1. (a) Any person who violates section 445-232, 445-233, or 445-233.5, or any person who falsifies a statement required by section 445-233, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided that any person who:

   1. (1) Violates section 445-233 or 445-233.5; or

   2. (2) Falsifies a statement required by section 445-233,

      that involves the purchase of palladium, platinum, or rhodium, shall be guilty of a class C felony.

2. (b) In addition to any penalties the court may impose pursuant to subsection (a), the court shall order, at minimum:

   1. (1) A fine of $1,000 for the first offense;
   2. (2) A fine of $3,000 for the second offense; and
   3. (3) A fine of $5,000 and the suspension of the scrap dealer's license for a period of six months for the third or subsequent offense; provided that if the third or subsequent offense occurs within a five-year period from the occurrence of two prior offenses, the scrap dealer shall be subject to license revocation.

[L 1976, c 230, pt of §2; am L 2007, c 197, §§4, 7; am L 2008, c 32, §§2, 4 and c 91, §§3, 5; am L 2009, c 44, §1; am L 2022, c 88, §8]