{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-538.22","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 538.22","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"This part shall not apply to purchases of regulated metals property from:\n(1) Organizations, corporations, or associations registered with the state as charitable, philanthropic, religious, fraternal, civic, patriotic, social, or school-sponsored organizations or associations, or from any nonprofit corporation or association;\n(2) A law enforcement officer acting in an official capacity;\n(3) A trustee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, or receiver who has presented proof of such status to the secondary metals recycler;\n(4) Any public official acting under judicial process or authority who has presented proof of such status to the secondary metals recycler;\n(5) A sale on the execution, or by virtue of any process issued by a court, if proof thereof has been presented to the secondary metals recycler; or\n(6) A manufacturing, industrial, or other commercial vendor that generates regulated materials in the ordinary course of business.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 89-533; s. 1, ch. 90-192; s. 4, ch. 91-429.","path":["CHAPTER 538 SECONDHAND DEALERS AND SECONDARY METALS RECYCLERS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0500-0599/0538/0538.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:08:39Z","sha256":"4ce4d74eac7dccc4baf28ae7789ebbdcc30fe545f7ff8f4368aced1ccb4847fb","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-538.21","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-538.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}