Loading chat...
AL SB364
Bill
Status
2/2/2010
Primary Sponsor
Roger Bedford
Click for details
AI Summary
SB364 Summary
-
Specifies that record-keeping requirements and cash transaction limits for secondary metals recyclers apply only to metal property that has served its original economic purpose.
-
Includes repair costs for property damage caused during metal theft in calculating transaction value for determining offense severity and criminal penalties.
-
Eliminates the three-year sunset provision allowing higher cash transactions, maintaining permanent prohibition on cash transactions exceeding $100 for copper and $1,000 for other metals.
-
Establishes state law preeminence over local ordinances governing secondary metals recycler transactions statewide.
-
Requires judges to order restitution including both stolen metal value and all repair costs for property damage at sentencing.
Legislative Description
Secondary metals recyclers, records, limits of cash transactions, person selling stolen metal property, penalties increased based on value of transaction, damage to victim's property included, copper, certain cash transactions for prohibited, Secs. 13A-8-30, 13A-8-31, 13A-8-37, 13A-8-39 am'd.
Secondary Metals Recyclers
Last Action
Finance and Taxation General Fund first Substitute Offered
4/14/2010