Florida Statutes
Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations
Chapter 538 - Secondhand Dealers and Secondary Metals Recyclers

Part I - Secondhand Dealers (Ss. 538.03-538.17)

538.03 - Definitions; applicability. - (1) As used in this part, the term: (a) “Acquire”...

538.04 - Recordkeeping requirements; penalties. - (1) A secondhand dealer shall complete a secondhand dealers transaction...

538.05 - Inspection of records and premises of secondhand dealers. - (1) The entire registered premises and required records of each...

538.06 - Holding period. - (1)(a) A secondhand dealer may not sell, barter, exchange, alter,...

538.07 - Penalty for violation of chapter. - (1) Except where otherwise provided herein, a person who knowingly...

538.08 - Stolen goods; complaint for return. - (1) If the secondhand dealer contests the identification, ownership, or...

538.09 - Registration. - (1) A secondhand dealer shall not engage in the business...

538.11 - Powers and duties of department; rules. - History.—s. 2, ch. 89-533; s. 1, ch. 90-192; s. 4,...

538.15 - Certain acts and practices prohibited. - (1) Knowingly make a transaction with: (a) Any person who...

538.17 - Local regulation of secondhand dealers. - History.—s. 2, ch. 89-533; s. 1, ch. 90-192; s. 4,...

Part II - Secondary Metals Recyclers (Ss. 538.18-538.28)

538.18 - Definitions. - (1) “Appropriate law enforcement official” means the sheriff of the...

538.19 - Records required; limitation of liability. - (1) A secondary metals recycler shall maintain a legible paper...

538.20 - Inspection of regulated metals property and records. - (1) Any and all purchased regulated metals property in the...

538.21 - Hold notice. - (1) Whenever a law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to...

538.22 - Exemptions. - (1) Organizations, corporations, or associations registered with the state as...

538.23 - Violations and penalties. - (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a secondary metals...

538.235 - Method of payment. - (1) A secondary metals recycler may not enter into any...

538.24 - Stolen regulated metals property; petition for return. - (1) If the secondary metals recycler contests the identification or...

538.25 - Registration. - (1) A person may not engage in business as a...

538.26 - Certain acts and practices prohibited. - (1) Purchase regulated metals property, restricted regulated metals property, or...

538.28 - Local government regulation. - (1) The regulation of purchase transactions involving regulated metals property...

Part III - Mail-in Secondhand Precious Metals Dealers (Ss. 538.31-538.37)

538.31 - Definitions; applicability. - (1) As used in this part, the term: (a) “Department”...

538.32 - Registration, transaction, and recordkeeping requirements; penalties. - (1) A mail-in secondhand precious metals dealer may not conduct...

538.33 - Tendering payment. - History.—s. 2, ch. 2009-158; s. 3, ch. 2009-162.

538.34 - Inspection of records and premises. - History.—s. 2, ch. 2009-158; s. 3, ch. 2009-162.

538.35 - Holding period. - (1) The dealer may not sell, barter, exchange, alter, adulterate,...

538.36 - Acts and practices prohibited; penalties. - (1) Any dealer not registered with the department as a...

538.37 - Powers and duties of department. - History.—s. 2, ch. 2009-158; s, 3, ch. 2009-162.