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  "description": "The bill is inspired by a CalMatters story that revealed state law allows the DMV to collect money from towed cars in secret.\n\n",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T17:35:41.000Z",
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  "textContent": "_This story was originally published by_ CalMatters_._ Sign up_for their newsletters._\n\nState lawmakers have pushed forward legislation that would change a decades-old state law allowing the Department of Motor Vehicles to receive millions of dollars from auctioned cars without telling the owners.\n\nState Sen. Kelly Seyarto at a Senate committee hearing on Oct. 7, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters\n\nThe bill from Murrieta Republican Senator Kelly Seyarto directly follows CalMatters’ reporting, which revealed that the DMV collected more than $8 million from nearly 5,300 cars sold at auction from 2016 to late 2024, without having to notify the owners that their towed cars had been sold for a surplus.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "New bill would stop DMV from making millions off auctioned cars without telling the owners",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-26T17:35:41.933Z"
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