Florida City Considers Prepay Gasoline Law

A prepay fuel law under consideration by Myrtle Beach City Council would make the city among the first in the nation to address what industry experts say is a growing problem because of increasing gas prices.

Myrtle Beach City Council will discuss today a law that would force stores to require prepayment of fuel in an effort to reduce the time police spend on gasoline theft, which officials say are rarely solved.

Last year from Jan. 1 to Sept. 20, police responded to 484 driveoff calls, with each report taking police 15 minutes, Assistant City Manager John Pedersen said. Two resulted in arrests, he said.
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