15-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             32          53-15-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             33          53-15-106, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             34          53-15-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             35     
             36      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             37          Section 1. Section 41-1a-1218.5 is enacted to read:
             38          41-1a-1218.5. Automobile crime prevention fee.
             39          (1) At the time application is made for registration or renewal of registration of a motor
             40      vehicle under this chapter, the applicant shall pay an automobile crime prevention fee of $1 on
             41      each motor vehicle.
             42          (2) The commission shall deposit the revenue generated under this section in the
             43      General Fund as a dedicated credit to be used by the board for the purposes listed in Section
             44      53-15-106 .
             45          Section 2. Section 53-1-104 is amended to read:
             46           53-1-104. Boards, bureaus, councils, divisions, and offices.
             47          (1) The following are the policymaking boards within the department:
             48          (a) the Driver License Medical Advisory Board, created in Section 53-3-303 ;
             49          (b) the Concealed Weapon Review Board, created in Section 53-5-703 ;
             50          (c) the Utah Fire Prevention Board, created in Section 53-7-203 ;
             51          (d) the Liquified Petroleum Gas Board, created in Section 53-7-304 ; and
             52          (e) the Private Investigator Hearing and Licensure Board, created in Section 53-9-104 .
             53          (2) The following are the councils within the department:
             54          (a) the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, created in Section 53-6-106 ; and
             55          (b) the Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Advisory Council, created in Section
             56      53-8-203 .

             57          (3) The following are the divisions within the department:
             58          (a) the Administrative Services Division, created in Section 53-1-203 ;
             59          (b) the Management Information Services Division, created in Section 53-1-303 ;
             60          (c) the Division of Emergency Services and Homeland Security, created in Section
             61      53-2-103 ;
             62          (d) the Driver License Division, created in Section 53-3-103 ;
             63          (e) the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division, created in Section
             64      53-10-103 ;
             65          (f) the Peace Officers Standards and Training Division, created in Section 53-6-103 ;
             66          (g) the State Fire Marshal Division, created in Section 53-7-103 ; and
             67          (h) the Utah Highway Patrol Division, created in Section 53-8-103 .
             68          (4) The Office of Executive Protection is created in Section 53-1-112 .
             69          (5) The following are bureaus within the department:
             70          (a) Bureau of Criminal Identification, created in Section 53-10-201 ;
             71          (b) State Bureau of Investigation, created in Section 53-10-301 ;
             72          (c) Bureau of Forensic Services, created in Section 53-10-401 ; and
             73          (d) Bureau of Communications, created in Section 53-10-501 .
             74          (6) The State Olympic Public Safety Command is created within the department by
             75      Section 53-12-201 .
             76          (7) The Utah Automobile Crime Prevention Board is created in Section 53-15-103 .
             77          Section 3. Section 53-15-101 is enacted to read:
             78     
Part 1. Automobile Crime Prevention Act

             79          53-15-101. Title.
             80          This part is known as the "Automobile Crime Prevention Act."
             81          Section 4. Section 53-15-102 is enacted to read:
             82          53-15-102. Definitions.
             83          As used in this part:
             84          (1) "Automobile burglary" means the burglary of a vehicle as defined in Section
             85      76-6-204 .
             86          (2) "Automobile crime" means criminal offenses involving automobile theft, wrongful
             87      appropriation of an automobile, or automobile burglary.

             88          (3) "Automobile theft" means:
             89          (a) the theft, as defined in Section 76-6-404 , of an automobile; or
             90          (b) wrongful appropriation of a vehicle in violation of Section 76-6-404.5 .
             91          (4) "Board" means the Utah Automobile Crime Prevention Board created in this part.
             92          (5) "Commission" means the Utah State Tax Commission.
             93          (6) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103 .
             94          Section 5. Section 53-15-103 is enacted to read:
             95          53-15-103. Automobile Crime Prevention Board created -- Membership.
             96          (1) There is created within the department the Automobile Crime Prevention Board.
             97          (2) The board is composed of eight members, appointed by the governor:
             98          (a) a representative of motor vehicle commerce doing business in Utah;
             99          (b) a representative of the National Insurance Crime Bureau;
             100          (c) the president of the Utah Sheriffs Association or a designee;
             101          (d) the president of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association or a designee;
             102          (e) the director of the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division of the Utah State Tax
             103      Commission or a designee;
             104          (f) the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety or a designee; and
             105          (g) two representatives of the motor vehicle insurance industry.
             106          (3) (a) Members shall be appointed for terms of four years, except that the governor
             107      shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the
             108      terms of the members are staggered so that approximately half of the members are appointed
             109      every two years.
             110          (b) The members shall select a chair and vice chair, whose terms are each for two
             111      years.
             112          (c) (i) Five members of the authority constitute a quorum for the transaction of
             113      business at a meeting or the exercise of a power or function of the board.
             114          (ii) A quorum is considered present for voting purposes if the member is present at the
             115      meeting or is participating through the use of amplified telephonic or telecommunications
             116      equipment.
             117          (d) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the governor shall
             118      appoint a replacement for the unexpired term.

