REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 9, 2022
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Introduction of an Ordinance Amending the San Bernardino County Code Relating to Unlawful Possession of a Catalytic Converter
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Consider proposed ordinance relating to unlawful possession of a catalytic converter.
2. Make alterations, if necessary, to proposed ordinance.
3. Approve introduction of proposed ordinance.
* An ordinance of San Bernardino County, State of California, to add Chapter 16 to Division 7 of Title 2 of the San Bernardino County Code, relating to unlawful possession of a catalytic converter.
4. SCHEDULE ORDINANCE FOR FINAL ADOPTION ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2022, on the Consent Calendar.
(Presenter: Leonard X. Hernandez, Chief Executive Officer, 387-4811)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of the County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Funds collected from fines would be used to offset the cost of Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator enforcement efforts related to catalytic converter theft.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Ordinance proposes to add Chapter 16 to Division 7 of Title 2 of the San Bernardino County Code relating to unlawful possession of a catalytic converter. Persons unable to provide lawful proof of ownership (as outlined in the Ordinance), may be subject to a misdemeanor conviction with a fine of up to $1,000 and/or six months imprisonment in the county jail for each separate violation, as enforced by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
Due to the increase in the number of catalytic converter thefts throughout San Berna...
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