2011 Utah Code
Title 76 Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 10 Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals
Section 901 Definitions.

76-10-901. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Catalytic converter" means a motor vehicle exhaust system component that reduces vehicle emissions by breaking down harmful exhaust emissions.
(2) "Dealer" means any scrap metal processor or secondary metals dealer or recycler, but does not include junk dealers or solid waste management facilities as defined in Section 19-6-502.
(3) "Ferrous metal" means a metal that contains significant quantities of iron or steel.
(4) "Identification" means a form of positive identification issued by a governmental entity that:
(a) contains a numerical identifier and a photograph of the person identified;
(b) provides the date of birth of the person identified; and
(c) includes a state identification card, a state driver license, a United States military identification card, or a United States passport.
(5) "Junk dealer" means all persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of purchasing or selling secondhand or castoff material, including ropes, cordage, bottles, bagging, rags, rubber, paper, and other like materials, but not including regulated metal.
(6) "Local law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the area where the dealer's business is located.
(7) "Nonferrous metal":
(a) means a metal that does not contain significant quantities of iron or steel; and
(b) includes copper, brass, aluminum, bronze, lead, zinc, nickel, and their alloys.
(8) (a) "Regulated metal" means any item composed primarily of nonferrous metal, except as provided in Subsection (8)(c).
(b) "Regulated metal" includes:
(i) aluminum, brass, copper, lead, chromium, tin, nickel, or alloys of these metals, except under Subsection (8)(c);
(ii) property owned by, and also identified by marking or other means as the property of:
(A) a telephone, cable, electric, water, or other utility; or
(B) a railroad company;
(iii) unused and undamaged building construction materials made of metal or alloy, including:
(A) copper pipe, tubing, or wiring; and
(B) aluminum wire, siding, downspouts, or gutters;
(iv) oil well rigs, including any part of the rig;
(v) nonferrous materials, stainless steel, and nickel; and
(vi) irrigation pipe.
(c) "Regulated metal" does not include:
(i) ferrous metal, except as provided in Subsection (8)(b)(ii) or (iv);
(ii) household-generated recyclable materials;
(iii) items composed wholly of tin;
(iv) aluminum beverage containers; or
(v) containers used solely for containing food.
(9) "Secondary metals dealer or recycler" means any person who:
(a) is engaged in the business of purchasing, collecting, or soliciting regulated metal; or
(b) operates or maintains a facility where regulated metal is purchased or kept for shipment,

sale, transfer, or salvage.
(10) "Scrap metal processor" means any person:
(a) who, from a fixed location, utilizes machinery and equipment for processing and manufacturing iron, steel, or nonferrous scrap into prepared grades; and
(b) whose principal product is scrap iron, scrap steel, or nonferrous metallic scrap, not including precious metals, for sale for remelting purposes.
(11) "Suspect metal items" are the following items made of regulated metal:
(a) manhole covers and sewer grates;
(b) gas meters and water meters;
(c) traffic signs, street signs, aluminum street light poles, communications transmission towers, and guard rails;
(d) grave site monument vases and monument plaques;
(e) any monument plaque;
(f) brass or bronze bar stock and bar ends;
(g) ingots;
(h) nickel and nickel alloys containing greater than 50% nickel;
(i) #1 and #2 copper as defined by the most recent institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., Scrap Specifications Circular;
(j) unused and undamaged building materials, including:
(i) greenline copper;
(ii) copper pipe, tubing, or wiring; and
(iii) aluminum wire, siding, downspouts, or gutters;
(k) catalytic converters; and
(l) wire that has been burned or that has the appearance of having been burned.