[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1995 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1995

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe rules requiring 
 car dealerships to verify ownership before providing replacement keys.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2005

Mrs. Jones of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
  on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe rules requiring 
 car dealerships to verify ownership before providing replacement keys.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. THEFT PREVENTION STANDARDS.

    Section 33103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g) Verification of Vehicle Ownership for Replacement Keys.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe a vehicle theft standard 
requiring automobile dealerships to verify ownership of a vehicle, 
including vehicle registration and driver's license, before providing a 
spare or replacement key for such vehicle. Notwithstanding section 
33115(a) of this title, a violation of a regulation prescribed under 
this subsection shall result in a fine of $1,000 per violation.''.
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