1854

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 436

(VI)  WHETHER THE ITEM APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN
ALTERED SINCE ITS MANUFACTURE, SUCH AS BY MELTING, OR
COVERING OR DEFACING A SERIAL NUMBER OR IDENTIFYING FEATURE,
OR RECUTTING A GEM; AND

(VII)  THE ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID OR OTHER
CONSIDERATION FOR THE TRANSACTION;

(4) (I) THE NAME, DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER, AND
DATE OF BIRTH OF EACH PERSON FROM WHOM PRECIOUS METALS ARE
ACQUIRED;

(II)  IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PERSON FROM WHOM PRECIOUS METALS ARE ACQUIRED, FROM A
PASSPORT, AGE OF MAJORITY CARD, MILITARY IDENTIFICATION, OR
OTHER POSITIVE, VERIFIABLE IDENTIFICATION, AND FROM AT LEAST
ONE CORROBORATING IDENTIFICATION TOGETHER WITH A PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSON, INCLUDING THE SEX, RACE,
APPROXIMATE HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AND AGE, AND ANY DISTINGUISHING
FEATURES; OR

(III)  A STATEMENT THAT THE PERSON MAKING
THE TRANSACTION IS PERSONALLY KNOWN TO THE DEALER AND THAT
THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH (2) IS ON FILE
WITH THE DEALER.

(C) (1) THE DEALER SHALL TAG EACH ITEM INDIVIDUALLY
WITH A NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO THE TRANSACTION UNDER WHICH
IT WAS ACQUIRED.

(2) HOWEVER, ITEMS ACQUIRED IN A MATCHING SET
MAY BE TAGGED AS A SET.

(D)  THE RECORDS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE
RETAINED BY THE DEALER IN PERMANENT FORM FOR 3 YEARS AFTER
THE DATE OF THE TRANSACTION.

(E)  A DEALER SHALL FILE A COPY OF THE RECORDS WITH THE
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT, OR IF
NONE, THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AGENCY EXERCISING
PRIMARY LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY AGENCY FOR THE COUNTY IN
THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE LICENSE IS HELD, BY:

(1)  MAILING THE RECORDS BY FIRST CLASS MAIL AT
THE END OF THE BUSINESS DAY ON WHICH THEY ARE MADE; OR

(2)  DELIVERING THE RECORDS BY 10 A.M. THE
MORNING ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AFTER THEY ARE MADE.

(F)  THE RECORDS FILED SHALL INCLUDE:

(1)  THE DEALER'S LICENSE NUMBER;

(2)  THE CURRENT LOCATIONS OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN
THE RECORDS; AND