Indiana House Bill 1177 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-28 - Representative Riecken added as coauthor
Pending: House Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires certain persons who purchase secondhand goods for resale to: (1) maintain a log containing the identity of the seller and a description of the secondhand goods; (2) photograph the seller and the secondhand goods; and (3) keep the goods separate from other goods for 10 business days. Provides that the state police department shall publish on its Internet web site: (1) forms to be used by secondhand dealers to record transactions; (2) a list of secondhand property that is particularly susceptible to theft; and (3) relevant statutes and rules concerning the purchase of secondhand property. Requires a secondhand goods merchant to register annually with the secretary of state and certain local law enforcement agencies before the secondhand goods merchant may engage in business in Indiana. Makes a violation of the secondhand goods statute a Class B infraction.

Secondhand shops.

Rep. Christina Hale [D]

Rep. Thomas Dermody [R]

Rep. Gail Riecken [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-28	House	Representative Riecken added as coauthor
2013-01-17	House	Representative Dermody added as coauthor
2013-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
2013-01-10	House	Authored by Representative Hale

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2013&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1177
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2013/IN/IN1177.1.html