MS HB1063 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create New Section 97-17-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The "mississippi Scrap Metal Act" As A Recodification, With Revisions, Of Existing Statutes; To Create New Section 97-17-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Certain Terms; To Create New Section 97-17-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Scrap Metal Dealers To Keep Records Of Transactions; To Create New Section 97-17-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Scrap Metal Purchasers To Photograph Metal Property As It Is When Acquired; To Create New Section 97-17-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Law Enforcement Officers And Secretary Of State Examiners To Inspect Metal Property Purchased And Related Records; To Create New Section 97-17-311, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Law Enforcement Officers To Deliver A Hold Notice To A Scrap Metal Dealer Whenever The Officer Has Reasonable Cause To Believe The Metal Property May Have Been Stolen; To Create New Section 97-17-313, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Certain Records To Be Kept For Dealer To Dealer Transactions; To Create New Section 97-17-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Give A False Statement Of Ownership Or Altered Identification Or Vehicle Tag Number; To Create New Section 97-17-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Certain Scrap Metal Dealers From Entering Into Cash Transactions; To Create New Section 97-17-319, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Failure To Keep Records Is Prima Facie Evidence That A Person Receiving Stolen Metal Property Knew It Was Stolen; To Create New Section 97-17-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Scrap Metal Dealer To Purchase Beer Kegs Or Metal Syrup Tanks; To Create New Section 97-17-323, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Scrap Metal Dealers To Sell Bronze Vases And Cemetery Markers; To Create New Section 97-17-325, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Scrap Metal Dealers To Purchase Manhole Covers; To Create New Section 97-17-327, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Scrap Metal Dealer To Purchase From A Person Younger Than 18 Years Of Age; To Create New Section 97-17-329, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Penalties For Violations Of This Act Involving Property Less Than $5,000.00 In Repair And Replacement Losses; To Create New Section 97-17-331, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Penalties For Violations Of This Act Involving More Than $5,000.00 In Repair And Replacement Losses; To Create New Section 97-17-333, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Penalties For Violations Of This Act Involving More Than $5,000.00 In Repair And Replacement Losses; To Create New Section 97 17 335, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Whenever Other Laws Provide More Serious Penalties For Actions Proscribed Under The Scrap Metal Act, The More Serious Penalties Apply; To Create New Section 97-17-337, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That This Act Applies To All Businesses In Mississippi; To Create New Section 97-13-339, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That This Act Takes Precedence Over Local Ordinances; To Create New Section 97-17-341, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Scrap Metal Dealers To Register With The Secretary Of State Within 60 Days After Passage Of This Act; To Create New Section 97-17-343, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Persons Aggrieved By A Final Order Of The Secretary Of State To Seek Judicial Review; To Create New Section 97-17-345, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Scrap Metal Dealers To Pay Cash For Air Conditioner Coils And Condensers; To Create New Section 97-17-347, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Person Purchasing Catalytic Converters To Register As A Scrap Metal Dealer; To Repeal Section 97-17-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Crime Of Receiving Stolen Property As It Relates To Scrap Metal; To Repeal Section 97-17-71.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires Scrap Metal Dealers To Register With The Office Of The Secretary Of State; To Repeal Section 97-17-71.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Scrap Metal Dealers From Paying Cash Or Making Payment Of Any Kind At The Time Of Transaction For Air Conditioner Evaporator Coils Or Condensers; And For Related Purposes.
Title
MS Scrap Metal Act; revise and recodify existing scrap metal laws as.
Sponsors
Rep. Nick Bain [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2022-02-01 | House | Died In Committee |
2022-01-17 | House | Referred To Judiciary B |
Code Citations
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB1063.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1063IN.htm |