South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1150: Nonferrous metals
Status: In committee, April 28, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the south carolina code of laws by amending section 16-17-680, relating to secondary metals recyclers permits to purchase nonferrous metals, and penalties for violations, so as to revise the statute to include a requirement for affirmative determinations of whether a secondary metals recycler has a previous conviction, to provide further possible violations when a secondary metals recycler has certain knowledge of stolen nonferrous metals, and to provide penalties for the added offenses. b e it enacted by the general assembly of the state of south carolina: s ection 1.a. s ecti.
From the introduced text, April 28, 2026:
A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-17-680, RELATING TO SECONDARY METALS RECYCLERS PERMITS TO PURCHASE NONFERROUS METALS, AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE STATUTE TO INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A SECONDARY METALS RECYCLER HAS A PREVIOUS CONVICTION, TO PROVIDE FURTHER POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS WHEN A SECONDARY METALS RECYCLER HAS CERTAIN KNOWLEDGE OF STOLEN NONFERROUS METALS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE ADDED OFFENSES. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1.A. S ection 16-17-680(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to read: ( B) ( 1) A secondary metals recycler shall obtain a permit to purchase nonferrous metals. A secondary metals recycler's employee is not required to obtain a separate permit to purchase nonferrous metals provided that the employee is acting within the scope and duties of their employment with the secondary metals recycler. A secondary metals recycler's employee who intends to purchase nonferrous metals on behalf of the secondary metals recycler at a location other than a fixed site shall have a copy of the secondary metals recycler's permit readily available for inspection. ( 2) If a secondary metals recycler intends to purchase nonferrous metals at a fixed site or fixed sites, the secondary metals recycler shall …
Sponsors
- (R, 6) · primary sponsor