§ 10-124. Acquiring articles from minors.

No junk or secondhand dealer or his agent or employee shall purchase, take or acquire, in the course of such business, any goods, article or thing of value whatsoever from any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years, or any goods, article or thing of value the ownership of which is in or which is claimed by any minor, unless such minor's parent or guardian, or the relation or person in whose care or employ such minor may be at the time, shall state in writing that such transaction is made with such parent's, guardian's, relation's or employer's full knowledge and consent. It shall be the duty of such dealer to preserve and keep on file such written statement for the purpose of subsequent reference thereto. Such written permission shall be subject to inspection by the chief of police or police officers of the city at all reasonable times.

(Code 1959, § 11-8)

State law reference

Purchases of certain metals from minors, G.S. § 60-11.