Sponsored by:
Assemblyman REED GUSCIORA
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblywoman NANCY F. MUNOZ
District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)
Assemblywoman SHEILA Y. OLIVER
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Assemblyman THOMAS P. GIBLIN
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Caputo, Assemblywoman Angelini, Assemblyman Johnson, Assemblywomen Spencer, Tucker, Assemblymen Wilson, Rible and Assemblywoman Muoio
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits purchase of certain items by scrap metal businesses.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended by the General Assembly on March 26, 2015.
An Act concerning scrap metal and amending P.L.2009, c.8.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 2 of P.L.2009, c.8 (C.45:28-2) is amended to read as follows:
2. The operator of a scrap metal business shall:
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; and
(6) any other information as may be required by the Attorney General; [and]
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. Not purchase any historical marker, grave marker, or burial vase, including any items of religious significance or related to the memorialization of members of the United States Armed Forces.
1The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to purchases where the selling entity generates and manages those metals in the ordinary course of its business. A selling entity includes a contractor; manufacturer; or commercial, government, or industry vendor or scrap metal business that generates or purchases or processes historical markers, grave markers, or burial vases in the ordinary course of its business.1
(cf: P.L.2009, c.8, s.2)
2. This act shall take effect on the 60th day next following enactment.