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Telecom Firms, Law Enforcement Back Tougher Penalties for Cable and Copper Theft; Recyclers Agree to Cash Ban
Summary
SB 6,190 would expand criminal and civil penalties for destruction of critical communications infrastructure, restrict cash payments for certain scrap metal and add licensing penalties for repeat violators. Telecom companies and prosecutors urged more enforcement tools; recyclers agreed to new reporting and cash-ban measures but noted fiber is not sold to yards.
Senators heard testimony on SB 6,190 on Jan. 27, a package aimed at protecting critical communications infrastructure by regulating scrap-metal transactions, expanding penalties for infrastructure destruction and adding enforcement tools.
Staff counsel explained the bill revises definitions for nonferrous and commercial metal property, permits electronic payments for purchases (not cash for nonferrous metal), and creates civil penalties and potential loss of licensure for scrap businesses that violate transaction rules; it also establishes a new…
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