Prawo i regulacje · 06/08/1996

Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act Program Regulations

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is publishing a Final Rule to implement the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act of 1994 (MVTPA) by issuing regulations to establish a national voluntary motor vehicle theft prevention program. A Proposed Rule for public comment was published in the Federal Register on October 24, 1995. Under this program, motor vehicle owners may sign a consent form and obtain a program decal authorizing law enforcement officers to stop their motor vehicle if it is being driven under certain specified conditions, and take reasonable steps to determine whether the vehicle is being operated with the owner's consent. There are two program conditions proposed in this rule. Under the first condition, the owner may consent to have the car stopped if it is operated between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Under the second condition, the owner may consent to have the car stopped if it crosses, is about to cross, or about to be transported across a United States land border, or if it enters a port. States and localities may elect to participate in the program solely at their option. The MVTPA grants the Attorney General authority to establish additional conditions so long