Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 622
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
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                  04/12/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Gaetz) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (j) is added to subsection (1) of
    6  section 538.03, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         538.03 Definitions; applicability.—
    8         (1) As used in this part, the term:
    9         (j) “Appropriate law enforcement official” means the
   10  sheriff of the county in which a secondhand dealer is located
   11  or, in the case of a secondhand dealer located within a
   12  municipality, the police chief of the municipality in which the
   13  secondhand dealer is located; however, any sheriff or police
   14  chief may designate as the appropriate law enforcement official
   15  for the county or municipality, as applicable, any law
   16  enforcement officer working within the county or municipality
   17  headed by that sheriff or police chief. This paragraph does not
   18  limit the power and responsibilities of the sheriff.
   19         Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 538.04, Florida
   20  Statutes, is amended to read:
   21         538.04 Recordkeeping requirements; penalties.—
   22         (1) Secondhand dealers shall complete a secondhand dealers
   23  transaction form at the time of the actual transaction. A
   24  secondhand dealer shall maintain a copy of a completed
   25  transaction form on the registered premises for at least 1 year
   26  after the date of the transaction. However, the secondhand
   27  dealer shall maintain a copy of the transaction form for not
   28  less than 3 years. Unless other arrangements have been agreed
   29  upon by the secondhand dealer and the appropriate law
   30  enforcement agency, the secondhand dealer shall, within 24 hours
   31  after the acquisition of any secondhand goods, deliver to the
   32  appropriate law enforcement official police department of the
   33  municipality where the goods were acquired or, if the goods were
   34  acquired outside of a municipality, to the sheriff’s department
   35  of the county where the goods were acquired, a record of the
   36  transaction on a form approved by the Department of Law
   37  Enforcement. Such record shall contain:
   38         (a) The time, date, and place of the transaction.
   39         (b) A complete and accurate description of the goods
   40  acquired, including the following information, if applicable:
   41         1. Brand name.
   42         2. Model number.
   43         3. Manufacturer’s serial number.
   44         4. Size.
   45         5. Color, as apparent to the untrained eye.
   46         6. Precious metal type, weight, and content if known.
   47         7. Gemstone description, including the number of stones, if
   48  applicable.
   49         8. In the case of firearms, the type of action, caliber or
   50  gauge, number of barrels, barrel length, and finish.
   51         9. Any other unique identifying marks, numbers, or letters.
   52         (c) A description of the person from whom the goods were
   53  acquired, including:
   54         1. Full name, current residential address, workplace, and
   55  home and work phone numbers.
   56         2. Height, weight, date of birth, race, gender, hair color,
   57  eye color, and any other identifying marks.
   58         3. The right thumbprint, free of smudges and smears, of the
   59  person from whom the goods were acquired.
   60         (d) Any other information required by the form approved by
   61  the Department of Law Enforcement.
   62         Section 3. Subsection (10) is added to section 538.18,
   63  Florida Statutes, to read:
   64         538.18 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
   65         (10) “Appropriate law enforcement official” means the
   66  sheriff of the county in which a secondary metals recycler is
   67  located or, in the case of a secondary metals recycler located
   68  within a municipality, the police chief of the municipality in
   69  which the secondary metals recycler is located; however, any
   70  sheriff or police chief may designate as the appropriate law
   71  enforcement official for the county or municipality, as
   72  applicable, any law enforcement officer working within the
   73  county or municipality headed by that sheriff or police chief.
   74  This subsection does not limit the power and responsibilities of
   75  the sheriff.
   76         Section 4. Section 538.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   77  read:
   78         538.19 Records required.—
   79         (1) A secondary metals recycler shall complete a
   80  transaction form at the time of the actual transaction. Unless
   81  other arrangements have been agreed upon, the secondary metals
   82  recycler shall, within 24 hours after acquiring the regulated
   83  metals, deliver to the appropriate law enforcement official a
   84  record of the transaction on a form approved by the Department
   85  of Law Enforcement. The recycler shall also maintain a legible
   86  record of all purchase transactions to which the such secondary
   87  metals recycler is a party.
   88         (2) The following information must be maintained on the a
   89  form approved by the Department of Law Enforcement for each
   90  purchase transaction:
   91         (a) The name and address of the secondary metals recycler.
   92         (b) The name, initials, or other identification of the
   93  individual entering the information on the ticket.
   94         (c) The date and time of the transaction.
   95         (d) The weight, quantity, or volume, and a description of
   96  the type of regulated metals property purchased in a purchase
   97  transaction.
   98         (e) The amount of consideration given in a purchase
   99  transaction for the regulated metals property.
