§ 66-422 – Inspection of regulated metals property and records.
66-422. Inspection of regulated metals property and records. (a) Retention of Records. – A secondary metals recycler shall keep and maintain the information required under G.S. 66-421(b) for not less than two years from the date of the purchase of the regulated metals property. Records shall be securely maintained at all times and shall be […]
§ 66-423 – Hold notices for nonferrous metals; retention of nonferrous metals.
66-423. Hold notices for nonferrous metals; retention of nonferrous metals. (a) Hold Notices. – When a law enforcement officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that any item of nonferrous metal in the possession of a nonferrous metals purchaser has been stolen, the law enforcement officer may issue a hold notice to the nonferrous metals purchaser. […]
§ 66-424 – Prohibited activities and transactions.
66-424. Prohibited activities and transactions. (a) A secondary metals recycler shall not do any of the following: (1) Operate any business that cashes checks at a fixed site at which the secondary metals recycler purchases regulated metals property. (2) Purchase nonferrous metals for the purpose of recycling the nonferrous metals, unless the nonferrous metals purchaser […]
§ 66-425 – Permissible payment methods for nonferrous metals purchasers.
66-425. Permissible payment methods for nonferrous metals purchasers. Limitation on Cash Purchases. No nonferrous metals purchaser shall enter into a cash transaction for the purchase of copper, and no nonferrous metals purchaser shall purchase any nonferrous metal property for any cash consideration greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per transaction. Any payment in excess of […]
§ 66-426 – Issuance of nonferrous metals purchase permits by Sheriff; form; fees; recordkeeping.
66-426. Issuance of nonferrous metals purchase permits by Sheriff; form; fees; recordkeeping. (a) Issuance of Permits. – The sheriff of each county shall issue a nonferrous metals purchase permit to an applicant if the applicant (i) has a fixed site in the sheriff’s county; (ii) declares on a form provided by the sheriff that the […]
§ 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 […]