             119          (e) (i) The board shall meet at least quarterly, and more frequently as necessary to carry
             120      out its functions.
             121          (ii) Meetings may be held at any location within Utah, as determined by the board.
             122          Section 6. Section 53-15-104 is enacted to read:
             123          53-15-104. Compensation of members -- Per diem.
             124          (1) (a) Members who are not government employees do not receive compensation or
             125      benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance
             126      of the members' official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under
             127      Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             128          (b) Members who are not government employees may decline to receive per diem and
             129      expenses for their service.
             130          (2) (a) State and local government officer or employee members who do not receive
             131      salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and
             132      expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties at the rates established by the
             133      Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             134          (b) State and local government officer or employee members may decline to receive
             135      per diem and expenses for their service.
             136          Section 7. Section 53-15-105 is enacted to read:
             137          53-15-105. Board functions -- Annual report.
             138          (1) The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, loans, and funds from individuals,
             139      and from private and public entities to be used to carry out its purposes;
             140          (2) The board shall:
             141          (a) make rules under Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             142      establishing the qualifications for and the procedure for the awarding of grants or other aid to
             143      agencies and entities to carry out the purposes under Section 53-15-106 ; and
             144          (b) award grants or other financial aid in accordance with the rules under this
             145      Subsection (2)(a).
             146          (3) The board shall annually, on or before January 15, submit a financial and activity
             147      report to the:
             148          (a) Legislature;
             149          (b) department; and

             150          (c) Division of Finance.
             151          Section 8. Section 53-15-106 is enacted to read:
             152          53-15-106. Board purposes and use of funding.
             153          (1) Dedicated credit monies available to the board from Sections 41-1a-1218.5 and
             154      53-15-107 shall be expended to reduce automobile crime in Utah by appropriate measures,
             155      including:
             156          (a) providing financial support to state agency automobile crime investigators and local
             157      law enforcement agencies for their automobile crime enforcement teams;
             158          (b) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for programs
             159      designed to reduce the incidents of automobile crime;
             160          (c) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce the
             161      incidence of automobile crime;
             162          (d) providing financial support to judicial programs designed to reduce the incidence of
             163      automobile crime;
             164          (e) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations'
             165      programs and business organizations' programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile
             166      crime; and
             167          (f) providing financial support for educational programs designed to inform automobile
             168      owners of methods of preventing automobile crime and to provide equipment, as part of an
             169      experimental program, to enable automobile owners to prevent automobile crime.
             170          (2) All funding provided to carry out the purposes of this part are nonlapsing.
             170a           H (3) DEDICATED CREDIT MONIES AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FROM SECTIONS
             170b      41-1a-1218.5 AND 53-15-107 MAY BE USED TO COVER THE COSTS OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE
             170c      BOARD, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES AS NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE BOARD AND PER
             170d      DIEM FOR BOARD MEMBERS AS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 53-15-104. h
             171          Section 9. Section 53-15-107 is enacted to read:
             172          53-15-107. Automobile Crime Prevention Funding.
             173          (1) The board may receive gifts, grants, devises, and donations for the purposes listed
             174      in Section 53-15-106 .
             175          (2) Any monies received under Subsection (1) shall be deposited in the General Fund
             176      as a dedicated credit to be used by the board to carry out the purposes listed in Section
             177      53-15-106 .
             178          Section 10. Effective date.
             179          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2004.
             180     

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