Cross References — As to licenses and business regulations, generally, ch. 605.
State Law References — Authority of city to license, regulate
pawnbrokers, §94.110, RSMo.; pawnbroker loans, §§367.011
et seq., RSMo.
Editor's Note — Ord. no. 7426 §1, adopted August
5, 2013, repealed this ch. 625 and enacted the new provisions set
out herein. Former ch. 625 derived from R.O. 2007 §§24-1
— 24-9; ord. no. 4595, 7-6-81.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
Any person who shall be deemed to be a pawnbroker under any
Statute of this State and who shall be doing business within the corporate
limits of the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, shall be subject to
the provisions of such Statutes, such other provisions found in the
Poplar Bluff Code of Ordinances and the following regulations and
restrictions.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
A.
Any
person dealing in the purchase, sale, barter or exchange of secondhand
or previously owned jewelry, coins, watches, diamonds or other precious
stones, cutlery, old gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals
or any other secondhand manufactured articles composed wholly or in
part of gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals, or any recyclable
materials, scrap metal, electronics, video game systems/video games/video
game accessories or household goods, whether such person operates
from a fixed storefront business or is conducting business on a temporary,
short-term basis from a non-fixed location, within the corporate limits
of the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, shall be deemed to be a person
subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
B.
Any
person dealing in the purchase, sale, barter or exchange of used,
secondhand or previously owned items of personal property of a value
of more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and who shall be so engaged
in such business from a fixed location or with such regularity as
to be involved in more than casual sales and shall be so engaged within
the corporate limits of the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, shall
be deemed to be a person subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
C.
Nothing
to the contrary herein withstanding, no person shall be deemed to
be subject to the provisions of this Chapter who is primarily engaged
in the sale of previously owned motor vehicles, agricultural products
or livestock or others who are primarily engaged in the sale of new
products to the retail market. No provision hereof shall apply to
jewelers who are primarily engaged in the sale of new products to
the retail market or to those persons primarily engaged in sales on
consignment for more than five (5) days. In addition, the following
are also exempt from these provisions:
1.
Those establishments whose primary source of business derives from
antique items, generally consisting in age of twenty (20) years or
more, and/or those establishments whose primary source of business
derives from the purchase, sale, or barter of articles of clothing.
2.
Gun and knife shows, auction or asset liquidation services engaged
in the selling of the contents of an estate.
3.
Charitable organizations that accept donated goods for resale as
a fund-raising program for the charity.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
A.
Every
person who is subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall keep
permanent records prepared contemporaneously with the transaction
identified therein as follows:
1.
Electronic reporting of transactions. The Poplar
Bluff Police Department shall enter into a contract for service and
maintain its contract for service with LeadsOnline, or a similar entity
as designated by the Chief of Police, in order to enhance its investigative
services to protect both pawnbrokers/secondhand dealers and members
of the general public. In the event of a change to its electronic
reporting system, the City will notify all impacted licensees of the
change within a reasonable time prior to such change.
Every pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall operate and maintain
a computer system with Internet access and photographic or video capability
sufficient for the electronic reporting requirements described in
this Article. Any failure or malfunction of such equipment on the
part of the licensee shall not exempt the licensee from the recording/reporting
requirements outlined in this Section. The licensee shall immediately
notify the Police Department of any such failure or malfunction, and
shall have such resolved as soon as practical. Failure by the licensee
to resolve any failure or malfunction of equipment in a reasonable
amount of time will lead to license revocation proceedings under this
Article.
2.
Record of transactions. Throughout the term of the
license, every pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall report/upload
to LeadsOnline, or the City's current electronic reporting system,
the below listed information for each and every transaction conducted
during each day they were open for business by the end of that business
day. All information shall be recorded in the English language.
A transaction shall consist of all articles brought into a pawnbroker
or secondhand dealer for sale, barter, trade, pledge, or pawn by an
individual (pawner/seller) at one (1) specific time and date, articles
brought into a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer by an individual (pawner/seller)
for sale, barter, trade, pledge, or pawn at different times or different
dates by the same person shall be considered as separate transactions,
regardless of how short the difference in time is between those transactions.
