| Last Action | to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the sale of copper scrap in the Commonwealth. |
| Bill Documents |
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Corrections Impact
Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 141 |
| Sponsor | B. Farmer |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 433 to define "nonferrous metal" and "secondary metals recycler"; prohibit a secondary metals recycler from purchasing copper from any person except a licensed heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractor, electrical contractor, plumber, homebuilder, remodeler, or public or private utility; require secondary metals recycler to report at end of each business day any copper transaction to sheriff and local police department; prohibit an unauthorized person from selling or attempting to sell copper to a secondary metals recycler; establish penalties up to a Class D felony for unlawful purchase or disposition of copper; create a new section of KRS Chapter 512 to establish the crime of unlawful acts relating to acquiring metals; institute penalties up to a Class D felony depending on value of and damage to property; amend KRS 15.232 and 65.871 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Junkyards - Copper, prohibition on purchasing, exemptions Occupations and Professions - Junkyards, prohibition on purchasing copper, exemptions Police, City and County - Junkyards, report of copper transactions, requirement for Sheriffs - Junkyards, report of copper transactions, requirement for Small Business - Junkyards, prohibition on purchasing copper, exemptions Crimes and Punishments - Criminal damage to property, unlawfully acquiring metals, inclusion of Local Mandate - Junkyards, prohibition on purchasing copper, exemptions Corrections Impact - Junkyards, prohibition on purchasing copper, exemptions |
| 10/17/11 |
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Last updated: 8/27/2019 8:05 PM (EDT)