Washington § 46.80.210 - Catalytic converter transactions.

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§ 46.80.210. Catalytic converter transactions.

(1) Payment to individual sellers of catalytic converters that have been removed from a vehicle may not be made at the time of the transaction and shall not be paid earlier than three business days after the transaction was made.
(2) No transaction involving catalytic converters that have been removed from a vehicle may be made in cash or with any person who does not provide a street address and photographic identification. The person with whom the transaction is being made may only be paid by a nontransferable check, mailed by the licensed auto wrecker to a street address recorded according to RCW 46.80.080, no earlier than three days after the transaction was made. A transaction occurs on the date provided in the record required under RCW 46.80.080.
(3) This section does not apply to the purchase of material from a licensed business that manufactures catalytic converters in the ordinary course of its legal business.
[ 2024 c 301 s 19; 2022 c 221 s 6.]

Notes

Effective date—Findings—Intent—2024 c 301: See notes following RCW 9A.82.180.
Effective date—2022 c 221 ss 5-7: See note following RCW 9A.56.410.
Findings—Intent—2022 c 221: See note following RCW 19.290.020.

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