Section 445.404 - Second hand or junk dealer; sign; prerequisites; record; inspection. - Michigan Statutes

SECONDHAND DEALERS AND JUNK DEALERS (EXCERPT)
Act 350 of 1917

445.404 Second hand or junk dealer; sign; prerequisites; record; inspection.

Sec. 4.

(1) A second hand dealer or junk dealer shall post in a conspicuous place in or upon its place of business a sign having its name and occupation.

(2) A second hand or junk dealer shall make and maintain a separate book or other written or electronic record, numbered consecutively, and open to inspection by a member of a local law enforcement agency and the Michigan state police, in which shall be written or entered in the English language at the time of the purchase or exchange of any article a description of the article, and all of the following:

(a) The name, description, fingerprint, operator's or chauffeur's license or state identification number, registration plate number, and address of the person from whom the article was purchased and received. The second hand dealer or junk dealer shall make a copy of the operator's license, chauffeur's license, or state identification card as part of the book or record.

(b) The day and hour the purchase or exchange was made.

(c) The location from which the item was obtained.

(d) Payment for an item shall be made only by check or by an electronic payment system. The record shall indicate the method of payment.

History: 1917, Act 350, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9761 ;-- CL 1948, 445.404 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 675, Eff. Mar. 30, 2007 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 428, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009