Bill > S07271

This bill relates to the maintenance of records of ownership of catalytic converters as a major component part. It provides a penalty for failing to report such records every 60 days. The bill also requires all new motor vehicle dealers and qualified dealers to stock etching kits that can etch a traceable serial number onto the catalytic converter of a new motor vehicle, which they must offer to any person purchasing a new motor vehicle at no more than the cost of the etching kit to the dealer. The bill defines a "catalytic converter" as a device installed in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine that utilizes catalytic action to oxidize hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions to carbon dioxide and water.