Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 19.290 - Metal Property.
19.290.040 - Scrap metal businesses—Record of commercial accounts.

RCW 19.290.040
Scrap metal businesses—Record of commercial accounts.

(1) Every scrap metal business must create and maintain a permanent record with a commercial enterprise, including another scrap metal business, in order to establish a commercial account. That record, at a minimum, must include the following information:
(a) The full name of the commercial enterprise or commercial account;
(b) The business address and telephone number of the commercial enterprise or commercial account; and
(c) The full name of the person employed by the commercial enterprise who is authorized to deliver private metal property, nonferrous metal property, and commercial metal property to the scrap metal business.
(2) The record maintained by a scrap metal business for a commercial account must document every purchase or receipt of private metal property, nonferrous metal property, and commercial metal property from the commercial enterprise. The record must be maintained for three years following the date of the transfer or receipt. The documentation must include, at a minimum, the following information:
(a) The time, date, and value of the property being purchased or received;
(b) A description of the predominant types of property being purchased or received; and
(c) The signature of the person delivering the property to the scrap metal business.

[ 2013 c 322 § 7; 2008 c 233 § 4; 2007 c 377 § 4.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous

Chapter 19.290 - Metal Property.

19.290.010 - Definitions.

19.290.020 - Private metal property or nonferrous metal property—Records required.

19.290.030 - Metal property and metallic wire—Requirements for transactions.

19.290.040 - Scrap metal businesses—Record of commercial accounts.

19.290.050 - Reports to law enforcement—Records exempt from public disclosure—Private civil liability.

19.290.060 - Stolen metal property—Preserving evidence.

19.290.080 - Civil penalties.

19.290.090 - Exemptions from chapter.

19.290.100 - Scrap metal license—Penalties.

19.290.110 - Scrap metal license—Application, renewal—Required information.

19.290.120 - Scrap metal license application—Department of licensing to issue license—Display of certificate.

19.290.130 - Scrap metal license—Surety bond—Action for recovery.

19.290.140 - Scrap metal license—Renewal—Surrender of license.

19.290.150 - License plates—Fee.

19.290.160 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

19.290.170 - Cancellation of scrap metal license—Refusal of issuance.

19.290.180 - Director of licensing authorized to adopt rules and regulations, set license and renewal fees.

19.290.190 - Inspection of licensed premises and records—Certificate of inspection.

19.290.200 - State preemption.

19.290.210 - Subpoenas.

19.290.220 - Scrap theft alert system.

19.290.230 - Seizure and forfeiture.

19.290.240 - Chapter to be liberally construed.

19.290.250 - No-buy list database program—Scrap metal business to determine if customer is listed.