STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6817 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the receipt of catalytic converters by junk dealers and scrap dealers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 2 62-a to read as follows: 3 § 62-a. Catalytic converters. 1. Except as provided in subdivisions 4 two and three of this section, no junk dealer, junk yard owner or opera- 5 tor, or scrap metal processor or scrap metal processing facility as 6 described in article six-C of this chapter may receive a catalytic 7 converter of a motor vehicle that is not attached to such motor vehicle 8 unless such processor, dealer, owner, operator processor or facility, at 9 the time of receipt: 10 a. records the place and date of the transaction, a description of the 11 catalytic converter, including item type and identification number, if 12 any, and the amount paid for the catalytic converter; 13 b. records a description of the seller and the seller's name, resi- 14 dence address and motor vehicle operator's license or identity card 15 number or, if the seller is a business, the name, address and telephone 16 number of the business; 17 c. records the number plate of the motor vehicle used to transport the 18 catalytic converter to the licensee; 19 d. obtains from the seller a statement (i) that the seller is the 20 owner of such catalytic converter, or (ii) identifying the name of the 21 person from whom the seller obtained the catalytic converter, as shown 22 on a signed transfer document; and 23 e. takes a clear photograph or video of the seller, the motor vehicle 24 operator's license or identity card of the seller and the catalytic 25 converter. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00525-01-5
A. 6817 2 1 2. No junk dealer, junk yard owner or operator, or scrap metal proces- 2 sor or scrap metal processing facility as described in article six-C of 3 this chapter may receive a catalytic converter of a motor vehicle that 4 is not attached to such motor vehicle from a motor vehicle recycler 5 unless: 6 a. such catalytic converter has a stock number affixed to or written 7 on such converter by such recycler; and 8 b. at the time of receipt, such processor, dealer, owner or operator 9 (i) receives a written statement on such recycler's letterhead that 10 includes the stock number of the catalytic converter and the vehicle 11 identification number of the motor vehicle from which such catalytic 12 converter was detached, provided a single written statement may be used 13 for a transaction involving more than one catalytic converter, and (ii) 14 takes a clear photograph or video of the employee of such recycler who 15 is transferring the catalytic converter and such employee's motor vehi- 16 cle operator's license or identity card. 17 3. No junk dealer, junk yard owner or operator, or scrap metal proces- 18 sor or scrap metal processing facility as described in article six-C of 19 this chapter may receive a catalytic converter of a motor vehicle that 20 is not attached to such motor vehicle from a motor vehicle repair shop 21 unless: 22 a. such catalytic converter was removed from a motor vehicle that was 23 serviced by such shop; 24 b. such catalytic converter has a stock number affixed to or written 25 on such converter by such shop; and 26 c. at the time of receipt, such processor, dealer, owner or operator 27 (i) receives a written statement on such shop's letterhead that includes 28 the stock number affixed to or written on such converter, information on 29 the motor vehicle from which such catalytic converter was detached, 30 including the vehicle identification number and registration number, if 31 applicable, of the motor vehicle and a receipt for the services 32 performed on such motor vehicle, provided a single written statement may 33 be used for a transaction involving more than one catalytic converter, 34 and (ii) takes a clear photograph or video of the employee of such shop 35 who is transferring the catalytic converter and such employee's motor 36 vehicle operator's license or identity card. 37 4. A person selling a catalytic converter pursuant to subdivision one 38 of this section may sell only one catalytic converter to a junk dealer, 39 junk yard owner or operator, or scrap metal processor or scrap metal 40 processing facility as described in article six-C of this chapter per 41 day. 42 5. A junk dealer, junk yard owner or operator, or scrap metal process- 43 or or scrap metal processing facility as described in article six-C of 44 this chapter may only pay a seller of a catalytic converter by check. If 45 the seller is a motor vehicle recycler or motor vehicle repair shop, 46 such check shall be payable to the motor vehicle recycler or motor vehi- 47 cle repair shop. If the seller is not a motor vehicle recycler or motor 48 vehicle repair shop, such processor, dealer, owner or operator shall 49 either: 50 a. send the check to the address provided by the seller pursuant to 51 paragraph b of subdivision one of this section; or 52 b. hold the check at such processor's, dealer's, owner's or operator's 53 place of business or facility for collection by the seller not earlier 54 than the third business day after the date of the purchase of such cata- 55 lytic converter by such processor, dealer, owner or operator.
A. 6817 3 1 6. A junk dealer, junk yard owner or operator, or scrap metal process- 2 or or scrap metal processing facility as described in article six-C of 3 this chapter may only sell a catalytic converter that such processor, 4 dealer, owner or operator received in compliance with the provisions of 5 subdivision one of this section, and may sell such catalytic converters 6 without any limitation on the number that may be sold per day. 7 7. Each junk dealer, junk yard owner or operator, or scrap metal 8 processor or scrap metal processing facility as described in article 9 six-C of this chapter shall submit to the division of state police, on a 10 monthly basis or more frequently as determined by the superintendent of 11 state police upon consideration of the volume and nature of the busi- 12 ness, a sworn statement of such processor's, dealer's, owner's, opera- 13 tor's or facility's catalytic converter transactions, (i) describing the 14 property received, (ii) setting forth the nature and terms of each tran- 15 saction, and (iii) identifying the name and address of the motor vehicle 16 recycler or motor vehicle repair shop from which the property was 17 received, or identifying the name and residence address and providing a 18 description of the person from whom the property was received. Such 19 statement shall be in an electronic format prescribed by the superinten- 20 dent of state police. The superintendent of state police may grant an 21 exemption from the requirement of submitting such statement in electron- 22 ic format for good cause shown. The superintendent of state police shall 23 include information submitted pursuant to this section in any database 24 that stores information relating to transactions by junk dealers, junk 25 yard owners or operators, or scrap metal processors or scrap metal proc- 26 essing facilities. 27 8. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall adopt regulations concern- 28 ing the creation and retention of documents and other records required 29 by subdivision one of this section. Such documents and records shall be 30 open for inspection by law enforcement officials upon request during 31 normal business hours. 32 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 33 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.