SB 174 has passed the House on a 97-0 vote and is returning to the Senate with amendments. As passed by the House, it requires a person repossessing a motor vehicle or a watercraft to notify the local Sheriff’s Department of: (1) the identity of the repossession company; (2) a description of the vehicle; (3) the name and address of the person believed to be in possession of the vehicle; and (4) the address where the motor vehicle repossession agent found the motor vehicle. This has to be done before the repossession or within two hours after. The House amendments to the Senate version of the bill seem pretty minor. There probably won’t be any difficulty getting this passed.
That doesn’t seem like a terribly onerous law, the guys I know in the business always notify local law enforcement prior if possible and if not immediately after they have it.
What precipitated the bill, did somebody make a big mistake and nab a lawmakers car or something?