Sec. 9. (a) A person may not sell or attempt to sell, and a valuable metal dealer may not purchase or attempt to purchase, a catalytic converter, in whole or in part, as valuable metal when the catalytic converter is not attached to a motor vehicle at the time of the sale or attempted sale, unless the seller is a used parts dealer or an automotive repair company.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply when the seller presents the valuable metal dealer with an affidavit executed by a law enforcement officer attesting to the officer's reasonable belief that the catalytic converter lawfully came into the possession of the person attempting to sell the catalytic converter.
As added by P.L.224-2013, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.20-2022, SEC.18.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 25. Professions and Occupations
Article 37.5. Dealers in Valuable Metals
Chapter 1. Regulation of Valuable Metal Dealers by State Police
25-37.5-1-0.1. "Automobile Salvage Rebuilder"
25-37.5-1-0.4. "Disposal Facility"
25-37.5-1-0.8. "Used Parts Dealer"
25-37.5-1-2. Record of Purchases; Forms; Retaining Copies; Beer Kegs
25-37.5-1-4. Separation of Purchases; Inspection
25-37.5-1-6. Publication of Forms and Information on Web Site
25-37.5-1-9. Catalytic Converters as Valuable Metal; Prohibition of Sale; Exceptions