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DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS 18400-22948.25›CHAPTER 9. Secondhand Goods 21500-21672›ARTICLE 5. Resale of Goods 21650-21653

§ 21652

California Business and Professions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Every junk dealer or secondhand dealer shall, before accepting for resale from any person any finished product, new item of finished or merchandisable quality, inventory item of new materials or finished quality, or other goods and materials in such a state or condition as to show that they are neither abandoned nor scrapped, shall require that such person present adequate evidence of authority to sell. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.

(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1174.)

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