Legalzoom.com, a good place to get legal advice
Lately ive been spending a lot of time researching laws in regards to scrapping and recycling. I used a service call legalzoom.com that has been useful and affordable. I pay $30/month for as many 30min consultations as I want, where they answer as many question in those 30 min. If you still have questions you can schedule another consultation to continue where you left off. The $30/month also includes document review where they can review contracts, applications, etc.
I got my business license with the city and Im working on getting all of the permits and other licenses as I go. I have had lots of question and concerns on weather or not I am operating a legal business. Sometimes I think that maybe it would be better just to go around scrapping with out all of the permits and licenses maybe it would be less of a headache and more profitable. On the other side if I get all of the permits, licenses, and customer contracts I could advertise my business as a more professional business that does things by the book. Im going to keep on taking this route and see where it takes me. I think that it will be a little more work up front but better in the long run.
For those of you that have been doing this for a while, have you bothered with all of the permits, licenses, and contracts? Right now I am working on the following:
1. Making a hybrid invoice: An invoice that show what I am picking up from the customer, and also a little contract where the client initials that I am not liable for any damages that may occur from me picking up the items. Also a part in the contract that states that the person that is signing is the rightful owner of the property or has authority to give away the property, you never know if the property is stolen or rightfully owned. Has anyone written one of these up?
2. As for I live in california, here we are suppose to summit a notification to the department of toxic substance control (DTSC) about our "intent to handle e-waste". I am working on that now but, it is a little confusing. The application online asks for a facility address and an owner of the facility. I dont have a facility nor does my business permit allow me to have a facility for storing and breaking down so, what do I put? It is super hard to contact the DTSC and this isnt a subject that many attorneys are well versed in but, I think that legalzoom.com should be able to help me through the process. Has anyone out there given there notification to the DTSC here in California?
3. CRT monitor: after I give my notification is there more that I have to do in order to handle CRT monitors legally? Im pretty sure that I will have to write down peoples address, phone, and name from where I get them. The recycle center by my house told me that I might have to do a couple of more things in order to handle CRT's. Does anyone know more on this subject?
4. After my notification is submitted, I believe that I will have to use an ID number when I recycle at the scrap yard for my e-waste. Has anyone done this?
5. Also I will have to do an annual report on feb. 2. stating the poundage that I have recycled. Has anyone done this?
Ok that is it for now any suggestion or advice is welcomed! thanks