Separate transactions, either from the same person or different persons,
shall not be combined and reported collectively.
a.
Non-junk/scrap articles.
(1)
Purchases/receipts by licensee.
(a)
All non-junk/scrap articles brought into a pawnbroker or secondhand
dealer by an individual (pawner/seller) for sale, barter, trade, pledge
or pawn during a single transaction shall be itemized separately.
(i)
Exemption: Collectible coins, antique/collectible
currency, gold or silver necklaces, gold or silver bracelets may be
lumped into one (1) entry per specified item (example: twelve (12)
silver dollars, nine (9) twenty (20) inch gold braided necklaces)
provided that each item is identifiable in a single or group photograph.
(b)
Each non-junk/scrap article brought into a pawnbroker or secondhand
dealer by an individual (pawner/seller) for sale, barter, trade, pledge,
or pawn during a transaction shall be associated with the person (pawner/seller)
who brought the article in. The licensee shall record/report the following
information for each such transaction:
(i)
A digital photographic image of a photo ID card of the pawner/seller,
sufficiently clear to allow the information on the ID to be read.
The photo ID must be currently valid (not expired or mutilated) card
issued by a government entity of the United States, and must include
the pawner/seller's first and last name, current address, date of
birth, and physical descriptors. In the event the card is valid but
does not contain the pawner/seller's current address, the licensee
must separately record and report the current address.
(ii)
If the pawner/seller is pawning or selling on
behalf of a company or business, the name, address, and telephone
number of such company or business shall also be recorded/reported.
(iii)
The date and time of the transaction.
(iv)
A complete and thorough description of each non-junk/scrap
article including, but not limited to, the following:
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Type of article.
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Brand name/make/manufacturer (if applicable).
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Model number (if applicable).
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Serial number (if applicable).
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Color/finish.
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(v)
A digital photograph(s) of each non-junk/scrap article purchased
or received as trade, barter, pledge, or pawn by a pawnbroker or secondhand
dealer, sufficiently detailed to allow reasonable identification of
each article. If the article contains any identifying numbers, marks,
writing, engraving, etc., or any other distinguishing characteristics,
the digital image(s) shall capture the same.
(2)
Sales by the licensees. Licensees do not need
to record/report any information pertaining to the sale of junk/scrap
material.
b.
Junk/scrap articles.
(1)
Purchase by licensees.
(a)
Junk/scrap articles may be recorded/reported in bulk, but must
specify the weight, type, (example: steel, copper, aluminum, etc.)
and form (example: sheet, cans, pipe, wire, etc.) of the bulk material.
(b)
Each different type and form of junk/scrap bulk material brought
into a secondhand dealer by an individual for sale during a transaction
shall be associated with the person who brought the material in. Licensees
shall record/ report the following information for each such transaction:
(i)
A photographic image on the ID card of the seller, sufficiently
clear to allow the information on the ID to be read. The photo ID
must be a currently valid (not expired) card issued by a government
entity of the United States, and must include the pawner/seller's
first and last name, current address, date of birth, and physical
descriptors. In the event the card is valid but does not contain the
seller's current address, the licensee must separately record and
report the current address.
(ii)
If the seller is selling on behalf of a company
or business, the name, address and telephone number of such company
or business shall also be recorded/reported.
(iii)
If the junk/scrap is brought by motor vehicle
to a licensee for sale, the make, model, color and license plate number
of that vehicle shall be recorded/reported.
(iv)
The date and time of the transaction.
(v)
A digital photograph or, if the licensee has a video system,
video segment of each individual type and form of bulk material purchased
by the licensee shall be linked to the record of that transaction.
(2)
Sales by licensees. Licensees do not need to
record/report any information pertaining to the sale of junk/scrap
material.
3.
