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Senate Bill 650 (Christensen – 1959)
Chapter 1846, Statutes of 1959
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As enacted in 1959, Senate Bill 650 added sections 21625 through 21639 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to the reporting of transactions involving identifiable secondhand tangible personal property. (See Exhibit #1c) Senator Carl L. Christensen introduced this bill on February 11, 1959. (See Exhibit #1a) Senator Carl L. Christensen was an attorney from Erueka and served as chair for the Senate Interim Committee on Secondhand Dealers and Auctioneers. (See Exhibit #8, page1)
Senate Bill 650 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and the Assembly Committee on Governmental Efficiency and Economy where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibit #2) One amendment was made to Senate Bill 650. (See Exhibits #1b and #2) This bill was heard on the Consent Calendar in each house, indicating it was unopposed, and received unanimous votes in all committees. Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Edmund G. Brown signed Senate Bill 650 on July 16, 1959 and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on the same day as Chapter 1846 of the Statutes of 1959. (See Exhibits #1c and #2)
The Summary Digest of Statutes Enacted provided the following synopsis of the Senate Bill 650:
Requires secondhand dealer to report acquisition of certain identifiable secondhand tangible personal property to chief of police or sheriff and provides for copy of the report to be sent to State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.
Requires secondhand dealer to retain such property in his possession for 10 days after making of the report or, in lieu thereof, to obtain name, address and description of buyer and retain such information for 3 years. Authorizes chief of police or sheriff for good cause to waive the 10-day requirement.
(See Exhibit #4, page 59)