HB1323: Scrap metal processors; reports of purchases.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1323
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 59.1-136.5 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 59.1-136.5. Reports of purchases by scrap metal processors.
If requested by the chief of
police or other law-enforcement officer of the locality in which the scrap
metal processor conducts business, every Every scrap
metal processor conducting business in the locality
shall furnish to the chief of police or other
law-enforcement officer of the locality
in which the scrap metal processor conducts business a
report of all of the scrap metal processor's purchases of nonferrous scrap,
metal articles, and proprietary articles, excluding aluminum cans and interior
household items. Each report shall (i) be submitted on the next business day
following the date of a purchase; (ii) include the seller's name, date of
birth, identification number, address, height, and weight and the license
number of any motor vehicle in which the goods or things were delivered; and
(iii) be submitted in an electronic format if required by the locality in which
the scrap metal processor conducts business, provided
that if the locality requires that reports be submitted in electronic format,
scrap metal processors shall be given a period of not more than one year
following the locality's adoption of such a requirement to implement the
requirement. The form of the report shall
be prescribed by the chief law-enforcement
officer of the locality in which the scrap metal
processor conducts business.