Written records in event of malfunction. In the
event the electronic reporting system malfunctions or is otherwise
not operational, the licensee shall, at all times during such malfunction
or non-operation, be required to keep written records of any and all
transactions made during the period of malfunction or non-operation,
to include all information required by this Section. These written
records shall be recorded/uploaded to LeadsOnline, or the City's current
electronic reporting system, as soon as practicable after the electronic
reporting system is functional. No such written records shall be erased,
mutilated or changed. Written records shall be open and available
for review upon request by the City Clerk or any Peace Officer during
regular business hours.
4.
Inspection of premises by police. The Chief of Police
or any officer so designated by him/her shall have general supervision
over all pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, and shall also have power
to inspect their respective places of business and all articles or
things kept therein, whenever he/she shall deem it necessary to do
so.
5.
Solicitation of articles. No person licensed under
this Article shall be permitted to solicit business of any nature
upon any public street or public highway in the City.
6.
Compliance enforcement. It shall be the duty of
the Poplar Bluff Police Department to conduct regular compliance checks
upon licensed pawnbrokers, consignment shops, secondhand goods dealers,
precious metal collectors and scrap metal collectors. These compliance
checks will be conducted at the direction of the Poplar Bluff Police
Department's Chief of Police in a controlled and standardized manner.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
The electronic or written record and articles or items referred
to herein shall, at all times, be open to inspection of any Police
Officer of the City of Poplar Bluff or any designate of the Chief
of Police. The record shall be maintained for a period of three (3)
years from the date of the transaction to which it relates.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
A.
Every
person who is subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall retain
each and every article received by him/her in the same state and condition
as it was when received. All articles received during any one (1)
day's transaction shall be kept separately and shall not be commingled
with any other articles or items received during any other day's transactions.
B.
All
articles shall be made available for examination within the City of
Poplar Bluff to any Police Officer of the City of Poplar Bluff for
a period of five (5) consecutive days after the subject persons receipt
of said items. Such items may not be sold, transferred or exchanged
by the subject person during said five (5) day period.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
In lieu of the requirements of Subsection 625.050(B), the subject person may photograph and take the right thumbprint of the person involved in the pledge, sale, barter or exchange. Said thumbprint shall be taken on a three (3) inch by five (5) inch card and said photograph taken with a camera that immediately produces the photographic result. Said thumbprint and photograph shall be identified with the name of the person affixed thereto. Said photograph and thumbprint card shall be maintained for a period one (1) year from the date of the transaction to which it relates. In the event that said photograph and thumbprint are so obtained, in lieu of the provisions of Section 625.050(B), said items may be sold, transferred or exchanged by the subject person immediately after receipt of said items.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
The requirements of Sections 625.030, 625.040, 625.050 and 625.060, as they are applied to the subject person identified in Section 625.020, shall be applied only to purchases, pledges, bartered or exchanged goods. Such provisions shall not apply to those transactions which are solely and exclusively a sale by the subject person.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
No person subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall purchase
or receive any goods, articles or things of value offered such person
from any person under the age of eighteen (18) years or from any person
who is at the time intoxicated or without first ascertaining that
such article or thing is the property of the person offering to transfer
or exchange same.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
Pursuant to Section 570.080.2, RSMo., as may be amended from
time to time, no person subject to the provisions of this Chapter
shall knowingly take, buy or receive in pledge or deposit any stolen
article or personal property, or any article of personal property
that (from any cause) he or she may have reason to believe or suspect
cannot be lawfully or rightfully sold, pawned or pledged by the person
offering it. It shall be the duty of every person subject to the provisions
of this Chapter, upon receiving information or learning that any goods,
articles or things left with him/her have been lost or stolen, to
immediately notify in writing the Police Department, giving the name
of the person from whom the goods, articles or things were received
and all other information as required by this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
For the purpose of this Article, the following terms, phrases
and words shall have the meanings given herein and shall apply in
the interpretation and enforcement of this Article unless otherwise
specifically stated:
The Chief of Police of the City of Poplar Bluff Police Department.
The Director of Finance for the City of Poplar Bluff.
That period of time from one (1) date in a calendar month
to the corresponding date in the following calendar month, but if
there is no such corresponding date, then the last date of such following
month and when computations are made for a fraction of a month, a
day shall be one-thirtieth (1/30) of a month.
