Sponsored by:
Senator SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM
District 31 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
Implements certain guidelines concerning purchase of catalytic converters.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning the purchase of catalytic converters and supplementing P.L.2009, c.8.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A core recycler shall not purchase or attempt to purchase a catalytic converter, in whole or in part, if the catalytic converter is not attached to a motor vehicle at the time of sale or attempted sale, unless the seller is a used automotive parts dealer or an automotive repair company.
b. The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall not apply to a seller that:
(1) provides the core recycler with a certificate of title, certificate of registration, a receipt from a transaction of repair, or a bill of sale for the motor vehicle from which the catalytic converter was taken; or
(2) is a registered business that, in the regular course of business, collects, stores, or sells a catalytic converter or any other motor vehicle part.
c. As used in this section, "core recycler" means a person that buys used individual catalytic converters previously removed from a motor vehicle. “Core recycler” shall include a motor vehicle junk business or motor vehicle junk yard as defined in R.S.39:11-2, pawnbroker as defined in R.S.45:22-1, and scrap metal business as defined in section 1 of P.L.2009, c.8 (C.45:28-1).
d. A violation of this act shall be a disorderly persons offense for a first or second offense, and a crime of the fourth degree for third and subsequent offenses.
e. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety may promulgate, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that a core recycler is not permitted to purchase or attempt to purchase a catalytic converter, in whole or in part, if the catalytic converter is not attached to a motor vehicle at the time of sale or attempted sale, unless the seller is a used automotive parts dealer or an automotive repair company. Pursuant to the bill, "core recycler" means a person that buys used individual catalytic converters previously removed from a motor vehicle. The provisions of the bill do not apply to a seller that:
(1) provides the core recycler with a certificate of title, certificate of registration, a receipt from a transaction of repair, or a bill of sale for the motor vehicle from which the catalytic converter was taken; or
(2) is a registered business that, in the regular course of business, collects, stores, or sells a catalytic converter or any other motor vehicle part.
A violation of the bill would be a disorderly persons offense for a first or second offense, and a crime of the fourth degree for third and subsequent offenses. A disorderly persons offense is ordinarily punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to six months or a fine of up to $1,000, or both. A crime of the fourth degree is ordinarily punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 18 months or a fine of up to $10,000, or both.