Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  
NOTE 14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases

The Company leased office space under a long-term operating lease that expired in June 2019. The Company leased the same office space on a month-to-month basis until December 31, 2019. On October 15, 2019, the Company entered into a short-term lease agreement that is between $2,800 - $2,900 per month and ended on October 31, 2020. The lease has been renewed for another twelve months under the same general terms and conditions.   The Company also leases an office space for $1,300 per month on a short-term (month to month) basis through a related party that terminates at any time.  Rent expense under office leases, including CAM charges, was $63,978 and $64,679 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

  

Legal Proceedings

On December 6, 2006, Orange County Valet and Security Patrol, Inc. filed a lawsuit against us in Orange County California State Superior Court for Breach of Contract in the amount of $11,164. A default judgment was taken against us in this matter. In mid-2013 we learned the Plaintiff’s perfected the judgment against us, but we have not heard from the Plaintiffs as of December 2020.  As of December 31, 2020, the Company has accrued $11,164 plus accrued interest of approximately $1,000.  In the event we pay any money related to this lawsuit, IDTEC agreed, in connection with us closing the asset purchase transaction with IDTEC, to pay the amount for us in exchange for shares of our common stock.

 

We currently have one outstanding judgment against us involving a past employee of the Company. The matter is under the purview of the State of California, Franchise Tax Board, Industrial Health and Safety Collections. We currently owe approximately $28,786 plus accrued interest of approximately $53,000, which has been accrued as of December 31, 2020 to our ex-employee for unpaid wages under these Orders.  On March 8, 2021 we received an Acknowledgement of Satisfaction of Judgement-Full by the California Court that the judgement has been settled with a payment of approximately $83,000 including accrued interest.  In the event we pay any money related to this lawsuit, IDTEC agreed, in connection with us closing the asset purchase transaction with IDTEC, to pay the amount for us in exchange for shares of our common stock.