I'm looking for a criminal charge stating (Failure to maintain a metal purchase receipt)Beaverton,Oregon?

Question

My friend was doing some scrapping as he has done in the past and as he was ready to turn the metal scrap in to the recycler in Beaverton,Oregon he was stopped by a Beaverton police officer.After doing all the normal checking and not coming up with anything the officer got out his code book and him and another Beaverton officer spent several mintues finding something they could charge him with,the charge reads as follows. (Failure to maintain a metal purchuse receipt)He went to court on the charge in the city of Beaverton and it was transfered to the Washington County Court which is in(Hillsboro,Oregon).He appeared in court there and a pre-trial date was set.I have read the ORS concerning this charge but Im wanting to know more about the charge and if it is a city ordaince or penal code or who has to keep there receipt,a busniess or a privite party.Im lost at this point to understand if your scrapping and turning it in to a recycler why you need to maintain a purchase receipt ect.

Answer 1

Found it, it's ORS 165.107.

165.107 Failing to maintain a metal purchase record. (1) A person commits the crime of failing to maintain a metal purchase record if the person buys or otherwise obtains new, used or secondhand nonferrous metals or alloys thereof without keeping a record of all such articles purchased or obtained.

(2) The person purchasing or obtaining the metal shall retain the record required by subsection (1) of this section for a period of not less than one year and the person shall make the record available to any peace officer on demand. The record shall contain:

(a) A general description of all property purchased.

(b) The type and quantity or weight of the property.

(c) The name, address, description and signature of the person who sells, makes delivery or otherwise makes the metal available.

(d) A description of any motor vehicle and its license number used in the delivery of such articles.

(3) This section shall not apply to purchases made by or from a manufacturer, remanufacturer or a distributor appointed by a manufacturer of such articles.

(4) As used in this section, “nonferrous metal” includes, but is not limited to, aluminum, stainless steel, copper, copper wire, copper cable, brass, electrolytic nickel and zinc. “Nonferrous metal” does not include precious metals when actually used in the manufacture, repair, sale or resale of jewelry.

(5) Failing to maintain a metal purchase record is a Class B misdemeanor. [1971 c.743 §169; 1995 c.222 §1]


It's amazingly all-inclusive. Looks like it covers almost everyone, private parties and dealers.

Richard

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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