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From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.politics,net.legal,net.auto
Subject: Re: DWI Crackdowns
Message-ID: <602@ttidcc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 22:24:54 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 26 22:24:54 1985
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Summary: 

In article <102@uw-june> gordon@uw-june (Gordon Davisson) writes:
>>_Any_ vehicle, _regardless of ownership_, the driver of which is  found  to
>>be  in  violation  of the drunk driving laws is subject to confiscation and
>>sale at auction. ... etc.
>
>Problem:  What if the car was stolen?

I've received a lot of mail asking this question.  Theft insurance  is  the
first thing that comes to my mind.  The victim would have to prove at least
an "arm's  distance"  relationship  with  the  thief.  Claiming  that  your
brother,  uncle,  cousin,  friend,  etc.  stole your car isn't good enough.
Proof of theft (evidence of hotwiring, break-in, etc.) should be required.

>My suggestion:  If and only if the driver gets convicted of auto theft, the
>car is returned to the original owner.  This makes it possible for people to
>get stolen cars back (provided it hasn't been wrecked yet), but prevents
>people from just claiming that he stole the car when in fact he didn't.

This is also a workable solution.  Insurance would come in if the  car  was
already wrecked.

>>	4.  There is enormous legal precedent for this strategy.  The  Feds
>>            have  been  doing  it  for  years  with  vehicles  used in drug
>>            smuggling.
>
>Anyone know how they deal with the stolen boat problem?  (I understand
>that a lot of the boats used for smuggling *are* stolen)

As I understand it, if a drug smuggler steals your vehicle and gets  caught
smuggling  the vehicle is confiscated and you're out of luck.  I don't know
if theft insurance would cover the loss or not.  Presumably it would if the
vehicle was missing long enough.

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