Records of transactions; daily reports to police.
Columbus City Codes § 550.07
in effect550.07 - Records of transactions; daily reports to police.
(A) All scrap metal facility licensees shall maintain a separate record book or electronic file in which the licensee shall keep an accurate, legible and complete record of all of the following specified information for each retail transaction
(1) A complete and accurate description of any scrap metal article or material that has been purchased or received by the licensee, which description shall be as set forth in Ohio Revised Code Section 4737.04.
(2) The seller's name and current address;
(3) The identification number from a current and valid driver's license, military identification, or other photo identification card issued to the seller by the federal government or any state;
(4) The license plate number and state issuing the license plate of the motor vehicle being used by the seller to transport the articles or material to the facility;
(5) An impression of the right or left thumb of the seller;
(6) The date and time that the licensee purchased or received the article or material and the name of the individual employee or operator of the facility who conducted the transaction;
(7) If the article or material that has been purchased or received by the licensee is a motor vehicle, the record shall include the vehicle identification number of that motor vehicle as shown on the certificate of title.
(B) Every retail transaction shall be numbered consecutively.
(C) The licensee shall prepare a daily report listing all retail transactions occurring during the preceding day and containing all the information described in this section for each retail transaction. Before 12:00 noon each day, the licensee shall deliver a copy of the licensee's prior day's report to the chief of police or designee. Delivery of the daily report shall be by means of a computerized tracking system approved by the chief of police or designee. Unless delivered to the chief of police via the approved computerized tracking system, the thumb impression required by division (A)(5) of this section shall be retained by the licensee in accordance with division (D) of this section.
(D) The records described in this section shall be retained by the licensee for one (1) year following the date of the retail transaction.
(Ord. 0441-2007 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0882-2009, §§ 1, 2, 7-26-2009; Ord. No. 1788-2010, § 1, 1-31-2011; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 0768-2024, § 3, 3-18-2024)
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