{"data":{"id":"us-nm/57-30-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"57-30-5","heading":"Record of purchase.","body":"A. A secondhand metal dealer in this state shall keep an accurate and legible written record, in a form approved by the department, of each purchase made in the course of the dealer's business of:\n(1) copper or brass material;\n(2) bronze material;\n(3) lead material;\n(4) aluminum material in excess of ten pounds; or\n(5) steel material in excess of one ton, except that a written record shall be kept of each purchase of a stainless steel beer keg.\nB. The record shall be in English and shall include:\n(1) the place and date of the purchase;\n(2) the name and address of each person from whom the regulated material is purchased or obtained;\n(3) the identifying number of the personal identification document of each person from whom the regulated material is purchased or obtained;\n(4) the year, make, model and license plate number of the motor vehicle used to transport the regulated material;\n(5) a description made in accordance with the custom of the trade of the type and quantity of regulated material purchased;\n(6) the statement required by Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of Section 57-30-4 NMSA 1978; and\n(7) the written documentation required for certain transactions pursuant to Section 57-30-2.4 NMSA 1978, if applicable.\nC. A secondhand metal dealer may take a digital photograph, with a date and time stamp, of:\n(1) the seller of the regulated material; and\n(2) the regulated material in the form in which it was purchased or obtained by the secondhand metal dealer.","path":["Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations","ARTICLE 30 Sale of Recycled Metals"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18560/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"643ee245f70e501a1bd2c50771868527baa2bc9d0f416b27d8a9786a038b1f45","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/57-30-4","next":"us-nm/57-30-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}