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A00019
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
60
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, RESCHENTHALER, BAKER, TARTAGLIONE,
WHITE AND RAFFERTY, JANUARY 12, 2017
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 12, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of February 24, 1984 (P.L.92, No.17), entitled
"An act regulating the purchase and sale of precious metals,"
further providing for license required, for dealer's
retention of precious metal and availability for inspection
and for penalty.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4 of the act of February 24, 1984
(P.L.92, No.17), referred to as the Precious Metal Sale
Regulation Law, is amended to read:
Section 1. Sections 2 and 4 of the act of February 24, 1984
(P.L.92, No.17), referred to as the Precious Metal Sale
Regulation Law, are amended to read:
Section 2. License required.
(a) Dealer.--A dealer in precious metals shall obtain a
license from the sheriff of each and every county in which the
dealer purchases precious metals. The license shall be displayed
in the area of the business where precious metal transactions
transpire.
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(b) Application form.--The application for such license
shall be on a form as prescribed in regulations promulgated by
the Attorney General.
(c) License fee.--The license fee shall not exceed [$50]
$125 per year as set by the Attorney General. Such fee shall be
paid into the treasury of the county where the license is issued
for the use of the county, with not less than 50% of the fee
allocated to the county sheriff's office.
(d) Duration of license.--The license shall be for one year.
(e) Application to be public record.--Such license
application shall be a public record available to the general
public for inspection.
(f) Dealer compliance fee.--Any county may impose a
compliance fee which shall be used to pay costs associated with
the management and maintenance of computer software used to
monitor the input and recording of precious metal transactions.
The fee shall also be used to provide related support for
transactions between dealers in precious metals and the dealer's
customers and shall be paid by a dealer in precious metals as a
condition of licensure. The fee shall be determined by the
county and shall not exceed $250 annually.
Section 4. Dealer's retention of precious metal and
availability for inspection.
(a) Precious metal to be retained for [five] 10 days.--Each
item of precious metal purchased by a dealer in precious metals
shall be retained in unaltered condition for [five] 10 full
working days after report of its purchase has been filed with
the proper district attorney or [his] the district attorney's
designee.
(b) Precious metal to be available for inspection.--Such
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item of precious metal shall be available for inspection, during
the [five] 10 working days, by law enforcement officials of the
Federal Government, the Commonwealth or any of its
municipalities in the course of their law enforcement duties. A
search warrant shall not be required unless the inspection is
made during hours other than those when the dealer in precious
metals is open for business.
(c) Law enforcement officials to give notice when they
believe item was stolen.--If a law enforcement official has
probable cause to believe an item of precious metal has been
stolen, [he] the law enforcement officer may [give written
notice to the dealer in precious metals. Upon receipt of such
written notice, such dealer in precious metals shall retain the
item in unaltered condition for an additional seven days, unless
the law enforcement officer in writing recalls such notice.]
seize and retain the item in unaltered condition for a period of
no more than 30 days to determine whether or not the item was
stolen. The law enforcement officer shall provide notice to the
dealer upon seizing the item.
(d) Court may order [dealer to retain items] disposition of
items.--Upon application of the district attorney, any court of
proper jurisdiction, under its powers presently prescribed by
law, may order [the dealer in precious metals to retain such
item or items of precious metal at such place and under such
conditions as the court may decree.] that a law enforcement
officer:
(1) may retain an item of precious metal for a period of
more than 30 days; or
(2) shall return an item of precious metal to the
dealer.
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(e) Where items to be retained.--Each item of precious metal
to be retained, pursuant to this section, shall be retained
within the county of purchase [at the location where purchased
by the dealer in precious metals], unless authorized in writing
by the district attorney or his designee to be retained
elsewhere.
Section 2. Section 10 of the act is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 10. Penalty.
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(b.1) Allocation of portion of fines collected.--
Notwithstanding the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. ยงยง 3571 (relating
to Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.) and 3573 (relating to
municipal corporation portion of fines, etc.), 10% of the fines
collected under subsections (a) and (b) for a violation of this
act shall be allocated to pay the costs of the county computer
software under section 2(f).
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Section 2 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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