Introduced in the House on November 9, 2006, to expand licensure requirements, and make it a felony for a junk dealers and scrap metal processors to accept material that they know is stolen, subject to up to five years in prison and $10,000 fine, depending on the source of the stolen material. The bill would also impose new recordkeeping requirements on these dealers, including a mandate that they record the fingerprint of a person selling scrap metal, and where the scrap was obtained. The bill comes in response to a rash of copper cable thefts in Detroit and other locations
The vote was 69 in favor, 31 opposed and 10 not voting
(House Roll Call 1146 at House Journal 89)
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