Section 16-1003. OTHER RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

 

1003.1A Class C secondhand dealer who purchases or receives secondhand personal property on consignment must pay only in the form of check and only after at least sixty (60) days from the date on which the property is received.

 

1003.2No junk dealer, Class A, or Class C secondhand dealer shall purchase or receive any article of secondhand personal property from a minor unless the minor's parent or legal guardian is physically present during the transaction, consents in writing to the transaction, and presents the identification required in this chapter.

 

1003.3Nothing in § 1001, § 1002, or this section shall apply to any of the following:

(a)[RESERVED];

 

(b)The receipt of articles of secondhand personal property which are received as donations by Class C dealers;

 

(c)The purchase or receipt of articles of secondhand personal property by Class C secondhand dealers, except the purchase or receipt of items listed in § 1003.7;

 

(d)The purchase or receipt of articles of secondhand personal property from the United States or District of Columbia governments; or

 

(e)Except as otherwise provided by § 1013, the purchase or receipt of bona fide coins or stamps issued by or for a government.

 

1003.4Junk dealers, Class A, and Class C dealers shall be exempt from the provisions of § 1002 if purchasing or receiving articles of secondhand personal property from a licensed auctioneer.

 

1003.5 A Class C secondhand dealer operating to any extent on a consignment basis, must submit an annual report to the Director which verifies the consignment purchase conditions.

 

1003.6 A Class C secondhand dealer which is a charitable, nonprofit organization, as defined in § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, shall submit an annual report to the Director which verifies that status.

 

1003.7 Each licensee shall secure the name and address of the person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any of the following items:

 

(a) [RESERVED];

 

(b) Cameras, cell phones, computers, laptops, or any other type of portable electronic communications device;

 

(c) [RESERVED];

 

(d) Furs;

 

(e) Household appliances;

 

(f) Jewelry, or other items composed of or manufactured in whole or in significant part of a precious metal, as defined in § 1002.1;

 

(g) Musical instruments;

 

(h) Office machines and equipment;

 

(i) Televisions or personal entertainment devices such as Playstation, Xbox, Wii, or similar products;

 

(j) Watches; and

 

(k) Any item other than those listed in this subsection, having a retail sales value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more.

 

1003.8All records made under § 1003.7 shall be maintained by the dealer at the dealer's place of business for a period of not less than one (1) year after the date the property is sold or disposed of in any manner.

 

 

authority

An Act Making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes, approved July 1, 1902 (32 Stat. 627; D.C. Official Code § 47-2837 (2012 Repl.)), and D.C Official Code §§ 47-2851.03a(h) and 47-2851.20 (2012 Repl.).

source

§ 1 of Commissioners’ Order 33-2803 (October 17, 1933); as amended by Sections 1(b) and (c) of Article 1 of the Police Regulations (May 1981); as amended by § 2(b) and (c) of the Secondhand Dealers Regulation and Rental Housing Act of 1980 Clarification Act of 1981, effective July 14, 1981 (D.C. Law 4-15; 28 DCR 2255 (May 22, 1981)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 11001 (September 21, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12210 (November 28, 2014).