Sec. 9. (a) A person may not sell or attempt to sell, and a
valuable metal dealer may not
purchase or attempt to purchase, a catalytic converter, in whole or in part, as valuable metal when the catalytic converter is not attached to a motor vehicle at the time of the sale or attempted sale, unless the seller is a
used parts dealer or an automotive repair company.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-37.5-1-9
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- purchase: means acquiring a valuable metal product for a consideration, but does not include purchases between scrap metal processing facilities (as defined in IC 8-23-1-36). See Indiana Code 25-37.5-1-1
- used parts dealer: has the meaning set forth in IC 9-13-2-195. See Indiana Code 25-37.5-1-0.8
- valuable metal: means any product made of metal that readily may be resold. See Indiana Code 25-37.5-1-1
- valuable metal dealer: means any individual, firm, corporation, limited liability company, or partnership engaged in the business of purchasing and reselling valuable metal either at a permanently established place of business or in connection with a business of an itinerant nature, including junk shops, junk yards, junk stores, auto wreckers, scrap metal dealers or processors, salvage yards, collectors of or dealers in junk, and junk cars or trucks. See Indiana Code 25-37.5-1-1
As added by P.L.224-2013, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.20-2022, SEC.18.
