THE SENATETWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008STATE OF HAWAII

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A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO METAL.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 708, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is

2 amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated

3 and to read as follows:

4 "§708- Theft of beer keg. ill A person commits the

5 offense of theft of beer keg if the person commits theft of a

6 beer keg.

7 ill For the purposes of this section, "beer keg" means a

8 metal container used to hold five gallons or more of liquid that

9 is stamped, engraved, stenciled, or otherwise marked with the

10 name of a brewery manufacturer; provided that a deposit beverage

11 container, as defined under section 342G-101, shall not be

12 considered a beer keg.

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ill Theft of beer keg is a misdemeanor.

SECTION 2. Section 445-231, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is

15 amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted

16 and to read as follows:

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1 ""Beer keg" means a metal container used to hold five

2 gallons or more of liquid that is stamped, engraved, stenciled,

3 or otherwise marked with the name of a brewery manufacturer;

4 provided that a deposit beverage container, as defined under

5 section 342G-10l, shall not be considered a beer keg."

6 SECTION 3. Section 445-233, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is

7 amended as follows:

8 1. By amending subsection (b) to read:

9 "(b) If the scrap presented for purchase is copper, or a

10 beer keg, in whole or in part, the seller shall provide a copy

11 of a receipt that describes, with particularity:

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(1 )

(2)

( 3)

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The exact item that is being offered for sale;

Who issued the receipt;

The date of sale of the item prior to the item's being

offered to the scrap dealer; and

The price, if any, of the item when obtained by the

seller."

18 2. By amending subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read:

19 " (d) If the seller does not provide a copy of the receipt

20 or the notarized declaration as required by subsections (b) and

21 (c), the scrap dealer shall not purchase the copper, or beer

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1 keg, in whole or in part, and shall report the attempted sale to

2 the police.

3 (e) If the scrap dealer purchases any copper[T] or beer

4 keg, in whole or in part, the scrap dealer shall take a

5 photograph or photographs of all of the copper or any beer keg

6 offered for sale.

7 (f) The scrap dealer shall also require the seller to

8 verify the seller's identity by presenting a valid photo

9 identification card or license issued by a federal or state

10 government agency authorized to issue [~] valid

11 identification. If the scrap being offered for sale is copper,

12 or a beer keg, in whole or in part, the scrap dealer shall:

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(1) Take a photograph of the seller; or

(2) Make a photocopy of the identification card or license

of the seller."

SECTION 4. This Act does not affect rights and duties that

17 matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were

18 begun, before its effective date.

19 SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed

20 and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

21 SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008, and

22 shall be repealed on July 1, 2009; provided that sections

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1 445-231 and 445-233, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted

2 in the form in which those sections read on the day before the

3 effective date of Act 197, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007.

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S . B. NO. 2782S.D. 2H.D.2

Report Title:Scrap Metal; Theft

Description:Includes beer kegs in laws intended to monitor scrap metalresale. Creates a new misdemeanor offense of theft of beer keg.Sunsets July 1, 2009. (SB2782 HD2)

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