Inspections by Law Enforcement Officers

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Commerce and Trade
  4. Selling and Other Trade Practices
  5. Secondary Metals Recyclers
  6. Inspections by Law Enforcement Officers

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During the usual and customary business hours of a secondary metals recycler, a law enforcement officer shall, after properly identifying himself or herself as a law enforcement officer, have the right to inspect:

  1. Any and all regulated metal property in the possession of the secondary metals recycler; and
  2. Any and all records required to be maintained under Code Section 10-1-353.

(Code 1981, §10-1-352, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2452, § 1; Code 1981, §10-1-354, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 1-1/HB 872.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 1/HB 872, effective July 1, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 10-1-354 as present Code Section 10-1-357.

Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 4-1(a)/HB 872, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on or after July 1, 2012.

Law reviews.

- For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 238 (2012).


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