Scrap Metal Laws By State

Arkansas Scrap Metal Laws

Payment Restrictions:

Arkansas 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:

Arkansas 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:

Arkansas 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:

Arkansas 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:

Arkansas 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:

Arkansas does not require vehicle information to be recorded.

Taking Photographs of Materials:

Arkansas 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:

Arkansas 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:

Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 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.

It is unlawful to purchase scrap metal from persons under the age of 18 years.

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

It is unlawful to purchase manhole covers, brass or bronze valves or fittings, water meters, aluminum trenches or ramps, street light poles or fittings, guard rails, street signs, catalytic converters (not in a motor vehicle), air conditioners (unless seller is HVAC certified) or any material owned by the government or utility.

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.

Any purchases from persons previously convicted of metal theft must be paid for with a non-transferrable check which will be mailed to the seller’s home after a holding period of 3 days. A list of convicted felons is available from your local law enforcement agency.

Links to Other Important Information for Arkansas Salvage/Recycling

http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/HB2119.pdf

***ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/2013/Public/HB1414.pdf

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