The book value of the current assets of a person or pawnbroker
less its applicable liabilities as stated in this Section. Current
assets include the investment made in cash, bank deposits, merchandise
inventory and loans due from customers excluding the pawn service
charge. Current assets do not include the investments made in fixed
assets of real estate, furniture, fixtures or equipment; investments
made in stocks, bonds or other securities, investments made in prepaid
expenses or other general intangibles. Applicable liabilities include
trade or other accounts payable; accrued sales, income or payables
that are unsecured or secured in whole or part by current assets.
Applicable liabilities do not include liabilities secured by assets
other than current assets. Net assets must be represented by a capital
investment unencumbered by any liens or other encumbrances to be subject
to the claims of general creditors.
Any person engaged in the business of lending money on the
security of pledged goods or engaged in the business of purchasing
tangible personal property on condition that it may be redeemed or
repurchased by the seller for a fixed price within a fixed period
of time.
The location at which or premises in which a pawnbroker regularly
conducts business.
An individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust,
association or any other legal entity however organized.
A person who has not been convicted of any State, Federal
or municipal offense involving drugs or narcotics, robbery, burglary,
theft, stealing, receiving stolen property, embezzlement, extortion,
forgery, gambling, bribery, perjury, any weapons offense or any crime
of violence.
Tangible personal property other than choses in action, securities
or printed evidence of indebtedness, which property is deposited with
or otherwise actually delivered into the possession of a pawnbroker
in the course of his/her business in connection with a pawn transaction.
Every loan of money made in this City, the payment of which
is secured by a security interest in tangible personal property which
is physically delivered into the hands of the lender at the time of
the making of the loan and which is to be retained by the lender while
the loan is a subsisting obligation.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
No person shall operate a pawnshop in the City of Poplar Bluff
unless such person obtains a pawnshop license issued by the Director
of Finance of the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. A license is required
for each place where pawnbroking business is transacted and no one
shall act as an agent, employee or solicitor for any pawnbroker while
such pawnbroker is engaged in such business at a place other than
that specified in the license.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
A.
An
application for a new pawnshop license shall be under oath and shall
state the full name and place of residence of the applicant, the place
where the business is to be conducted and other relevant information
required by the Director. If the applicant is a partnership, the application
shall state the full name and address of each partner and whether
such partner is a general partner or a limited partner. If the applicant
is a corporation, the application shall give the full name and address
of each officer, shareholder and director. Further, a "certificate
in good standing" shall be filed with the Director. The application
shall be accompanied by:
1.
An investigation fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) if the applicant
is unlicensed at the time of applying for the pawnshop or two hundred
fifty dollars ($250.00) if the application involves a second (2nd)
or additional license to an applicant previously licensed for a separate
location or involves substantially identical principals and owners
of a licensed pawnshop at a separate location; and
2.
Proof of general liability insurance in the amount of fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000.00); and
3.
An annual fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
Transfer of an existing pawnshop license or the change of ownership
of a licensed pawnshop is the same as an initial application for a
new pawnshop license. Licenses are personal to the licensee.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
The application form for a new license, a renewal license, transfer
of an existing license or change of ownership of a licensed pawnshop
shall be on forms prescribed and provided by the Director and shall
contain information sufficient to inform the Director regarding the
qualifications of the applicant for a license or renewal license.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
The Director shall investigate the facts contained in an application
for a new pawnshop license and shall request assistance of the Chief
of Police and any other person having knowledge of the facts contained
in the application or who is authorized to investigate those facts.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
A.
No
license shall be issued to any person who:
1.
Is not of good moral character or to any pawnshop employing persons
who are not of good moral character; or
2.
Makes a false statement of material facts in the application for
a license or renewal license; or
3.
Does not have net assets of at least fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)
readily available for use in conducting business as a pawnshop for
each licensed pawnshop; or
4.
