Washington SB6190 amends scrap metal business regulations, including record-keeping, identification, and transaction requirements, and criminalizes.

Washington SB6190 modifies regulations for scrap metal businesses, requiring them to maintain detailed records for transactions involving nonferrous metal property, including identification and photographic evidence of sellers. It mandates that sellers provide current government-issued identification and prohibits cash transactions unless the seller has a commercial account. The bill also criminalizes the destruction of critical communications infrastructure, establishing it as a class C felony and creating a civil cause of action for damages.

Washington SB6190 amends scrap metal business regulations, including record-keeping, identification, and transaction requirements, and criminalizes.

Washington SB6190 modifies regulations for scrap metal businesses, requiring them to maintain detailed records for transactions involving nonferrous metal property, including identification and photographic evidence of sellers. It mandates that sellers provide current government-issued identification and prohibits cash transactions unless the seller has a commercial account. The bill also criminalizes the destruction of critical communications infrastructure, establishing it as a class C felony and creating a civil cause of action for damages.