End-of-Day Reports
Customized tickets are printed to include the date, time and transaction number. A purchase slip is generated and listed, including the seller's license plate number and state along with driver's license number or ID data.
Also listed is a recap of their load including material, quantity and proce. Finally, there is a signature line genreated for the customer to sign with a disclaimer at the point of sale.
Do Not Buy Lists
Compliance Systems can be integrated with your city's "Do Not Buy Lists" that includes names of convicted criminals and those accused of selling stolen materials. This preventative tool ensures your cooperation with police on this matter without added effort.
High speed fingerprint, driver's license and signature scanners work to make end of day reporting a snap!
"By purchasing industry-specific software, recyclers can save time, reduce costs and meet their obligations under local and state laws." from "Sticky Fingers" by Katie Morris, Recycling Today Magazine, Octboer 2008
Pending Legislation
U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) has introduced legislation in the US House of Representatives that would make it easier for law enforcement officials to investiget the rapidly growing crime of copper theft.
H.R. 6831, the Copper Theft Prevention Act, would require scrap metal dealers to document copper transactions and would prohibit cash transactions of more then $500 for scrap copper. Stupak and US Congressman Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.), co-chairmen of the Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus, introduced the legislation with the support of the Coalition Against Copper Theft.
In Michigan, AT&T reported a 140 percent increase in wire theft from 2006 to 2007. DTE Energy reported 400 thefts of utility property in the last year and losses of almost $7 million to copper theft.
Under Stupak's proposed legislation, scrap dealers would face civil penalties of up to $10,000 for failing to document transactions or engaging in cash transactions of more than $500. Scrap dealers would be required to keep records of copper transactions, including the name and address of the seller, the date of the transaction, the quantity and a description of the copper being purchased, an identifying number from a driver's license or other government-issued identification and, where possible, the make, model and tag number of the vehicle used to deliver the copper to the scrap dealer. Scrap metal dealers would be required to maintain these records for a minimum of two years from the date of the transaction and make them available to law enforcement agencies for use in tracking down and prosecuting copper theft crimes. The bill would also require scrap metal dealers to perform transactions of more then $500 by check rather than cash.
source: American Recycler, October 2008
