TO:	Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB4424 by Raney (Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense.), As Introduced

The bill would create a criminal offense for knowingly failing to obtain or falsifying information or a statement outlined in the bill's provisions creating an exception to the titling requirement of certain motor vehicles, selling a vehicle that is the subject of a certain security interest or lien, or otherwise violating the bill's provisions. The penalty would range from a Class C misdemeanor to a state jail felony dependent on any previous convictions for related offenses.

Creating a new criminal offense may result in additional demands upon state and local correctional resources due to a possible increase in the number of individuals placed under supervision in the community or sentenced to a term of confinement. 

In fiscal year 2022, there was 1 individual arrested and no individuals placed on community supervision or admitted into a state correctional institution for an offense relating to the titling of a nonrepairable or salvage motor vehicle.