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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades
Chapter 9 - Scrap Metal Dealers
§ 62-9-107. Offense of Purchase by Dealer of Air Conditioner Evaporator Coil or Condenser for Cash or for Making Payment at Time of Sale — Sale Only by Certain Agents, Representatives or Employees — Required Documentation — Payment Requirements — Violation — Prosecution for Other Offenses
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TN Code § 62-9-107 (2021)
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- It is an offense for a scrap metal dealer to pay cash to a person who presents an air conditioner evaporator coil or condenser, in whole or in part, for sale as scrap or for the dealer to make payment of any kind at the time of the transaction.
- Scrap metal described in subsection (a) may only be sold for scrap by an authorized agent, representative or employee of one of the following:
- A licensed HVAC contractor who acquired the evaporator coil or condenser in the performance of contracting as defined in § 62-6-102;
- In a jurisdiction exempt from the requirements of title 68, chapter 120, pursuant to § 68-120-101, a company meeting all local or municipal requirements to obtain a permit from that jurisdiction to repair, replace and install HVAC units containing copper evaporator coils or condensers;
- In a jurisdiction exempt from the requirements of title 68, chapter 120, pursuant to § 68-120-101, where the exempt jurisdiction does not require a permit to repair, replace and install HVAC units containing copper evaporator coils or condensers, a company holding a current business tax license, with a Class 4 classification, or a current sales tax identification number indicating the business as that of an HVAC installer or repairer; or
- In a jurisdiction not exempt from the requirements of title 68, chapter 120, a company holding a current business tax license, with a Class 4 classification, or a current sales tax identification number indicating the business as that of an HVAC installer or repairer.
- The person offering the air conditioner evaporator coil or condenser for sale as scrap shall have in the person's possession documentation that the company for whom it is being sold is a company described in subsection (b), and that the person selling the evaporator coil or condenser is an authorized agent, representative or employee of that company.
- Payment for scrap metal described in subsection (a) must be made by check or money order, mailed to the business address of the company for whom the metal is being sold and the name of the company must be the payee on the check.
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- A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine only.
- Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a person violating this section from also being prosecuted for any applicable criminal offense.
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