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AB-1778 Junk dealers and recyclers: newspaper and California Redemption Value (CRV) containers. (2007-2008)

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Assembly Bill No. 1778
CHAPTER 733

An act to add Section 21608.6 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to junk dealers.

[ Approved by Governor  September 30, 2008. Filed with Secretary of State  September 30, 2008. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1778, Ma. Junk dealers and recyclers: newspaper and California Redemption Value (CRV) containers.
Existing law requires junk dealers and recyclers, as defined, to keep written records of all sales and purchases made in the course of their business. Existing law requires these records to include specified information, including, among other things, the place and date of each sale or purchase of junk, a description of the item of junk, and the personal and vehicle information of the person purchasing or transporting the junk. Existing law exempts certain purchases of scrap metals by a junk dealer or recycler from these provisions. A violation of these provisions regulating junk dealers and recyclers is a crime.
This bill would prohibit a junk dealer or recycler, as defined, in specified jurisdictions, from providing payment for newspaper and for California Redemption Value (CRV) containers unless, except as specified, the payment is made by check and the dealer or recycler obtains certain identifying information, as specified, to be retained by the dealer or recycler for a certain period of time. The bill would specify that this provision does not apply to the payment for newspaper having a value of $50 or less in a single transaction or CRV containers having a value of $100 or less in a single transaction.
Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The bill would also prohibit any unauthorized disclosure of personal identification information collected from a seller by a junk dealer or recycler. Violation of the prohibition would subject the violator to a civil fine not to exceed $5,000.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: YES  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 21608.6 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

21608.6.
 (a) A junk dealer or recycler, as defined in subdivision (f), in this state shall not provide payment for newspaper, as defined in Section 538c of the Penal Code, or for California Redemption Value (CRV) containers unless, in addition to meeting the written record requirements of Sections 21605 and 21606, all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The payment for the newspaper or for the CRV containers is made by check or by other electronic transfer from the junk dealer or recycler to the seller. A recycler, if authorized by regulations adopted pursuant to Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14500) of the Public Resources Code, may provide payment for CRV containers through a voucher that is immediately redeemable for cash.
(2) The junk dealer or recycler obtains and records a valid, documented address for the seller by obtaining a copy of the valid driver’s license of the seller containing a photograph and an address of the seller, or a copy of a state or federal government-issued identification card containing a photograph and an address of the seller, or other valid identification containing the seller’s address, such as utility bills in the seller’s name. The junk dealer or recycler shall preserve the photograph and the address or the copies obtained pursuant to this paragraph for a period of two years after the date of sale.
(b) The requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall not apply if, during any three-month period commencing on or after the effective date of this section, the junk dealer or recycler completes five or more separate transactions per month with the seller, and in order for the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) to continue to be inapplicable, the seller must continue to complete five or more separate transactions per month with the junk dealer or recycler.
(c) This section shall not apply if, on the date of sale, the junk dealer or recycler has on file or receives all of the following information:
(1) The name, physical business address, and business telephone number of the seller’s business.
(2) The business license number or tax identification number of the seller’s business.
(3) A copy of the valid driver’s license or a copy of a state or federal government-issued identification card containing a photograph and an address of the person delivering newspaper or CRV containers on behalf of the seller to the junk dealer or the recycler.
(d) Any unauthorized disclosure of personal identification information collected from a seller by a junk dealer or recycler is prohibited, and any violation of this prohibition is subject to a civil fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(e) This section shall not apply to the payment for newspaper having a value of fifty dollars ($50) or less in a single transaction or CRV containers having a value of one hundred dollars ($100) or less in a single transaction.
(f) This section shall only apply in jurisdictions that offer curbside pickup of materials that include newspaper and CRV containers.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 21605, for purposes of this section, “recycler” means any processor, recycling center, or noncertified recycler, as those terms are defined in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1 of the Public Resources Code.

SEC. 2.

 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.