                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REPORTS OF PURCHASES BY SCRAP METAL PURCHASERS (§ 59.1-136.5)

If requested by the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality in which the
scrap metal purchaser conducts business, every scrap metal purchaser conducting
business in the locality shall furnish to the chief law-enforcement officer of
the locality in which the scrap metal purchaser conducts business a report of
all of the scrap metal purchaser&#8217;s purchases of nonferrous scrap, metal
articles, and proprietary articles, excluding aluminum cans and interior
household items. Each report shall (i) be submitted on the next business day
following the date of a purchase; (ii) include the seller&#8217;s name, date of
birth, identification number, address, height, and weight and the license number
of any motor vehicle in which the goods or things were delivered; and (iii) be
submitted in an electronic format if required by the locality in which the scrap
metal purchaser conducts business. The form of the report shall be prescribed by
the Virginia State Police.

HISTORY: 2007, c. 917; 2013, c. 414.