An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, requiring scrap processors and recycling facility operators to collect certain information relating to the purchase of scrap material; requiring commercial accounts; restricting scrap processors and recycling facility operators from purchasing certain materials; and making a repeal.
What changed between versions
Added a requirement for scrap processors and recycling facility operators to create and maintain commercial accounts with buyers and collect specific identification details from sellers.
Introduced a new duty for scrap processors to register with the Pennsylvania State Police, including submitting business details and paying a registration fee.
Reorganized penalty sections to explicitly state that fines for failing to register with the State Police are handled differently than other violations of the act.
Updated the list of restricted materials to clarify that road and bridge guardrails and highway signs are prohibited from being purchased by scrap processors.
Minor formatting and numbering adjustments were made to reorganize the bill's sections and update the printer's number to reflect the amended version.
