Scrap Metal Laws By State

Arizona Scrap Metal Laws



Payment Restrictions:

Arizona has special payment restrictions, see the legal mandates below. Nexus handles ALL payment restrictions automatically. For instance, if a material can only be paid by check, Nexus will disable CASH & ATM buttons and only allow the operator to generate a check, which Nexus generates and prints for you.


Fingerprinting:

Arizona requires fingerprints, but may vary by county. Nexus does this automatically for you and keeps fingerprints on file for each customer/driver forever!


Video Recording:

Arizona requires facilities to record video using security cameras. Nexus tracks time, dates and weights for each material -- making locating a video for law enforcement extremely easy!


Tag and Hold:

Arizona requires yards to tag-and-hold certain materials for a period of time to give law enforcement time to locate possibly stolen material matching that description. Once tag-and-hold expires, the material can be recycled. Nexus handles all of this scheduling for you -- 100% automated with no manual input required.


License Scanning:

Arizona requires each customers drivers license, ID card, consulate ID or passport to be scanned and kept on file. Nexus automates this process by taking a picture of the license, scanning all the data, letting you know when it expires and keeping it on file forever!


Vehicle Descriptions:

Arizona requires every purchase of scrap metal to also have the customer or drivers vehicle information recorded as part of the transaction. Nexus keeps track of every vehicle for you, as well as the number of occupants!


Taking Photographs of Materials:

Arizona requires that each material/purchase have a snapshot image to be taken while the material is being weighed. Nexus does this automatically, unlike other systems, your employees won't have to click any buttons or do anything manually to capture images.


Taking Photographs of Customers Faces:

Arizona requires a photograph to be taken of the customers face at the time of payout. Nexus does this automatically, unlike other systems, your employees won't have to click any buttons or do anything manually to capture images.


Notify Law Enforcement:

Arizona requires law enforcement notifications when certain materials are purchased. Nexus alerts you when you need to report a material and generates a tag for Tag-And-Hold.


NMVTIS Reporting:

ALL STATES, not just Arizona are required to report vehicle purchases to NMVTIS through services like Add123.com or Nexus' integrated reporting system. Failure to report vehicles results in a $1,500 fine PER VEHICLE by the federal government. Nexus handles vehicle purchases, VIN number decoding and NMVTIS reporting automatically!


Legal Mandates


Updated: January 2014

***Changes Effective September 2013

State Requirements

In order to sell scrap metal, sellers will be required to:

         ·            Agree to allow a photocopy of driver's license or state ID card;

         ·            Sign a statement indicating that they are the owner of or are authorized to sell the metal;

         ·            Sign a statement that they have not been convicted of metal theft; 

         ·            Allow the buyer to take a right index finger print;

Buyer’s must:

  • Record state and license plate number of sellers vehicle used to transport scrap;
  • ***Keep a record for all sales of sellers name, address, telephone number;
    • Record must also include a physical description of the seller, including gender, race, height, weight, and eye color;
  • ***A photograph of the seller.
  • ***A right index finger print (or other finger if necessary).
  • A video or photograph of the material being sold, including a description and weight of the material.
  • All sales tickets must have date and time and place of the sale, as well as the name of the clerk completing the sale.
    • Must also show the weight, quantity and/or volume of the material.
    • Sales tickets must also show the dollar amount paid for the material.
    • Sales tickets must be signed by the seller.  Seller will receive a copy of the receipt and buyer will retain a copy.

         ·            Buyer must report purchased vehicle information to NMVTIS

         ·            Tag and hold policies are in effect for a minimum of 15 days

 

NOTE:  Scrap recyclers must maintain a record of all purchases for a minimum of 2 years and is subject to inspection by any law enforcement at any time. There is a 15-day tag-and-hold policy when notified by law enforcement to do so.

Any purchases must be paid for with a non-transferrable check which will be mailed to the seller’s home.

Recyclers cannot buy materials from the same customer more than once per day.

It is unlawful to purchase scrap metal from persons under the age of 16 years (with the exception of aluminum beverage cans).

It is unlawful to purchase manhole covers, brass or bronze valves or fittings, water meters, aluminum trenches or ramps, catalytic converters, cooling coils or condensers without valid licensure to do so.

No scrap metal business may purchase or receive beer kegs from anyone except a distributor or manufacturer of beer kegs or licensed brewery.

No scrap metal business may enter into a transaction to purchase or receive metallic wire that was burned in whole or in part to remove insulation unless the seller can produce written proof to the scrap metal business that the wire was lawfully burned or lawfully recovered from a burned structure.

Within 24 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 electronically submit to the department of public safety 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 of the transaction 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 and date of birth and a photocopy of a current driver license, non-operating identification license issued pursuant to section 28-3165 or photo identification card issued by a tribal government or the United States military.
  4. The number and state of issuance of the license on the vehicle used to deliver the scrap metal.

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/44/01644.htm&Title=44&DocType=ARS

 

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