06 AM
21 3441
ADOPTED
Senators
Heath of the 31st, Henson of the 41st, Chapman of the 3rd, Jones of the 10th,
Harp of the 29th and others offered the following amendment:
Amend
the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee substitute to SB 550
(LC 25 4462S) by striking line 1 of page 1 through line 35 of page 7 and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
To
amend Code Section 40-3-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to cancellation of certificate of title for scrap, dismantled, or demolished
vehicles, salvage certificate of title, administrative enforcement, and removal
of license plates, so as to provide that a person who is required to deliver the
certificate of a vehicle which is being scrapped or is otherwise severely
damaged to certify that all mercury switches have been removed from such
vehicle; to provide that any used motor vehicle parts dealer who sells such a
vehicle to a scrap metal processor shall certify on the bill of sale that all
mercury light switches have been removed; to provide penalties; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 40-3-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
cancellation of certificate of title for scrap, dismantled, or demolished
vehicles, salvage certificate of title, administrative enforcement, and removal
of license plates, is amended by inserting at the end of paragraph (2) of
subsection (a) a new subparagraph to read as follows:
"(E)(i)
Any person required to surrender a certificate of title of a vehicle
manufactured for the 2002 model year or any preceding model year to the
commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall at the same
time provide the commissioner with a written document certifying that all
mercury light switches have been removed from such vehicle.
(ii)
Any used motor vehicle parts dealer who sells a scrap vehicle manufactured for
the 2002 model year or any preceding model year to a scrap metal processor
subject to the provisions of Chapter 43 of Title 43 shall certify on the bill of
sale that all mercury light switches have been removed from such scrap
vehicle.
(iii)
Any person violating this Code section shall, upon conviction, be punished as
for a misdemeanor for each violation. Each vehicle sold in violation of this
Code section shall constitute a separate
offense."