PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                S.B. 399

(e) The dealer shall tag each item individually with a number that corresponds to
the transaction under which it was acquired. However, items acquired in a matching set
may be tagged as a set.

(F) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE, THERE IS A PRESUMPTION THAT
AN OBJECT IS A PRECIOUS METAL OBJECT IF:

(1)      IT REASONABLY APPEARS TO BE A PRECIOUS METAL OBJECT; AND

(2)      IT WAS RECEIVED BY A DEALER IN THE COURSE OF BUSINESS OR IS
FOUND IN THE PLACE OF BUSINESS OR STORAGE FACILITY OF A DEALER.

12-304.

[(a) A dealer shall submit a copy of each record to the primary law enforcement
unit by:

(1)     delivering the copy by 10 a.m. on the next business day after the record

is made; or

(2)     mailing the copy at the end of the business day when the record is made,
by first class mail, from a post office or mailbox in the county where the dealer holds a
license.]

(A)     (1) A DEALER SHALL SUBMIT A COPY OF EACH RECORD TO THE
PRIMARY LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS
SECTION.

(2) IF THE DEALER TRANSACTS BUSINESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH §
12-206(B) OF THIS TITLE, THE DEALER ALSO SHALL SUBMIT A COPY OF THE RECORDS
TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (B) OF
THIS SECTION.

(3) ON THE REQUEST OF A DEALER. THE SECRETARY SHALL PROVIDE
TO THE DEALER A LIST OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS.

(B)     THE DEALER SHALL SUBMIT THE RECORDS BY DELIVERING OR MAILING
A COPY OF THE RECORDS BY THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DAY
ON WHICH THE ITEM WAS ACQUIRED.

[(b)] (C) Each copy of a record, submitted to the primary law enforcement unit
AND. IF APPLICABLE. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT, shall include:

(1)     the license number of the dealer;

(2)     the location of each item listed in the record; and

(3)     the information required under § 12-302 of this subtitle.
[(c)] (D)    A copy of a record submitted under this section;

(1)     shall be kept confidential;

(2)     is not a public record; and

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