CATALYTIC CONVERTER CRACKDOWN: It's now the law in California for recyclers to keep detailed records so stolen parts can be traced. The new laws also make it illegal to buy catalytic converters from anyone other than an authorized dealer.
"We're gonna get to the root cause, at least one of the root causes of this crime, and that's those brokers and those middlemen who pay top dollar for stolen parts," Newsom said in a video posted to Twitter announcing the new laws."It will now be illegal in California to buy catalytic converters from anyone other than licensed auto dismantlers or dealers.
And the people who buy and sell these parts now have to keep detailed records, detailed records, so we can better trace thefts if indeed they do occur.Thefts of, an exhaust emissions device valued for their precious metals, exploded across the country, increasing tenfold in California alone since 2018, according to Newsom.
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