(a) A buyer shall ensure that each automated purchasing machine that the buyer owns or operates in the State meets the requirements of this section.
(b) (1) Before the completion of a transaction in which an automated purchasing machine buys personal property, the automated purchasing machine shall require a seller to provide the following information:
(i) the full name of the seller;
(ii) the date of birth of the seller;
(iii) the complete home address of the seller; and
(iv) a contact telephone number for the seller.
(2) An automated purchasing machine receiving personal property from a seller shall verify the information provided by the seller under paragraph (1) of this subsection by requiring the seller to submit:
(i) the seller’s government–issued identification card; or
(ii) any other form of personal identifying information required by the Secretary.
(c) (1) On completion of a transaction in which an automated purchasing machine buys personal property, the automated purchasing machine shall make a record of the transaction that includes:
(i) the information obtained from the seller under subsection (b)(1) of this section;
(ii) a photograph of the seller;
(iii) an electronic copy or a photocopy of the identifying information submitted under subsection (b)(2) of this section;
(iv) the date, time, and location of the transaction; and
(v) a description of the personal property, including a statement whether the personal property appears to have been altered.
(2) (i) In addition to the information required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, if the personal property bought by an automated purchasing machine is an electronic device, the automated purchasing machine shall make a record of:
1. the make and model of the electronic device; and
2. the serial number of the electronic device if it can be determined at the time of purchase.
(ii) A serial number that an automated purchasing machine generates to record a transaction does not qualify as a serial number for purposes of this paragraph.
(3) A separate entry shall be made for each item of personal property involved in a transaction.