Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 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:

(1) From any person or persons under the age of 18 unless that person or person is:

a. Recycling aluminum cans; or

b. Accompanied by a parent, grandparent or guardian;

(2) From any person under the influence of any intoxicating liquor or drug when such condition is visible or apparent; or

(3) Which has an altered, obliterated or otherwise tampered with serial number or identifying marking.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2307

Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Pawnbroker: means any person, company, corporation, or member or members of a partnership or firm who:

a. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2301
Scrap metal processor: means any person, company, corporation, or member or members of a partnership or firm engaged in the business of selling or receiving any worn out or discarded metal, old iron, used plumbing fixtures, other metals, automobiles, automobile parts, chain, copper, lead, brass, or other parts of machinery. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2301
secondhand dealer: includes any individual engaged in the business of receiving tangible personal property by means of an automated kiosk. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 2301
State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

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

(c) A scrap metal processor may not purchase a catalytic converter from an individual unless the individual, at the time of purchase, provides identification as:

(1) A licensed automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap metal processor; or

(2) An agent or employee of a licensed commercial enterprise.

(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.

(1) Metal bleachers;

(2) Hard-drawn copper;

(3) Metal beer kegs;

(4) Cemetery urns;

(5) Grave markers;

(6) Materials related to railroad infrastructure; and

(7) Any other used articles owned by a public utility including:

a. Guardrails;

b. Manhole covers;

c. Metal light poles;

d. Tree grates;

e. Water meters; and