Does not file with the Director a bond satisfactory to the Director
in an amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) with a surety company
qualified to do business in this City. The aggregate liability of
such surety shall not exceed the amount stated in the bond. The bond
shall run to the City for the use of the City and of any person(s)
who may be a cause of action against the obligor of such bond under
the provisions of this Article. Such bond shall be conditioned that
the obligor will comply with the provisions of this Article and by
all rules and regulations adopted by the Director and will pay to
the City and to any such person(s) from such obligor under and by
virtue of the provisions of this Chapter or any rules adopted by the
Director pursuant to this Chapter during the time such bond is in
effect.
If the Director is unable to verify that the applicant meets
the net assets requirement for a licensed pawnshop, the Director may
require a finding, including the presentation of a current balance
sheet, by an independent certified public accountant, that the accountant
has reviewed the books and records of the applicant and that the applicant
meets the net assets requirement of this Article.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
A.
No
license shall be issued for the operation of a pawnshop, as defined
herein, when the pawnshop will be located within three hundred (300)
feet of any church, school or residentially zoned property.
B.
No
license shall be issued for the operation of a pawnshop, as defined
herein, when the pawnshop will be located within five hundred (500)
feet of another pawnshop.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
Subsequent to the first (1st) year for which a license is issued
to a pawnbroker, each pawnbroker shall make a renewal application
to the Director. The application shall be filed by January thirty-first
(31st) of the current licensing year and shall be on the forms and
shall contain such information as the Director may require. The forms
shall contain such information as will assist the Director in determining
whether conditions have changed and whether a renewal license should
be issued for the subsequent licensing year. The Director may request
the assistance of the Chief of Police or any other City employee or
person having knowledge of the truth or falsity of the matters contained
in the application or who is able to investigate those matters. The
annual fee for the issuance of a renewal license is five hundred dollars
($500.00).
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
A.
If
the Director believes that conditions have changed such that the holder
of a pawnshop license would not still be eligible to receive a pawnbroker's
license or that the holder of the pawnshop license is in violation
of this Article or State law pertaining to pawnshops, the Director
may suspend the license.
B.
If
the Director believes that the holder of a pawnshop license may remedy
the situation, giving rise to the Director's belief that conditions
have changed and has not previously been in violation of this Article
or State law pertaining to pawnshops, the Director may suspend the
license. If the Director believes that the changed condition(s) are
such that, if true, the licensee would not be able to remedy the situation
in a reasonable time or if the holder of the pawnshop license has
previously been in violation of this Article or State law pertaining
to pawnshops, then the Director may revoke the pawnshop license.
C.
If
the Director believes that the safety, morals or peace of residents
of the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, is immediately affected by
the change in conditions, the Director may suspend or revoke the license
prior to a hearing, but he/she shall afford the licensee a hearing
within five (5) days of the suspension or revocation if the licensee
desires such a hearing. If the Director believes that the changed
condition is not of such imminent hazard to the safety, morals or
peace of the residents of the City of Poplar Bluff, he/she may have
a hearing prior to his/her action. He/she shall give the licensee
at least ten (10) days' notice of the hearing.
D.
Any
party aggrieved by a decision of the Director shall have the right
of appeal to the Circuit Court of Butler County, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
A.
At
the time of making any secured personal credit loan, the lender shall
execute and deliver to the borrower a receipt for and describing the
tangible personal property subjected to the security interest to secure
the payment of the loan. The receipt shall contain the following:
1.
The name and address of the pawnshop;
2.
The name and address of the pledgor, the pledgor's description, and
the driver's license number, military identification number, identification
certificate number, or other official number capable of identifying
the pledgor;
3.
The date of the transaction;
4.
An identification and description of the pledged goods, including
serial numbers if reasonably available;
5.
The amount of cash advanced or credit extended to the pledgor;
6.
The amount of the pawn service charge;
7.
The total amount which must be paid to redeem the pledged goods on
the maturity date;
8.
The maturity date of the pawn transaction; and
9.
A statement to the effect that the pledgor is not obligated to redeem
the pledged goods, and that the pledged goods may be forfeited to
the pawnbroker sixty (60) days after the specified maturity date.
B.
