{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-421","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-421","heading":"Required records and receipts for regulated metals transactions.","body":"(a)\tReceipt Required. - A secondary metals recycler shall issue a receipt for all purchase transactions in which the secondary metals recycler purchases regulated metals property. This receipt shall be issued to and signed by the person delivering the property, and the secondary metals recycler shall be able to provide documentation regarding the employee who completed the transaction.\n(b)\tRecords Required. - A secondary metals recycler shall maintain an electronic record of all purchase transactions in which the secondary metals recycler purchases regulated metals property. The record of each transaction shall contain the following information:\n(1)\tThe name and address of the secondary metals recycler.\n(2)\tThe name, initials, or other identification of the individual entering the information.\n(3)\tThe date of the transaction.\n(4)\tThe weight of the regulated metals property purchased.\n(5)\tThe description made in accordance with the custom of the trade of the type of regulated metals property purchased and the physical address where the regulated metals were obtained by the seller and the date when purchased, and a statement signed by the seller or the seller's agent certifying that the seller or the seller's agent has the lawful right to sell and dispose of the property.\n(6)\tThe amount of consideration given for the regulated metals property.\n(7)\tThe name and address of the vendor of the regulated metals property and the license plate number, make, model, and color of the vehicle used to deliver the regulated metals.\n(8)\tA photocopy or electronic scan of the unexpired drivers license or state or federally issued photo identification card of the person delivering the regulated metals property to the secondary metals recycler. If the secondary metals recycler has a copy of the valid photo identification of the person delivering the regulated metals property on file, the secondary metals recycler must examine the photo identification and verify that it has not expired, but may reference the photo identification that is on file without making a separate photocopy or electronic scan for each subsequent transaction. If the person delivering the regulated metals property does not have an unexpired drivers license or an unexpired state or federally issued photo identification card, the secondary metals recycler shall not complete the transaction.\n(9)\tA copy of the receipt required under subsection (a) of this section when all the information required under subsection (a) of this section is clear and legible or, in the event the copy of the receipt is not clear or not legible, the original receipt.\n(10)\tA video or digital photograph of the seller together with the regulated metals property being delivered by the seller. The video or photograph required by this section shall be of a quality that is sufficient to allow a person of ordinary faculties to identify the person recorded or photographed.\n(11)\tIn transactions involving catalytic converters that are not attached to a vehicle, and central air conditioner evaporator coils or condensers, the person delivering the materials shall place next to that person's signature on the receipt required under subsection (a) of this section, a clear impression of that person's index finger that is in ink and free of any smearing. A secondary metals recycler may elect to obtain the fingerprint electronically. If the secondary metals recycler has a copy of the fingerprint of the person delivering the nonferrous metal on file, the secondary metals recycler must examine the photo identification, but may reference the fingerprint that is on file without making a separate fingerprint for each subsequent transaction. If a secondary metals recycler purchases a catalytic converter pursuant to G.S. 66-424(a)(3a), then the secondary metals recycler shall make and retain a copy of all documentation provided to and relied upon by the secondary metals recycler in determining the status of the seller of the catalytic converter. (2012-46, s. 28; 2021-154, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 66. Commerce and Business.","Article 45. Pawnbrokers, Metal Dealers, and Scrap Dealers.","Part 3. Regulation of Sales and Purchases of Metals."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_66/GS_66-421.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:52Z","sha256":"f58a9808056c277053c4a9f4e3f64169bd7e6e21058e9a6d25c2ae617724e857","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-420.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}