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RESOLUTIONd NO. 8443
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY nF CiiULA
VISTA SUPPORTING THE CITY OR CARSON IN PROTESTIPIG
THE PRACTICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
OF SELLING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF CITIZENS UPON
REQUEST TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY SO REQUESTING,
AND URGING REPEAL OF THE LAZ~l AUTHORIZING THIS PRACTICE
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, all citizens of the State of California have a
right to privacy and security in their homes, and
WiiEREAS, the Department of P~4otor Vehicles is authorized
by Vehicle Code Section 1810 to sell information from its records
concerning tYie registration of any motor vehicle, including the
name and address of the registrant, and
WHEREAS, the Department of r2otor Vehicles does sell such
information, and
~°7HEREAS, criminals use such information in selecting
victims for rape and robbery, and
WHEREAS, such information may also be used to find the
home address of police officers, subjecting them to harassrlent and
possible threats, and
WHEREAS, such information is used by advertisers for dis-
semination of unsolicited junk mail to all citizens, and
67HEREA5, no discernible public purpose is served by the
sale of such information, and
~4iiEREAS, this practice results in an invasion of the
privacy of the citizens of Chula Vista and all citizens of the
State of California.
N0~~7, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. That on behalf of the citizens of the City of Chula
Vista, the City Council objects to the practice described in this
resolution and requests its termination.
2. That the Mayor be authorized to send to Governor
Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and to the State Senators and Assemblymen
representing Chula Vista and to Herman Sillas, Director of the
Department of P4otor Vehicles a letter urging repeal of the Vehicle
Code Section 1810, attaching a copy of this resolution.
Presented by
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Jennie M. Fulasz, City C rk
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Approved as to form by
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George D, Lin berg, City Attorney
ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 14th day of December
197 6 by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES Councilmen Egdahl, Hobel, Hyde, Cox, Hamilton
NAYES~ Councilmen None
ABSTAIN: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen None
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Mayor of the City of C ula Vista
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City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) s s .
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
,and that the same has not been amended or repealed.
DATED
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City Clerk
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