Deputy District Attorney Edward Furman Jr., the Director of our office’s Auto Theft Unit, testified before the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee on June 6, 2023, in support of legislation that would help prevent catalytic converter thefts in the Commonwealth.
HB 791, sponsored by State Rep. MaryLouise Isaacson, of Philadelphia, would amend the Scrap Material Theft Prevention Act by providing further identification requirements for sale of scrap materials to scrap processors and recycling facility operators.
The legislation would expand current regulations on transactions that deal with the sale of catalytic converters in scrap metal yards and will add the following steps to be required before a transaction can be completed