The legally required process of scanning, photographing, and storing a government-issued ID for every nonferrous or regulated scrap transaction.
## What is seller ID capture? State scrap-metal laws require that a yard verify and record the seller's identity on every regulated transaction. Typical requirements: - **Government-issued photo ID** (driver license, state ID, military ID, passport). - **Scanned image** of front (and back, in some states). - **OCR-extracted fields:** name, DOB, license number, expiration, state. - **Thumbprint** (CA, AZ, TX, others). - **Photo of seller** (some states). ## How WeighPay handles seller ID capture WeighPay AI Vision driver-license OCR auto-extracts every field, validates against expiration and authenticity heuristics, stores the encrypted image, and applies the operator's state-specific workflow.