Nebraska City Mulls Fingerprinting

To combat rampant theft, the city of Omaha, NE is considering requiring that anyone who sells scrap metal to a recycling facility would need to be fingerprinted.

At a meeting scheduled for June 6, the Omaha City Council will be hearing a first reading on a proposal to require this security check.

The policy is geared as an ordinance to amend Article III of Chapter 30 of the Omaha Municipal Code dealing with the records of salvage delivery and purchase and providing for reports to the chief of policy adding a new Section 30-97 requiring fingerprints of persons delivering articles or materials to salvage dealers, repealing section 30-91 of the existing Omaha Municipal Code.

The amended ordinance would be effective 15 days after passage. To view the ordinance click on the following link -- ordinance click on the following link  --