Assembly Bill A454

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to recordkeeping requirements for second-hand dealers, scrap processors and pawnbrokers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A454 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2499
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5-B §§57 - 57-c, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7604
2015-2016: A662
2017-2018: A307
2021-2022: A653, S5878
2023-2024: S2204

2019-A454 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to recordkeeping requirements for second-hand dealers, scrap processors and pawnbrokers.

2019-A454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    454
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, SIMOTAS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A.  MONTESANO, RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  recordkeeping
   requirements for second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 5-B to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 5-B
            RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR SECOND-HAND DEALERS
                              AND PAWNBROKERS
 SECTION 57.   REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
         57-A. RECORD OF PURCHASES AND SALES.
         57-B. ELECTRONIC REPORTING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
         57-C. PENALTIES.
   § 57. REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.  EVERY DEALER IN  SECOND-HAND
 ARTICLES  WHO  DEALS IN THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY SECOND-HAND MANUFAC-
 TURED ARTICLE COMPRISED WHOLLY OR IN PART OF GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM,  OR
 OTHER PRECIOUS METALS, OR DEALS IN THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY OLD GOLD,
 SILVER,  PLATINUM  OR OTHER PRECIOUS METALS, OR DEALS IN THE PURCHASE OF
 ARTICLES OR THINGS COMPRISED OF GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM OR OTHER PRECIOUS
 METALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MELTING OR REFINING, OR DEALS IN THE  PURCHASE
 OR  SALE  OF USED ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES EXCLUDING KITCHEN APPLIANCES, OR
 DEALS IN THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY USED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT,  COMPUT-
 ERS  OR COMPONENT PARTS OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT OR COMPUTERS, SHALL MAKE
 AVAILABLE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE  RECORDS  REQUIRED  TO  BE  KEPT
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISIONS  ONE AND TWO OF SECTION FIFTY-SEVEN-A OF THIS
 ARTICLE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH TRANSACTIONS IN A MANNER SPECIFIED  BY  THE
 SECRETARY  OF  STATE  FOR THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE BY RULE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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