By Senator Wilson, J.
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter
9A.56 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Where neither party to a transaction involving the sale of a catalytic converter that has been removed from a vehicle maintains a scrap metal business license under chapter
19.290 RCW or a vehicle wrecker's license under chapter
46.80 RCW, the seller shall prepare and furnish to the purchaser a bill of sale. The bill of sale shall include:
(a) The date of the sale;
(b) The full name, address, and verification of the seller's identity; and
(c) The vehicle identification number from which the catalytic converter was removed.
(2) A copy of each bill of sale must be maintained on acquired catalytic converters for three years from the date of sale.
(3) A person who knowingly fails to furnish a bill of sale at the time of the transaction, or knowingly makes a false representation on a bill of sale, as required by this section is guilty of a class C felony.
(4) A person who knowingly fails to maintain a bill of sale as required by this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(5) Each catalytic converter involved in a violation of this section is subject to an additional criminal penalty of $5,000 per catalytic converter. Half of the additional criminal penalty shall be retained by the local jurisdiction; 10 percent shall be directed to the no-buy list database program in RCW
43.43.885; and the remainder shall be directed to the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs solely for grants issued under RCW
36.28A.240."