[Ord. No. 303 Art. III
§1(a), 1995]
A.
Every
pawnbroker shall keep at his/her place of business a clean and legible
register in which he/she shall enter in writing, a complete minute
description of all property taken, purchased or received, including
any identification, serial and model numbers that may be on the article,
taken, purchased or received, together with the time of purchase or
receipt and a complete description of the person leaving or selling
the property, and must have copy of driver's license. The amount loaned
shall also be entered in the register together with the interest charged
and the time when the loan falls due. Such entries shall be made immediately
after receipt of, or purchase of, the article. Every entry shall be
made in ink and shall not, in any manner, be erased, obliterated or
defaced. Every entry shall be numbered and an identifying tag, approved
by the Police Major, will be attached to the article and it will bear
the same number showing the date and time received.
B.
The register provided for in Subsection (A) above shall at all times be kept open to inspection to the Sheriff of the County or his/her deputy, and any officer of the Police Department of the City, the Prosecuting Attorney of the County, and anyone authorized in writing for that purpose by the Police Major. Every pawnbroker shall also, upon request, show and exhibit to any person or officer for inspection any article purchased, taken or received by him/her.
[Ord. No. 303 Art. III
§1(b), 1995]
Every pawnbroker shall give, to the person selling or leaving property with him/her, a plainly written or printed ticket having upon it a full and perfect copy of all entries required by Section 620.080 to be kept in the register, for which copy no charge shall be made.
[Ord. No. 303 Art. III
§1(c), 1995]
All property purchased absolutely by any pawnbroker shall be
kept by him/her, at his/her place of business, for ten (10) days after
such purchase and such property shall not be placed for sale or exhibited
for sale until the expiration of ten (10) days after purchase.
[Ord. No. 303 Art. III §2,
1995; Ord. No. 2010-006 §1, 9-7-2010]
It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business
of pawn broking to receive, as pawned, pledged or purchased on any
condition whatsoever, any article of personal property or other valuable
thing, or to keep open such place of business, or places or room,
a portion of which is used for the conduct of pawn broking business,
shall not be open for business between the hour of 8:00 P.M. to 8:00
A.M. on any day whatsoever, or on Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter.
[Ord. No. 303 Art. III
§3, 1995]
It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker to purchase, take or
receive in pledge or deposit, any article or property of or from anyone
under the age of eighteen (18). It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker
to purchase, receive or possess any stolen property.
[Ord. No. 303 Art. III
§4, 1995]
No pawnbroker or his/her family or employees shall be permitted
to live in his/her pawnshop or in rooms connecting therewith.
[Ord. No. 303 Art. III
§5, 1995]
Every pawnbroker shall give to the Police Department notice
of all pawned goods to be shipped out of town, which notice shall
state the name of the consignee 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 Police Department.
