Filing a Civil Suit to Collect Monies for Stolen Vehicles

House Bill 2034: Providing a Civil cause of Action for Victims of Motor Vehicle Theft states:

A civil cause of action for car theft is created, allowing a person who is deprived of his or her car because of a violation of one of the car-theft statutes to sue the perpetrator to recover actual damages, as well as civil damages of up to $5,000.00 and the costs of the suit, including reasonable attorneys' fees. Summons must be personally served on the defendant, unless he or she cannot be found after a diligent search, in which case service may be made on the secretary of state. The Department of Licensing must suspend the driver's license of the defendant until all monetary obligations imposed as a result of the lawsuit are paid in full. Mandatory suspension is not required where the defendant has entered into a payment plan with the court.

Legislature has made it possible for victims to recover money from auto thieves for losses suffered as a result of car theft. This is a brand new area of law, and I am searching for victims of theft, who want to get back what they have lost.