2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §44-1644  Report to law enforcement agencies; exemption; violation;  classification

A. Within twenty-four hours of receipt of scrap metals, except from an industrial account or a scrap metal dealer, for which a record is required to be kept by section 44-1642, a scrap metal dealer shall deliver to the local law enforcement agency a record of the receipt of the scrap metals. The record shall include the following information:

1. The date, time and place of the receipt of the scrap metal.

2. An identifying description of the specific scrap metal received including the weight and amount paid or other consideration given.

3. A description of the person delivering the metal to the scrap metal dealer including the person's gender, height, weight, race and hair and eye color, address, date of birth and driver license number or a photocopy of a valid government issued photo identification card.

4. The number and state of issuance of the license on the vehicle used to deliver the scrap metal.

B. A scrap metal dealer shall hold in its custody in the same size, shape and condition in which the nonferrous scrap metal was received on its business premises any nonferrous scrap metal received in a reportable transaction for seven days after filing the report prescribed by subsection A of this section.

C. Subsection B of this section does not apply to transactions with industrial accounts, other scrap metal dealers or purchases by scrap metal dealers of used beverage containers or ferrous scrap metals and of scrap metal authorized for release by a peace officer of that jurisdiction.

D. A person who fails to file a report prescribed by this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.