PRINTER'S NO. 503
No. 478 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY PERZEL AND GANNON, FEBRUARY 10, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND COMMERCE,
FEBRUARY 10, 1981
AN ACT
1 Requiring identification of persons selling precious metal,
2 jewelry and other items and providing penalties.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Identification requirement.
6 Any person who solicits the general public for the purchase
7 of gold, silver and other precious metals, jewelry, old coins
8 and other like items shall require a positive identification of
9 any person from whom he makes a purchase.
10 Section 2. Purchase records.
11 The purchaser shall retain a record of each purchase for at
12 least one year following the date thereof. The record shall
13 contain a description of the item or items purchased, the type
14 of identification produced by the seller and a recording of any
15 identifying numbers and other pertinent information on the
16 identification documents. Purchase records shall be made
17 available to law enforcement agencies at their request.
1 Section 3. Penalty.
2 Any purchaser who violates any provision of this act shall,
3 upon conviction thereof at a summary proceeding be sentenced to
4 pay a fine of $500.
5 Section 4. Effective date.
6 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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