2006 House Bill 5958 ↩

Senate Roll Call 561: Passed

To impose regulations on Internet "trading assistants." These are companies or individuals who assist other persons with posting and selling items through on-line auction web sites like EBay. Trading assistants would be required to have a fixed place of business in the state; post certain details of the merchandise on the web site, including make, model, serial number and more; be searchable by state or zip code on the web site; maintain detailed sale records for two years; give local police access to the place of business during regular working hours; give police the sellers name, address and drivers license number, plus a description of the property within 24 hours of entering a contract to assist in a sale; accept payment only by check or electronic transfer, not cash; and remove the item from the web site immediately if informed that it is stolen. The bill is part of a package comprise of House Bills 5955 to 5958, which place the regulations in various public acts.