45:28-2 Requirements for operator of scrap metal business.
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2. The operator of a scrap metal business shall:
a. Verify the identity of any person delivering or selling scrap metal to the scrap metal business by requesting and examining a photograph-bearing, valid State or federal driver's license or other government-issued form of identification bearing a photograph;
b. Make a clear copy of, and record, in a manner as may be prescribed by the Attorney General, the number of the driver's license or other government-issued form of identification presented by the person delivering or selling the scrap metal, before receiving or purchasing any scrap metal from that person;
c. Maintain, for at least five years, a record of all receipts or purchases of scrap metal in excess of 100 pounds or $50, whichever is less, including, but not limited to:
(1)the date of receipt or purchase of the scrap metal;
(2)the name and address of the person delivering or selling the scrap metal;
(3)the type and number of the identification presented by the person delivering or selling the scrap metal, along with a copy of the driver's license or other government-issued form of identification;
(4)a description of the scrap metal received or purchased, including, but not limited to its type, amount, and form;
(5)the signature of the person delivering or selling the scrap metal;
(6)for a used catalytic converter, in whole or in part, that is not attached to a motor vehicle at the time of sale or attempted sale, unless the seller is a registered business that, in the regular course of business, collects, stores, or sells a used catalytic converter or any other motor vehicle part:
(a)the Vehicle Identification Number of the motor vehicle from which the catalytic converter was taken; and
(b)a copy of the certificate of title or registration, a receipt from a transaction of repair, or a bill of sale for the motor vehicle from which the catalytic converter was taken; and
(7)any other information as may be required by the Attorney General;
d. Make any records maintained pursuant to subsection c. of this section available, upon request, to any law enforcement agency or official investigating the possible theft or resale of scrap metals; and
e. Purchase or attempt to purchase only from a person delivering or selling scrap metal who provides the information required pursuant to this section.
L.2009, c.8, s.2; amended 2023, c.56, s.2.