Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13. Criminal Code § 13-3728. Unlawful purchase, solicitation, advertisement, possession or sale of used detached catalytic converter; classification; definition

1. The possession or sale of a used detached catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts of a catalytic converter by an automotive recycler that is licensed pursuant to title 28, chapter 10  1 if the possession or sale is in the automotive recycler's ordinary course of business.

2. The purchase or sale of a used detached catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts of a catalytic converter as prescribed by § 44-1642.01 that are acquired in a transaction with an industrial account, with another scrap metal dealer or after the used detached catalytic converter or the nonferrous parts of a catalytic converter are authorized for release by a peace officer of the jurisdiction in which the transaction occurs, except that a solicitation or advertisement for a used detached catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts of a catalytic converter may be made only for industrial accounts.

3. The possession or sale of a used detached catalytic converter or any nonferrous parts of a catalytic converter by a commercial motor vehicle parts or repair business that sells or installs new catalytic converters if the possession or sale is in the business's ordinary course of business. A commercial motor vehicle parts or repair business may purchase a used detached catalytic converter being sold as a vehicle repair part in compliance with United States environmental protection agency policy. The used detached catalytic converter in compliance with United States environmental protection agency policy shall be marked with the date the catalytic converter was removed from the vehicle, the vehicle identification number of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed or an alternative number to the vehicle identification number. If an alternative number is used, the alternative number must be under a numbering system that can be immediately linked to the vehicle identification number by law enforcement.