2008 House Bill 6181 ↩

Senate Roll Call 789: Passed

To impose regulations and record keeping requirements on nonferrous metal dealers who buy and sell scrap metal that does not contain significant quantities of ferrous metal but contains copper, brass, aluminum, bronze, lead, zinc, or nickel. Dealers would have to record and retain details of sellers and their vehicles, and would be subject to regulations regarding method of payment, holding and tagging certain specified items to make sure they are not stolen, and more. Violations would be subject to civil fines of up to $5,000, criminal penalties of up to 93 days in jail, and triple damages in a lawsuit brought by a theft victim.