Updated January 2014

***Changes effective April 18, 2013

State Requirements

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

         ·            Agree to allow 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 thumbprint*;

o    *This information can be obtained one time and kept on file for all future transactions

Buyer’s must:

• Record state and license plate number of sellers vehicle used to transport scrap;
• Keep a record of sellers name, address, and date of sale;
• A video or photograph of the seller and 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 7 days

NOTE:  Scrap recyclers must maintain a record of all purchases for a minimum of 1 year and is subject to inspection by any law enforcement at any time. (***3-years for parental consents for purchases from a minor) There is a 7-day tag-and-hold policy when notified by law enforcement to do so. (Does not apply to transactions containing only beverage containers or ferrous materials.)

***A daily record of all purchases must be submitted electronically to the state

If notice of a known or presumed theft of nonferrous metal products is given to a scrap metal recycler under subsection (a) of this section and within ninety (90) days after the notice nonferrous metal products meeting the description in the notice are purchased by the scrap metal recycler or offered for sale to the scrap metal recycler, then the scrap metal recycler shall notify the local police or sheriff's department that the nonferrous metal products were purchased by or offered for sale to the scrap metal recycler.

***The database operator shall send a report every 7 days to the county sheriffs and to any law enforcement agency that requests periodic copies more frequently than 7 days. The report shall list all Recyclers in the country that have accessed or have access to the database but have not filed a daily report as required.