Sec. 13. (a) A precious metal dealer must satisfy the registration requirements described in subsections (b) and (c) before the precious metal dealer may engage in the business of purchasing or reselling precious metal at a permanent place of business in Indiana.
(b) A precious metal dealer must submit to the secretary of state one (1) time every twelve (12) months a registration that includes the following:
(1) The name of the precious metal dealer.
(2) The addresses of all permanent places of business owned or leased by the precious metal dealer in Indiana.
(3) Any other information required by the secretary of state.
(4) A registration fee of one hundred dollars ($100), to be deposited by the secretary of state into the electronic and enhanced access fund established by IC 4-5-10-5.
(c) A precious metal dealer must submit a registration to a law enforcement agency one (1) time every twelve (12) months for each permanent place of business owned or leased by the precious metal dealer in Indiana as follows:
(1) If the permanent place of business is located in a municipality that maintains a law enforcement agency, the registration shall be submitted to the law enforcement agency of the municipality.
(2) If the permanent place of business is not located in a municipality that maintains a law enforcement agency, the registration shall be submitted to the sheriff of the county in which the permanent place of business is located.
A registration submitted to a law enforcement agency under this subsection must include the name of the precious metal dealer, the address of the permanent place of business, any other information required by the law enforcement agency, and a registration fee of fifty dollars ($50). However, if a precious metals dealer registers more than one (1) permanent place of business with the same law enforcement agency, the precious metal dealer must pay a registration fee of fifty dollars ($50) to register all the permanent places of business with the law enforcement agency.
As added by P.L.222-2013, SEC.3.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 4. Regulated Businesses
Chapter 19. Precious Metal Dealers
24-4-19-4. "Permanent Place of Business"
24-4-19-7. "Precious Metal Dealer"
24-4-19-11. Purchase or Resale of Precious Metal
24-4-19-12. Permanent Place of Business Requirement
24-4-19-13. Registration Requirement; Secretary of State; Local Law Enforcement Agencies
24-4-19-14. Seller Identification; Photograph of Precious Metal
24-4-19-15. Books, Accounts, and Records
24-4-19-16. Precious Metal Purchases Reported to Law Enforcement Agencies
24-4-19-17. Examination of Records and Information by Law Enforcement Agencies
24-4-19-18. Prohibited Precious Metal Purchases
24-4-19-19. Retention of Precious Metal Purchases