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S.C. Code Ann. § 40-54-50

Purchases from minors; retention period of precious metals purchased; goods subject to inspection

1981 Act No. 147 SECTION 1; 2014 Act No. 292 (H.3149), SECTION 4, eff June 23, 2014.

(A) No dealer may purchase any precious metal from a minor unless accompanied by his parent or guardian with appropriate identification.

(B) All precious metals, except coins, purchased by a dealer must be held by the dealer at his permanent place of business or within the county of purchase in this State without being resold, melted, or altered in any manner, for a period of twenty-one days from the purchase date. All goods required to be held under this section must at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any law enforcement agency.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.