  100         (f) A signed statement from the person delivering the
  101  regulated metals property stating that she or he is the rightful
  102  owner of, or is entitled to sell, the regulated metals property
  103  being sold. If the purchase involves a stainless steel beer keg,
  104  the seller must provide written documentation from the
  105  manufacturer that the seller is the owner of the stainless steel
  106  beer keg or is an employee or agent of the manufacturer.
  107         (g) The distinctive number from the personal identification
  108  card of the person delivering the regulated metals property to
  109  the secondary metals recycler.
  110         (h) A description of the person from whom the goods were
  111  acquired, including:
  112         1. Full name, current residential address, workplace, and
  113  home and work phone numbers.
  114         2. Height, weight, date of birth, race, gender, hair color,
  115  eye color, and any other identifying marks.
  116         3. The right thumbprint, free of smudges and smears.
  117         4. Vehicle description to include the make, model, and tag
  118  number of the vehicle and trailer of the person selling the
  119  regulated metals property.
  120         5. Any other information required by the form approved by
  121  the Department of Law Enforcement.
  122         (i) A photograph, videotape, or digital image of the
  123  regulated metals being sold.
  124         (j) A photograph, videotape, or similar likeness of the
  125  person receiving consideration in which such person’s facial
  126  features are clearly visible.
  127         (3) Any secondary metals recycler may, with the approval of
  128  the appropriate law enforcement official, use that maintains an
  129  electronic database containing the information required in
  130  subsection (2) paragraph (2)(h), along with an oath of ownership
  131  with a signature of the seller of the secondary metals being
  132  purchased by the secondary metals recycler and a right
  133  thumbprint that has no smudges and smears on the oath of
  134  ownership for each purchase transaction, shall be exempt from
  135  the records requirement of paragraph (2)(h). A secondary metals
  136  recycler complies with the requirements of this section if it
  137  maintains an electronic database containing the information
  138  required by subsection (2) paragraph (2)(h) as long as the
  139  electronic information required by subsection (2) paragraph
  140  (2)(h), along with an electronic oath of ownership with an
  141  electronic signature of the seller of the secondary metals being
  142  purchased by the secondary metals recyclers and an electronic
  143  image of the seller’s right thumbprint that has no smudges and
  144  smears, can be downloaded onto a paper form in the image of the
  145  form approved by the Department of Law Enforcement as provided
  146  in subsection (2).
  147         (4) If an appropriate law enforcement official supplies the
  148  software and the secondary metals recycler has the computer
  149  ability, the recycler shall electronically transmit regulated
  150  metals transaction records required by this section. If a
  151  recycler does not have such ability, the appropriate law
  152  enforcement official may provide the recycler with a computer
  153  and necessary equipment to electronically transmit such records.
  154  The appropriate law enforcement official shall retain ownership
  155  of the computer, unless otherwise agreed upon, and the recycler
  156  shall maintain the computer in good working order, ordinary wear
  157  and tear excepted. A recycler who transmits such records
  158  electronically is not required to also provide the original or
  159  paper copies of the forms to the appropriate law enforcement
  160  official. However, such official may, for purposes of a criminal
  161  investigation, require the recycler to provide the original of a
  162  transaction form that has been electronically transferred within
  163  24 hours after receipt of the request.
  164         (5)(4) A secondary metals recycler shall maintain or cause
  165  to be maintained the information required by this section for
  166  not less than 5 years from the date of the purchase transaction.
  167         (6)(5) If a purchase transaction involves the transfer of
  168  regulated metals property from a secondary metals recycler
  169  registered with the department to another secondary metals
  170  recycler registered with the department, the secondary metals
  171  recycler receiving the regulated metals property shall record
  172  the name and address of the secondary metals recycler from which
  173  it received the regulated metals property in lieu of the
  174  requirements of paragraph (2)(h).
  175         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.
  176  
  177  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  178         And the title is amended as follows:
  179         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  180  and insert:
  181                        A bill to be entitled                      
  182         An act relating to secondhand dealers and secondary
  183         metals recyclers; amending ss. 538.03 and 538.18,
  184         F.S.; defining the term “appropriate law enforcement
  185         official”; amending s. 538.04, F.S.; clarifying a
  186         provision requiring that the secondhand dealers
  187         transaction form be delivered to the appropriate law
  188         enforcement official; amending s. 538.19, F.S.;
  189         requiring that a secondary metals recycler complete a
  190         transaction form and transmit it to the appropriate
  191         law enforcement official within 24 hours after the
  192         acquisition of regulated metals; authorizing such
  193         recyclers to use an electronic database and transmit
  194         transaction forms electronically; providing for
  195         appropriate law enforcement officials to provide
  196         software and computer equipment to recyclers;
  197         requiring that a recycler produce an original form in
  198         certain situations; providing an effective date.