Section 21604.
21604. Except as otherwise provided in this article, this article does not apply to: (a) Any person who buys or sells junk acquired in the conduct of any business other than that of a junk dealer or recycler. (b) Except as provided in Section 21609.1, those purchases of scrap metal by a junk dealer or recycler when […]
Section 21605.
21605. (a) Every junk dealer and every recycler in this state is hereby required to keep a written record of all sales and purchases made in the course of his or her business. (b) For purposes of this article, “recycler” means any processor, recycling center, or noncertified recycler, as those terms are defined in Chapter 2 (commencing […]
Section 21606.
21606. (a) Every junk dealer and every recycler shall set out in the written record required by this article all of the following: (1) The place and date of each sale or purchase of junk made in the conduct of his or her business as a junk dealer or recycler. (2) One of the following methods of identification: […]
Section 21606.5.
21606.5. Every junk dealer or recycler shall, during normal business hours, allow periodic inspection of any premises maintained and any junk thereon for the purpose of determining compliance with the recordkeeping requirements of this article, and shall during those hours produce his or her records of sales and purchases, except as provided in subparagraph (B) […]
Section 21607.
21607. Every junk dealer and recycler shall preserve the written record required by this article for at least two years after making the final entry of any purchase or sale of junk or scrap metals and alloys as defined in Section 21600. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1288, Sec. 7.)
Section 21608.
21608. (a) A junk dealer or recycler who fails in any respect to keep the written record required by this article, or to set out in that written record any matter required by this article to be set out therein, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every junk dealer or recycler who refuses, upon demand pursuant to […]
Section 21608.3.
21608.3. (a) Any unauthorized disclosure of personal identification information collected from a seller by a junk dealer or recycler is prohibited, and any such disclosure shall render the violator liable for a civil fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000). (b) This section shall become operative on December 1, 2008. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 730, […]
Section 21608.5.
21608.5. (a) A junk dealer or recycler in this state shall not provide payment for nonferrous material unless, in addition to meeting the written record requirements of Sections 21605 and 21606, all of the following requirements are met: (1) (A) The payment for the material is made by cash, general use prepaid card, or check. The check may […]
Section 21608.6.
21608.6. (a) A junk dealer or recycler, as defined in subdivision (f), in this state shall not provide payment for newspaper, as defined in Section 538c of the Penal Code, or for California Redemption Value (CRV) containers unless, in addition to meeting the written record requirements of Sections 21605 and 21606, all of the following requirements […]
Section 21608.7.
21608.7. (a) A junk dealer or recycler shall request to receive theft alert notifications regarding the theft of commodity metals, including, but not limited to, ferrous metal, copper, brass, aluminum, nickel, stainless steel, and alloys, in the junk dealer’s or recycler’s geographic region from the theft alert system maintained by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, […]