165.122 Compliance with subpoena for information related to metal transaction; lost or stolen metal property. (1) Not later than two business days after receiving from a peace officer or law enforcement agency a subpoena for information related to a named or specified individual, vehicle or item of metal property, a scrap metal business shall provide to the peace officer or law enforcement agency a copy of a metal property record created under ORS 165.117 or a copy of the relevant portion of a commercial account that contains the information about the individual, vehicle or item of metal property that is the subject of the subpoena. The scrap metal business shall provide the information in any form or by any method reasonably required by the peace officer or law enforcement agency.
(2) If a scrap metal business knows or has good reason to know that metal property that the scrap metal business purchased or received or possesses or controls was lost by or stolen from the metal property’s owner or lawful possessor, the scrap metal business shall promptly notify an appropriate law enforcement agency and shall:
(a) Name the owner or lawful possessor of the property, if known; and
(b) Disclose the name of the person that delivered the metal property and the date on which the scrap metal business received the metal property.
(3) If a peace officer or law enforcement agency notifies a scrap metal business that an item of metal property in the possession or control of the scrap metal business is lost or stolen, the scrap metal business shall:
(a) Segregate the metal property that is the subject of the notification from other inventory kept by the scrap metal business;
(b) Protect the metal property from alteration or damage;
(c) Mark, tag or otherwise identify the metal p
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Chapter 165 — Offenses Involving Fraud or Deception
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165.122 Compliance with subpoena for information related to metal transaction; lost or stolen metal property. (1) Not later than two business days after receiving from a peace officer or law enforcement agency a subpoena for information related to a named or specified individual, vehicle or item of metal property, a scrap metal business shall provide to the peace officer or law enforcement agency a copy of a metal property record created under ORS 165.117 or a copy of the relevant portion of a commercial account that contains the information about the individual, vehicle or item of metal property that is the subject of the subpoena. The scrap metal business shall provide the information in any form or by any method reasonably required by the peace officer or law enforcement agency.
(2) If a scrap metal business knows or has good reason to know that metal property that the scrap metal business purchased or received or possesses or controls was lost by or stolen from the metal property’s owner or lawful possessor, the scrap metal business shall promptly notify an appropriate law enforcement agency and shall:
(a) Name the owner or lawful possessor of the property, if known; and
(b) Disclose the name of the person that delivered the metal property and the date on which the scrap metal business received the metal property.
(3) If a peace officer or law enforcement agency notifies a scrap metal business that an item of metal property in the possession or control of the scrap metal business is lost or stolen, the scrap metal business shall:
(a) Segregate the metal property that is the subject of the notification from other inventory kept by the scrap metal business;
(b) Protect the metal property from alteration or damage;
(c) Mark, tag or otherwise identify the metal property; and
(d) Hold the metal property for the length of time, not to exceed 10 days, that the peace officer or law enforcement agency specifies.
(4) A peace officer or law enforcement agency may not require a scrap metal business to hold metal property under subsection (3) of this section unless the peace officer or law enforcement agency reasonably suspects that the metal property was lost by or stolen from the owner or lawful possessor of the metal property. Within 10 days after notifying a scrap metal business that an item of metal property may be lost or stolen, the peace officer or law enforcement agency shall:
(a) Determine that the metal property is lost or stolen and take appropriate lawful action to impound or recover the metal property and return the metal property to the owner or lawful possessor; or
(b) Determine that the metal property is not lost or stolen and notify the scrap metal business that it is not necessary to hold the metal property any longer. [2009 c.811 §4; 2010 c.56 §3]
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Oregon criminal law — ORS Title 16 (2025 snapshot) · legal_authorities
165.117 Metal property transaction records; prohibited conduct; commercial sellers; penalties. (1) Before completing a transaction, a scrap metal business engaged in business in this state shall:
(a) Create a metal property record for the transaction at the time and in the location where the transaction occurs. The record must:
(A) Be accurate and written clearly and legibly in English;
(B) Be entered onto a standardized printed form or an electronic form that is securely stored and is capable of ready retrieval and printing; and
(C) Contain all of the following information:
(i) The signature of the individual with whom the scrap metal business conducts the transaction.
(ii) The time, date, location and monetary amount or other value of the transaction.
(iii) The name of the employee who conducts the transaction on behalf of the scrap metal business.
(iv) The name and telephone number of the individual with whom the scrap metal business conducts the transaction and a street address or, if a post office box is listed on the government-issued photo identification described in sub-subparagraph (vi) of this subparagraph, a post office box, to which the scrap metal business will mail payment to the individual.
(v) The make, model year and the license plate number and state of issue of the motor vehicle or motor vehicles, if any, used to transport the individual who conducts the transaction and to transport the nonferrous metal property or private metal property that is the subject of the transaction.
(vi) A photocopy of a current, valid driver license or other government-issued photo identification belonging to the individual with whom the scrap metal business conducts the transaction.
(vii) A photograph of, or video surveillance recording depicting, a recognizabl