Tennessee § 62-9-103 - Copying and recording required identification of sellers of scrap metal — Scrap metal transaction record requirements — Alternative forms of identification.
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§ 62-9-103. Copying and recording required identification of sellers of scrap metal — Scrap metal transaction record requirements — Alternative forms of identification.
Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2), no scrap metal dealer may purchase or otherwise acquire scrap metal from a person unless that person presents a state or federally issued photo identification card that appears valid on its face to the dealer and provides a thumbprint as provided in § 62-9-104. If a valid state or federally issued photo identification card is presented, the scrap metal dealer shall record the name, sex, height, date of birth, residence address and the photo identification card number of the person selling the scrap metal, photocopy the photo identification card presented and maintain this information as part of the transaction record. The scrap metal dealer shall also record the license plate number and make and model of the motor vehicle the seller is driving. If the vehicle is a commercial vehicle, the buyer shall record the name of the business owning or leasing the vehicle. If the person presenting the scrap metal for sale does not have a state or federally issued photo identification card, the dealer shall require the seller to present some form of state or federally issued identification, photograph the person and record the information contained on the identification card prior to the transaction being made. Even if a photograph of the seller is taken, the dealer is prohibited from making the transaction if the seller does not have, or refuses to present, the required identification. Acts 2008, ch. 690, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 9, §§ 62-9-101 — 62-9-106 (Acts 1903, ch. 182, §§ 1-5; Shan., §§ 3608a100-3608a104; Code 1932, §§ 6751-6755; Acts 1953, ch. 42, § 1; 1968, ch. 602, §§ 1, 2; 1969, ch. 104, §§ 1-3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 62-901 — 62-908; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113), concerning junk dealers, was repealed and reenacted by Acts 2008, ch. 690, §§ 1, 4, effective July 1, 2008.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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