25-54 County Ordinance 9.46 Unlawful Possession of a Catalytic Converter.pdf

ISSUE: 25-54 TRAINING BULLETIN DATE: September 18, 2025 County Ordinance 9.46 Unlawful Possession of a Catalytic Converter OVERVIEW: On July 15, 2025, the Kern County Board of Supervisors voted and approved the enactment of County Ordinance 9.46 - Unlawful Possession of a Catalytic Converter. The purpose and intent of this chapter is to provide Kern County with a reasonable means to address the impact on the community and the victims by the increasing catalytic converter thefts. DEFINITIONS: A. “Catalytic converter” means any exhaust emission control device, or portion thereof, that converts toxic gases and pollutants in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine into less toxic pollutants, and shall also mean “catalytic converter, as the term is used in California Vehicle Code Section 10852.5. B. “Documentation or other proof” means written document(s) clearly identifying the vehicle from which the catalytic converter originated based on the totality of the circumstances, which in