Section 17-1001 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Agent” means a person who buys or sells junk or scrap metal for a junk dealer or scrap metal processor. (c) “Antique dealer” means a person who does business buying and selling antiques. (d) “Antiques” means objects made in, or typical of, an earlier period of time, […]
Section 17-1002 – Scope of Subtitle
(a) This subtitle does not apply to: (1) a dealer or pawnbroker licensed under Title 12 of this article; (2) a person doing business other than junk business or scrap metal business whenever the person: (i) buys or transports junk or scrap metal used in the operation of the business; or (ii) transports, for disposal or sale, junk or scrap […]
Section 17-1003 – Designation of Primary Law Enforcement Unit
(a) A county or municipal governing body in the county in which the license of the junk dealer or scrap metal processor is held shall designate by resolution the primary law enforcement unit to receive records in accordance with § 17–1011(b) of this subtitle. (b) If a municipal governing body designates a county police department or sheriff […]
Section 17-1005 – Definitions
(a) In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Agent license” means a license issued by the clerk to act as an agent. (c) “Junk dealer or scrap metal processor license” means a license issued by the clerk to do business as a junk dealer or scrap metal processor. (d) “Nonresident junk dealer” […]
Section 17-1006 – License Required
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person must have a junk dealer or scrap metal processor license whenever the person does business as a junk dealer or scrap metal processor in the State. (2) This subsection does not apply to a situation in which: (i) a nonresident junk dealer or nonresident scrap metal processor buys […]
Section 17-1007 – Applications for Licenses
An applicant for a State junk license shall: (1) certify to the clerk the applicant’s name and business address; and (2) pay to the clerk a license fee of: (i) $10 for a junk dealer or scrap metal processor license, if the applicant is a resident of the State; (ii) $5 for an agent license, if the applicant is […]
Section 17-1008 – Issuance of License; Record of Licenses
(a) The clerk shall: (1) issue, in numerical order, a State junk license to each applicant who meets the requirements of Part II of this subtitle; and (2) collect an issuing fee of 50 cents per State junk license. (b) The clerk shall keep a record of the name, business address, and license number of each State junk licensee.
Section 17-1009 – Nontransferability of License
A State junk license is not transferable.
Section 17-1010 – Fixed Place of Business Required for Nonresident Dealers or Processors
A nonresident junk dealer or nonresident scrap metal processor may not keep a fixed place of business in the State.
Section 17-1011 – Required Records
(a) (1) This section applies to all junk dealers and scrap metal processors doing business in the State, including nonresident junk dealers and nonresident scrap metal processors. (2) This section applies to an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap metal processor licensed under Title 15, Subtitle 5 of the Transportation Article if the automotive dismantler and recycler or […]