Delaware Code Title 24. Professions and Occupations § 2307. Prohibited transactions

(a) No pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or scrap metal processor subject to this chapter shall knowingly purchase or acquire any article, ware or merchandise:

(b) No pawnbroker subject to this chapter shall take or receive as a pledge or pawn any artificial limb or wheelchair.

(c) No individual may purchase or sell a catalytic converter from an individual unless the individual, at the time of purchase or sale, provides identification that shows the individual is 1 of the following:

(d) A scrap metal processor may not purchase the following items from an individual unless the individual, at the time of purchase, provides appropriate authorization from a relevant business or unit of federal, state, or local government specifically authorizing the individual to conduct the transaction.

(e) A catalytic converter may not be purchased with cash.  Payment must be made in the form of a check payable to the licensed individual or licensed entity selling the catalytic converter.

(f) An entity or individual authorized to sell a catalytic converter under subsection (c) of this section may not provide false, fraudulent, altered, or counterfeit information or documentation to the purchaser of a catalytic converter.

(g) The purchase and sale of a catalytic converter must occur between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

(h) The sale of a catalytic converter must occur at a fixed business address of an individual authorized to purchase a catalytic converter under subsection (c) of this section.

(i) The Department of Safety and Homeland Security and its designees may seize an item found in violation of this section.  For any item seized for violation of paragraph (a)(4) of this section, the Department shall hold the seized item for no more than 30 days, during which time the pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or scrap metal processor may provide the Department with proof of ownership or other evidence sufficient to establish ownership under this chapter.