Louisiana passes bill to not pay cash for copper

**Monj** · 06-04-2012, 06:24 PM

Scrap metal recycling bill clears Legislature | Louisiana Politics

Due to the 'booming illegal scrap metal market"

**hobo finds** · 06-04-2012, 07:48 PM

The law wont stop metal thefts at all. The theves will find away around it. Have the checks sent to a house and a day or two later cash it in.

**BuckStacyBuck** · 06-04-2012, 07:54 PM

The e scrap place I got to here dosnt pay in cash, they give out checks instead,
but all the other metal and scrap yards I've been to around here pay out in cash, weird.

**toula** · 06-04-2012, 08:46 PM

In Louisiana they have been paying us in checks for copper for months now. They used to cash it there for you but starting in August they hold the check for 5 days then mail it to you. I don't really mind it but I don't see how it will help.

**Mechanic688** · 06-04-2012, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by toula

In Louisiana they have been paying us in checks for copper for months now. They used to cash it there for you but starting in August they hold the check for 5 days then mail it to you. I don't really mind it but I don't see how it will help.

Cause you need an ID for the checks and those type of people don't like anyone seeing their ID, or they don't have a bank account to cash their check. But that's what W*llmart is for.

**happyscraper** · 06-04-2012, 11:49 PM

The only bad thing I see is now the yards will lower thiere price on copper to cover the cost of writing all those checks.

**taterjuice** · 06-05-2012, 12:10 AM

They'll travel out of state before they'll deal with all that drama. All that happens is honest ppl get screwed

**scrappy888** · 06-05-2012, 12:18 AM

I get checks for all metal other than aluminum cans...if I bring in cans n copper they cut me a check..if just cans it is cash..I don't have a problem with that..but I do see y other states are adapting this policy

**stmg08** · 06-05-2012, 10:43 PM

Well that just sucks, I do this as side deal, and I usually do bring my copper to yard unless I need cash. I usually just sign the check right there, they have my pic id on file.