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325E.21.13

Statute ID: 18827

Statute Function ID: 38337

Catalytic Converters - Scrap metal dealer purchase or acquisition

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Statute Number:

325E.21.13

Enactment Date:

Mar 16, 2023

Effective Date:

Aug 1, 2023

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Catalytic Converters - Scrap metal dealer purchase or acquisition

Statute ID:

18827

Created:

Jun 13, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jun 13, 2023 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

New C15 Sect10; Effective 08/01/2023

Summary Text:

Catalytic Converters - Scrap metal dealer purchase or acquisition

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/325E/21.html

Legislative Session:

2023 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jun 13, 2023

(a) It is unlawful for a scrap metal dealer to purchase or acquire a used catalytic converter not attached to a motor vehicle unless the converter is marked as required under subdivision 11 and the seller provides a copy of the vehicle's title or registration in order to demonstrate the seller's ownership interest in the property. A bona fide business engaged in vehicle dismantling, vehicle demolishing, scrap metal recycling, or automotive repair services may remove a converter as part of auto repair work or auto recycling without a copy of the vehicle's title or registration, if the business provides:

(1) the identity of the seller's business and a written or electronic signature of the seller;

(2) an itemized list of each detached catalytic converter being sold that includes the donor vehicle identification number or a unique alternative number that can be readily linked to the vehicle identification number by law enforcement; and

(3) the date of the removal of each catalytic converter.

The registered scrap metal dealer purchasing or acquiring the catalytic converters must keep the transaction record, along with the identity and signature of the employee completing the transaction.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a scrap metal dealer may purchase or acquire a catalytic converter from a person possessing an old vehicle that is no longer registered and titled without a copy of the registration or title, if the person has an official law enforcement report stating that the agency has verified the person's ownership prior to the removal of the converter from the vehicle.

(c) A scrap metal dealer who purchases or acquires a used catalytic converter not attached to a motor vehicle must record the information received under this subdivision and subdivision 11, including the vehicle identification number or alternative number and the method by which law enforcement can link the converter to the vehicle identification number; make the information available upon request to law enforcement; and, effective beginning August 1, 2024, enter the information into an electronic database available to a law enforcement agency as approved by the commissioner of public safety.

(d) A scrap metal dealer is prohibited from processing, selling, or removing a catalytic converter from the dealer's premises for at least seven days after the catalytic converter purchase or acquisition by the scrap metal dealer.

(e) Paragraphs (c) and (d) do not apply to a scrap metal dealer that purchases or acquires a catalytic converter directly from a different scrap metal dealer that has certified in writing that it has fully complied with paragraphs (c) and (d) with respect to the catalytic converter.

(f) A payment for a catalytic converter must not be made until at least five days after sale to the scrap metal dealer. Payment must be sent by check to the seller's address or a bank account in the seller's name.

(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), a scrap metal dealer may pay a bona fide business engaged in vehicle dismantling, vehicle demolishing, scrap metal recycling, or automotive repair services at any time for a direct sale of a catalytic converter by the bona fide business to the scrap metal dealer. Payment must be made by check payable to the seller or deposited electronically in a bank account in the seller's name.