Indiana § 24-4-19-16 - Precious metal purchases reported to law enforcement agencies
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§ 24-4-19-16. Precious metal purchases reported to law enforcement agencies
Sec. 16. (a) Each day a precious metal dealer purchases precious metal at a permanent place of business, the precious metal dealer shall report the information described in section 15(d) of this chapter concerning the precious metal to a law enforcement agency as follows:
(1) If the permanent place of business is located in a municipality that maintains a law enforcement agency, the report required under this section shall be made to the law enforcement agency of the municipality.
(2) If the permanent place of business is not located in a municipality that maintains a law enforcement agency, the report required under this section shall be made to the sheriff of the county in which the permanent place of business is located.
(b) The information reported to a law enforcement agency under subsection (a) shall be submitted in an electronic format if requested by the law enforcement agency.
As added by P.L.222-2013, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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