https://bikerlawblog.com/new-state-law-targets-motorcycle-thieves/ Biker and Motorcycle Accident Lawyer, Top Biker Lawyer, Biker Attorney, Motorcycle Accident Lawyer, Motorcycle Accident Attorney, Legal Issues, Safety Tips, Videos, Links to Motorcycle and legal sites, Motorcycle Ride Reports and General Personal Injury! For a Free Consultation on Your Motorcycle Accident Case, Call 800-816-1529 x. 1 Sat, 17 Dec 2022 07:03:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://bikerlawblog.com/new-state-law-targets-motorcycle-thieves/#comment-9879 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:43:26 +0000 http://bikerlawblog.com/?p=1510#comment-9879 It’s good to see that this law is taking into effect. motorcycles are targeted by thieves because it’s the smallest ride they can steal and fast. I just hope that these thieves will not be able to device a way to hide these device form police.

]]> https://bikerlawblog.com/new-state-law-targets-motorcycle-thieves/#comment-9771 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:16:50 +0000 http://bikerlawblog.com/?p=1510#comment-9771 […] Written on December 30, 2010 by Norman Gregory Fernandez in Articles, Biker Rights, Biker and Motorcycle Law, Criminal Law, Education, General Legal, News On January 1, 2011, a new State law will enable police to arrest anyone carrying a type of makeshift device used for stealing motorcycles. The legislation targets so-called “pigtails” which are homemade ignitions that can allow a crook to start a motorcycle in as little as 20 seconds. As of Jan. 1, 2011 possessing such a device will be a misdemeanor. Anyone caught with a pigtail could face up to six months in jail and be fined $1,000. Thousands of motorcycles were stolen throughout the State in 2009, with insurance claims for the losses averaging $9,000, according to the Regional Auto Theft Task Force. California has the nation’s highest motorcycle theft rate. In the first 10 months […]

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