Section 445.405 - Second hand or junk dealer; articles purchased or exchanged; retention; tagging; record; requirements; exceptions. - Michigan Statutes

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

445.405 Second hand or junk dealer; articles purchased or exchanged; retention; tagging; record; requirements; exceptions.

Sec. 5.

(1) The articles purchased or exchanged shall be retained by the purchaser for at least 15 days before disposing of them, in an accessible place in the building where the articles are purchased and received. A tag shall be attached to the articles in some visible and convenient place, with the number written thereupon, to correspond with the entry number in the book or other record.

(2) The purchaser shall prepare and deliver on Monday of each week to the chief of police or chief law enforcement officer of the local unit of government in which that business is carried on, before 12 noon, a legible and correct paper or electronic copy, in the English language, from the book or other written or electronic record, containing a description of each article purchased or received during the preceding week, the hour and day when the purchase was made, the description of the person from whom it was purchased, and a copy of the documentation required under section 4 regarding the person from whom it was purchased. The statement shall be verified in a manner acceptable to the chief of police or chief law enforcement officer.

(3) This section does not apply to old rags, waste paper, and household goods except radios, televisions, record players, and electrical appliances and does not require the purchaser to retain articles purchased from individuals, firms, or corporations having a fixed place of business after those articles shall have been reported.

History: 1917, Act 350, Imd. Eff. May 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 9762 ;-- CL 1948, 445.405 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 35, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 675, Eff. Mar. 30, 2007 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 428, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009