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IN HB1162
Bill
Status
1/7/2016
Primary Sponsor
Doug Gutwein
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AI Summary
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Requires valuable metal dealers to register purchases with a state police electronic registry by December 31, 2016, and submit transaction information within 24 hours of each purchase.
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Changes penalty for dealers knowingly or intentionally failing to comply with dealer regulations from Class A infraction to Class C misdemeanor.
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Changes penalty for persons knowingly or intentionally selling valuable metal to non-compliant dealers from Class A infraction to Class C misdemeanor.
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Authorizes secretary of state to revoke vehicle salvaging licenses for persons with three or more criminal convictions for violating valuable metal dealer laws, upon court recommendation.
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Prohibits dealers from accepting damaged or undamaged metal beer kegs that are marked as brewery property or have illegible identification markings.
Legislative Description
Regulation of valuable metal transactions. Requires, after December 31, 2016, a valuable metal dealer (dealer) to enter into a registry established and maintained by the state police department certain information concerning a valuable metal purchase transaction. Makes it a Class C infraction to fail to enter the required information into the registry within 24 hours of the valuable metal purchase transaction. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor instead of a Class A infraction for a dealer to knowingly or intentionally fail to comply with the law concerning regulation of dealers. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor instead of a Class
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/7/2016