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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-1-354. Inspections by law enforcement officers.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-1-354. Inspections by law enforcement officers.

During the usual and customary business hours of a secondary metals recycler, a law enforcement officer shall, after properly identifying himself or herself as a law enforcement officer, have the right to inspect:

(1) Any and all regulated metal property in the possession of the secondary metals recycler; and

(2) Any and all records required to be maintained under Code Section 10-1-353.

## History

Code 1981, § 10-1-352, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2452, § 1; Code 1981, § 10-1-354, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 1-1/HB 872.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 1/HB 872, effective July 1, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 10-1-354 as present Code Section 10-1-357.

Ga. L. 2012, p. 112, § 4-1(a)/HB 872, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on or after July 1, 2012.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 238 (2012).