§ 26-143. Electronic transaction records required.

(a)

All secondary metals recyclers shall maintain a legible electronic record, in the English language, of all purchase transactions involving regulated metal property and restricted regulated metal property to which such secondary metals recycler is a party. Such electronic format will be the Florida Integrated Network for Data Exchange and Retrieval software or such software as is otherwise designated in writing by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. It shall be the responsibility of the individual secondary metal recycler, or any employee thereof, to obtain the most current data specifications of the designated electronic format.

(b)

The following information shall be maintained and transmitted to the Orange County Sheriff's Office in the specified electronic data format described in subsection (a), above:

(1)

The name and address of the secondary metals recycler;

(2)

The name, initials, or other identification of the individual entering the information regarding the transaction;

(3)

The date and time of the transaction;

(4)

The weight, quantity, or volume and a description of the type of regulated metals property purchased in a purchase transaction;

(5)

The distinctive number from the personal identification card of the seller;

(6)

A description of the seller including:

a.

Full name, current residential address, workplace, and home and work phone numbers;

b.

Height, weight, date of birth, gender, hair color, eye color, and any other identifying marks;

c.

A vehicle description to include the make, model, and tag number of the vehicle and trailer of the seller of the regulated metals property; and

d.

Any other information required by the form approved by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and as specified in F.S. § 538.19, except the amount of consideration given in the purchase transaction.

(c)

Such information shall be electronically transmitted for the previous day's business to the Orange County Sheriff's Office by 10:00 a.m. on each day the secondary metals recycler is open for business.

(d)

A secondary metals recycler shall maintain or cause to be maintained the information required by this section for not less than five (5) years from the date of purchase transaction.

(e)

If the purchase transaction involves the transfer of regulated metals property from a) a secondary metals recycler registered with the state or b) an exempt seller under subsection 26-142(b) of this Code to a secondary metals recycler registered with the state, the secondary metals recycler receiving the regulated metals property shall record the seller's business name and address and the name of the seller's business representative or seller's point of contact in lieu of the requirements listed in paragraph (6), above.

(Ord. No. 2010-16 , § 2, 12-7-10)