House Bill 1716-State of Washington

Washington

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" (2) ((This)) For any transaction involving property consisting of
a precious metal, every secondhand dealer or temporary, transient
secondhand dealer doing business in this state shall maintain wherever
that business is conducted a record in which shall be legibly written
in the English language, at the time of each transaction, the following
information:
(a) The signature and photo of the person with whom the transaction
is made. If the amount paid is greater than one hundred dollars, then
the signature, photo, and fingerprint of the person with whom the
transaction is made;
(b) The time and date of the transaction;
(c) The name of the person or employee or the identification number
of the person or employee conducting the transaction, as required by
the applicable chief of police or the county’s chief law enforcement
officer. If the amount paid is greater than one hundred dollars, then
the name of the person or employee or the identification number of the
person or employee conducting the transaction;
(d) The name, date of birth, sex, height, weight, race, and
residential address and telephone number of the person with whom the
transaction is made;
(e) A complete description of the property pledged, bought, or
consigned, including the brand name, serial number, model number or
name, any initials or engraving, size, pattern, and color of stone or
stones, and in the case of firearms, the caliber, barrel length, type
of action, and whether it is a pistol, rifle, or shotgun;
(f) The price paid. If the amount paid is greater than one hundred
dollars the amount may not be by cash but must be by a written
instruction to pay signed by the person giving the instruction;

(g) The type and identifying number of identification used by the
person with whom the transaction was made, which shall consist of a
valid driver’s license or identification card issued by any state or
two pieces of identification issued by a governmental agency, one of
which shall be descriptive of the person identified, and a full copy of
both sides of each piece of identification used by the person with whom
the transaction was made.
At all times, one piece of current
government issued picture identification will be required; and
(h) The nature of the transaction, a number identifying the
transaction, the store identification as designated by the applicable
law enforcement agency, or the name and address of the business or
location, including the street address, and room number if appropriate,
and the name of the person or employee, conducting the transaction, and
the location of the property.

2) Property consisting of a precious metal bought or received on
consignment by any secondhand dealer with a permanent place of business
in the state may not be removed from that place of business except
consigned property returned to the owner, within forty-five days after
the receipt of the property.

It is a class C felony under chapter 9A.20 RCW for a secondhand
dealer to commit a second or subsequent violation of subsection (1) of
this section involving property consisting of a precious metal."


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