2.   The operator of a scrap metal business shall:
 
   a.   Verify the identity of any person delivering or selling scrap metal to the scrap metal business by requesting and examining a photograph-bearing, valid State or federal driver's license or other government-issued form of identification bearing a photograph;
 
   b.   Make a clear copy of, and record, in a manner as may be prescribed by the Attorney General, the number of the driver's license or other government-issued form of identification presented by the person delivering or selling the scrap metal, before receiving or purchasing any scrap metal from that person;
 
   c.   Maintain, for at least five years, a record of all receipts or purchases of scrap metal in excess of 100 pounds or $50, whichever is less, including, but not limited to:
 
   (1) the date of receipt or purchase of the scrap metal;
 
   (2) the name and address of the person delivering or selling the scrap metal;
 
   (3) the type and number of the identification presented by the person delivering or selling the scrap metal, along with a copy of the driver's license or other government-issued form of identification;
 
   (4) a description of the scrap metal received or purchased, including, but not limited to its type, amount, and form;
 
   (5) the signature of the person delivering or selling the scrap metal;
 
   (6) for a used catalytic converter, in whole or in part, that is not attached to a motor vehicle at the time of sale or attempted sale, unless the seller is a registered business that, in the regular course of business, collects, stores, or sells a used catalytic converter or any other motor vehicle part:
 
   (a) the Vehicle Identification Number of the motor vehicle from which the catalytic converter was taken; and
 
   (b) a copy of the certificate of title or registration, a receipt from a transaction of repair, or a bill of sale for the motor vehicle from which the catalytic converter was taken; and
 
   (7) any other information as may be required by the Attorney General;
 
   d.   Make any records maintained pursuant to subsection c. of this section available, upon request, to any law enforcement agency or official investigating the possible theft or resale of scrap metals; and
 
   e.   Purchase or attempt to purchase only from a person delivering or selling scrap metal who provides the information required pursuant to this section.

   L.2009, c.8, s.2; amended 2023, c.56, s.2.