New Jersey Statutes 45:28-2. Requirements for operator of scrap metal business
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:28-2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
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.