§ 66-427 – Exemptions.
66-427. Exemptions. This Part does not apply to: (1) Purchases of regulated metals property from a manufacturing, industrial, government, or other commercial vendor that generates or sells regulated metals property in the ordinary course of its business. (2) Purchases of regulated metals property that involve only beverage containers, except that G.S. 66-423 shall apply in […]
§ 66-408 – Perjury; punishment.
66-408. Perjury; punishment. Any person who shall willfully commit perjury in any application for a permit or exemption filed pursuant to this Part shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1981, c. 956, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 525; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2012-46, ss. 15, 19.)
§ 66-428 – Preemption.
66-428. Preemption. A county or municipality shall not enact any local law, ordinance, or regulation regulating secondary metals recyclers or regulated metals property that conflicts with this Part, and this Part preempts all existing laws, ordinances, or regulations that conflict with it. (2012-46, s. 28.)
§ 66-409 – Bond or trust account required.
66-409. Bond or trust account required. Before any permit shall be issued to a dealer pursuant to G.S. 66-407, the dealer shall execute a satisfactory cash or surety bond or establish a trust account with a licensed and insured bank or savings institution located in the State of North Carolina in the sum of ten […]
§ 66-429 – Violations.
66-429. Violations. (a) Punishment Generally. – Unless the conduct is covered by some other provision of law providing greater punishment, any person knowingly and willfully violating any of the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense. A second or subsequent violation of this Part is a […]
§ 66-410 – Records to be kept.
66-410. Records to be kept. (a) Every dealer to whom a permit has been issued pursuant to G.S. 66-407 shall maintain consecutively numbered records of each precious metals transaction. Each consecutively numbered record shall be made at the time of the transaction and shall contain a clear and accurate description of the transaction. A valid […]
§ 66-430 – Restitution.
66-430. Restitution. The court may order a defendant to make restitution to the secondary metals recycler or property owner, as appropriate, for any damage or loss caused by the defendant and arising out of a violation of G.S. 14-71, G.S. 14-71.1, G.S. 14-72, G.S.14-159.4, G.S. 66-424(a)(3), G.S. 66-424(a)(3a), or G.S. 66-424(a)(4) committed by the defendant. […]
§ 66-411 – Items not to be modified.
66-411. Items not to be modified. No item included in a dealer purchase shall be sold, traded or otherwise disposed of, melted, cut or otherwise changed in form nor shall any item be removed from the licensed premises, or other location specified on the application for a special occasion permit, for a period of seven […]
§ 66-431 – Forfeiture of vehicles used to transport unlawfully obtained regulated metals property.
66-431. Forfeiture of vehicles used to transport unlawfully obtained regulated metals property. (a) Vehicles which are used or intended for use to convey or transport, or in any manner to facilitate the conveyance or transportation of unlawfully obtained regulated metals property, as defined by this Part, are subject to forfeiture, except that: (1) No conveyance […]
§ 66-412 – Purchasing from juvenile.
66-412. Purchasing from juvenile. No dealer or employee or agent thereof shall purchase from any juvenile under 18 years of age any article made, in whole or in part, of precious metal. (1981, c. 956, s. 1; 2012-46, s. 15.)