Vehicle Thefts

You’ve learned from the text that a vehicle can be a crime scene in and of itself. In recent years, vehicle theft and burglary have gone up, especially as it relates to catalytic converter thefts. For this assignment, conduct your own research and answer the following questions:

1. What is the California Vehicle Code for vehicle theft?

2. What is the statute of limitations for this crime?

3. What physical evidence would you look for, after recovering a stolen vehicle

with a missing converter?

4. Many vehicles are being stolen now, for the sole purpose of the converter. Why are converters such a sought-after vehicle part for criminals?

5. What legislation was recently passed, introduced by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, as it relates to catalytic converters? Tell me about it and what it

requires.

Your summary needs to be one page in length (1” margins), Times New

Roman, and 12pt font.