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83(R) HB 1769 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

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	83R15346 MAW-F
	By: Geren, Bohac, Raymond	H.B. No. 1769
	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1769:
	By: Marquez	C.S.H.B. No. 1769
	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the regulation of certain metal dealers; providing a
	criminal penalty.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 1956.001(8), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(8) "Personal identification document" means:
	(a) a valid driver's license issued by a state in
	the United States;
	(b) a United States military identification
	card; [or]
	(c) a personal identification certificate issued
	by the department under Section 521.101, Transportation Code, or a
	corresponding card or certificate issued by another state;
	(d) a passport; or
	(e) documentation issued by the United States
	agency responsible for citizenship and immigration that authorizes
	the person to be in the United States.
	SECTION 2. Section 1956.0612, Occupations Code, is amended
	by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
	(h) The commissioner may not register a person as a dealer
	if the person, in the calendar year preceding the calendar year for
	which the person seeks to act as a dealer, fails to comply with any
	requirement of Section 1956.062.
	SECTION 3. Section 1956.062, Occupations Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 1956.062. RECORD [REPORT] OF PURCHASE OR EXCHANGE
	REQUIRED. (a) A dealer shall maintain an accurate record of[, as
	required by Section 1956.063, report] all identifiable crafted
	precious metal that the dealer purchases, takes in trade, accepts
	for sale on consignment, or accepts for auction.
	(b) The record [Before crafted precious metal is offered for
	sale or exchange, a dealer must notify each person intending to sell
	or exchange the metal that, before the dealer may accept any of the
	person's property, the person must file with the dealer a list
	describing all of the person's crafted precious metal to be
	accepted by the dealer. The list] must include [contain]:
	(1) the date of the transaction;
	(2) the name and physical address of the dealer;
	(3) the [proposed] seller's name as listed on the
	seller's personal identification document;
	(4) the identifying number of the seller's personal
	identification document;
	(5) the physical [and] address at which the seller is
	residing at the time of the transaction;
	(6) the seller's sex, height, date of birth, and eye
	color;
	(7) [(2)] a complete and accurate description of the
	crafted precious metal that includes:
	(a) the number of items accepted;
	(b) for each item accepted, the size, weight, and
	length of the item, and the material from which the item is made;
	(c) for each item accepted that contains a
	precious metal, the color, weight, purity, and type of each
	precious metal;
	(d) the color, number, size, and approximate
	weight of any stone included in the items accepted; and
	(e) other identifying characteristics of the
	items accepted;
	(8) a digital or video photograph that accurately
	depicts each item accepted; and
	(9) [(3)] the [proposed] seller's certification that:
	(A) the information in the record is true and
	complete; and
	(B) the seller is the legal owner of or is
	lawfully entitled to transfer the crafted precious metal.
	(c) [The dealer shall record the proposed seller's driver's
	license number or department personal identification certificate
	number on physical presentation of the license or personal
	identification certificate by the seller. The record must
	accompany the list.
	[(d)] The dealer shall:
	(1) provide to a peace officer, on demand, the record
	[list] required by this section [Subsection (b)]; and
	(2) except as provided by Subsection (d), mail or
	deliver a complete copy of the record [list] to the chief of police
	or the sheriff as provided by Section 1956.063 not later than 48
	hours after the time the transaction occurs [list is filed with the
	dealer].
	(d) The chief of police or the sheriff may provide for
	electronic submission of a record under Subsection (c)(2).
	(e) In addition to the report required by Subsection (c)(2),
	the commissioner shall by rule require a dealer to report all
	crafted precious metal described by Subsection (a) to the Internet
	database designated under Subsection (f) not later than the end of
	the business day in which the transaction occurred.
	(f) For purposes of Subsection (e), the commissioner shall
	designate an Internet database that is designed to collect
	information from businesses regarding certain transactions and to
	make that information available to law enforcement agencies to
	assist the agencies in solving crimes.
	(g) In this section, "seller" includes a transferor who
	exchanges, or offers to exchange, crafted precious metal with a
	dealer.
	SECTION 4. Section 1956.063(c), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c) For each transaction for which the dealer is required by
	Section 1956.062 to maintain a record [regulated by this
	subchapter], the dealer shall submit a report on a preprinted and
	prenumbered form prescribed by the commissioner. The form must
	include the information required to be included in the record
	[following:
	[(1) the date of the transaction;
	[(2) a description of the crafted precious metal
	purchased by the dealer;
	[(3) the name and physical address of the dealer; and
	[(4) the name, physical description, and physical
	address of the seller or transferor].
	SECTION 5. Subchapter B, Chapter 1956, Occupations Code, is
	amended by adding Section 1956.0631 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1956.0631. PAYMENT FOR CRAFTED PRECIOUS METAL
	PURCHASED. A dealer may pay for a purchase of crafted precious
	metal only by check or prepaid debit card. If payment is by check,
	the names of the dealer and seller must be printed on the check. If
	payment is by prepaid debit card, the seller may not be liable for
	any fees charged by the issuer of the card.
	SECTION 6. Section 1956.064(a), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) A dealer may not melt, deface, alter, or dispose of
	crafted precious metal that is the subject of a report required by
	this subchapter before the 11th day after the date the report is
	filed unless:
	(1) the peace officer to whom the report is submitted,
	for good cause, authorizes disposition of the metal; or
	(2) [the dealer obtains the name, address, and
	description of the buyer and retains a record of that information;
	or
	[(3)] the dealer is a pawnbroker and the disposition
	is the redemption of pledged property by the pledgor.
	SECTION 7. Section 1956.069(a), Occupations Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
	(1) fails to make or permit inspection of a report as
	required by Section 1956.062 or 1956.063;
	(2) violates Section 1956.0612, 1956.0631, or
	1956.064;
	(3) fails to obtain or retain a statement as required
	by Section 1956.066;
	(4) fails to file a registration statement as required
	by Section 1956.067; or
	(5) purchases an object in violation of Section
	1956.068.
	SECTION 8. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
	An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
	governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
	and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
	purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
	effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
	before that date.
	SECTION 9. Not later than November 1, 2013, the consumer
	credit commissioner shall prescribe the form required by Section
	1956.063, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
	SECTION 10. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
	this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
	(b) Section 1956.063(c), Occupations Code, as amended by
	this Act, takes effect December 1, 2013.

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