SB327 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ben H. Brooks

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Rusty Glover

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Secondary metals recyclers, driver's license of seller and additional information, copy required to be maintained, notice to sheriff of proposed business site, inspections, purchase of bronze grave markers and catalytic converters limited, transport of motor vehicle without title across state line for sale to a recycler prohibited, penalties, Secs. 13A-8-31, 13A-8-35 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a secondary metals recycler required to maintain certain information regarding purchases of metal property. Under existing law, a secondary metals recycler may not purchase a motor vehicle for scrap without first obtaining a title for the motor vehicle.

This bill would require a secondary metals recycler to maintain a copy of the identification card of the seller and additional information with regard to purchases of metal property when the person delivering the metal property is not the same person receiving consideration for the metal property.

This bill would require a secondary metals recycler to notify the sheriff of the county in which the secondary metals recycler intends to conduct business of certain information concerning the business and would authorize the sheriff to inspect the proposed business site.

This bill would limit the number of catalytic converters a secondary metals recycler could purchase from the same person per day.

This bill would provide that a secondary metals recycler before purchasing any type of bronze object used to mark a memorial site must obtain and provide to law enforcement a notice of knowledge of the sale from the cemetery or other location.

This bill would prohibit a secondary metals recycler from purchasing metal property from a person younger than age 18.

This bill would provide further requirements for purchases by a secondary metals recycler of motor vehicles for scrap or remelting purposes.

This bill would require the secondary metals recycler to maintain records with regard to each vehicle purchased. This bill would prohibit a person to transport any motor vehicle across state lines for the purpose of selling it for scrap or recycling without first obtaining a certificate of title.

This bill would provide criminal penalties for violations.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Secondary Metals Recyclers