§ 36-281. Qualifications.

No scrap metal registration shall be accepted for:

(1)

A person who is under 18 years of age and whose parents or legal guardians have been convicted of a felony or other crime which would disqualify a person from registration under this section and such crime was committed during the time that such parents or legal guardians held a registration under this chapter;

(2)

A person who, within five years immediately preceding the date of filing, has pled guilty to, been convicted of, released from incarceration for or released from probation or parole for committing, attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit a violation of Article 37 of Chapter 21 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, prior to their repeal, or K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 21-5801 through 21-5839, and amendments thereto; cruelty to animals under subsection (a)(6) of K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 21-6412, and amendments thereto; perjury, K.S.A. 21-3805, prior to its repeal, or K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 21-5903, and amendments thereto; compounding a crime, K.S.A. 21-3807, prior to its repeal, obstructing legal process or official duty, K.S.A. 21-3808, prior to its repeal, falsely reporting a crime, K.S.A. 21-3818, prior to its repeal, interference with law enforcement, K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 21-5904, and amendments thereto, interference with judicial process, K.S.A. 2011 Supp. 21-5905, and amendments thereto, or any crime involving moral turpitude;

(3)

A person who, within the five years immediately preceding the date of registration, has pled guilty to, been found guilty of, or entered a diversion agreement for violating the provisions of this chapter or amendments thereto or K.S.A. 50-6, 109 et seq., and amendments thereto, the laws of another state comparable to such provisions or laws of any county or city regulating the sale or purchase of regulated scrap metal three or more times;

(4)

A person, who within the three years immediately preceding the date of registration, held a scrap metal dealer registration which was revoked, or managed a facility for a scrap-metal dealer whose registration was revoked, or was an employee whose conduct led to or contributed to the revocation of such registration;

(5)

A person who makes a materially false statement on the registration application or has made a materially false statement on a registration or similar filing within the last three years;

(6)

A partnership or limited liability company, unless all members of the partnership or limited liability company are otherwise qualified to file a registration;

(7)

A corporation, if any manager, officer or director thereof, or any stockholder owning in the aggregate more than 25 percent of the stock of such corporation, would be ineligible to receive a registration hereunder for any reason;

(8)

A person whose place of business is conducted by a manager or agent unless the manager or agent possesses all of the qualifications for registration; or

(9)

A person whose spouse has been convicted of a felony or other crime which would disqualify a person from registration under this section and such crime was committed during the time that the spouse held a registration under this chapter.

(Ord. No. O-45-12, § 1, 7-26-2012)