If
the pawn ticket is lost, destroyed, or stolen, the pledgor may so
notify the pawnbroker in writing, and receipt of such notice shall
invalidate such pawn ticket, if the pledged goods have not previously
been redeemed. Before delivering the pledged goods or issuing a new
pawn ticket, the pawnbroker shall require the pledgor to make a written
affidavit of the loss, destruction or theft of the ticket. The pawnbroker
shall record on the written statement the identifying information
required, the date the statement is given, and the number of the pawn
ticket lost, destroyed or stolen. The affidavit shall be signed by
a notary public appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Section
486.205 RSMo., to perform notarial acts in this State.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
A.
Every
secured personal credit loan shall be due and payable in lump sum
thirty (30) days after the date of the loan contract or, if extended,
thirty (30) days after the date of the last preceding extension of
the loan and if not so paid when due, it shall, on the next day following,
be in default. The lender shall retain possession of the tangible
personal property subjected to the security interest to secure payment
of any secured personal credit loan for a period of sixty (60) days
next following the date of default. If, during the period of sixty
(60) days, the borrower shall pay to the lender the principal sum
of the loan with the loan fee(s) and the interest due thereon to the
date of payment, the lender shall thereupon deliver possession of
the tangible property to the borrower. If the borrower fails, during
the period of sixty (60) days, to make payment, the title to the tangible
personal property shall, on the day following the expiration of the
period of sixty (60) days, pass to the lender without foreclosure
and the right of redemption by the borrower shall be forever barred.
B.
A pledgor
shall have no obligation to redeem pledged goods or make any payment
on a pawn transaction.
C.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, any person properly identifying himself/herself
and presenting a pawn ticket to the pawnbroker shall be presumed to
be entitled to redeem the pledged goods described therein.
D.
A pawnbroker
shall not:
1.
Accept a pledge from a person who is under eighteen (18) years of
age;
2.
Make any agreement requiring the personal liability of a pledgor
in connection with a pawn transaction;
3.
Accept any waiver, in writing or otherwise, of any right or protection
accorded a pledgor under this Article or other law;
4.
Fail to exercise reasonable care to protect pledged goods from loss
or damage;
5.
Fail to return pledged goods to a pledgor upon payment of the full
amount due the pawnbroker on the pawn transaction. In the event such
pledged goods are lost or damaged as a result of a pawnbroker's negligence
while in the possession of the pawnbroker, it shall be the responsibility
of the pawnbroker to replace the lost or damaged goods with like kind
of merchandise. Lenders shall not be responsible for loss of pledged
articles due to acts of God, acts of war or riots. Each lender shall
employ, if reasonably available in his/her area, a reputable company
for the purpose of fire and theft security;
6.
Purchase or take in trade used or secondhand personal property unless
a record is established that contains:
a.
The name, address, physical description and the driver's license
number, military identification number, identification certificate
number or other official number capable of identifying the seller;
b.
A complete description of the property, including the serial number,
if reasonably available or other identifying characteristic; and
c.
A signed document from the seller providing that the seller has the
right to sell the property.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
No pawnbroker or member of the pawnbroker's family or employee
or any other person shall be permitted to live in a pawnshop or in
rooms connecting therewith.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
No pawnshop shall be open for business or receive as pawned,
pledged or purchased, on any condition whatsoever, any article of
personal property or other valuable thing between the hours of 8:00
P.M. on any day and 7:00 A.M. on the following day.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
Every pawnbroker shall give the Chief of Police notice of all
pawned goods to be shipped out of town, which notice shall state the
name of the pledgee and the destination and date of shipment. Such
goods shall not be shipped for at least seven (7) days after delivery
of the copy of the register to the Chief of Police.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
Each licensee shall keep, consistent with accepted accounting
practices, adequate books and records relating to the licensee's pawn
transactions, which books and records shall be preserved for a period
of at least two (2) years from the date of the last transaction recorded
therein.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
The Director may issue such rules and regulations as he/she
deems necessary to implement this Article and the policies contained
herein.
[Ord. No. 7426 §1, 8-5-2013]
Any person who violates any provision of this Article is guilty
of a violation of this Article and may be punished by a fine not to
exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City
Jail for not more than four (4) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
