As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
DEALER IN SECONDHAND JEWELRY OR OLD GOLD
Includes but is not limited to those businesses which transact
in previously owned jewelry, coins, medallions, and other collectibles
containing silver, gold, platinum, jewels, or other precious stones
and metals.
No person engaged in the business of retailing, wholesaling,
or selling jewelry who purchases any article of used or secondhand
jewelry shall sell or offer to sell that used or secondhand jewelry,
unless that person:
A. Maintains, for five years a record of the name, address, and telephone
number of the person from whom it was purchased and:
(1) A descriptive list of any used jewelry purchased from that seller,
including any identifying characteristics of that jewelry; or
(2) Photographs of any used jewelry purchased from that seller placed
next to that seller's photograph-bearing, valid state- or federally
issued driver's license or other government-issued form of identification.
B. Verifies the identity of the person selling the jewelry by requesting
and examining a photograph-bearing, valid state- or federally issued
driver's license or other government-issued form of identification
bearing a photograph.
C. Delivers on a weekly basis by e-mail or mail a copy of the record
of all used jewelry purchased by that person during the preceding
week to the police department having jurisdiction in the location
of that person's place of business; and
D. Maintains in his possession any used jewelry purchased for not less than 14 business days following the delivery of the record of the purchase of that jewelry to the police department, as required by Subsection
C of this section.
Any individual who purchases used or secondhand jewelry from
another individual with the intent of selling that jewelry to a person
engaged in the business of retailing, wholesaling, or smelting jewelry
shall:
A. Maintain, for five years, a record of the sale of that jewelry, including,
but not limited to:
(1) The date the jewelry is sold;
(2) The name of the person engaged in the business of retailing, wholesaling,
or smelting jewelry to whom it is sold; and
(3) An itemized, descriptive list of that jewelry; and
B. Provide an itemized, descriptive list of the jewelry sold to the
person engaged in the business of retailing, wholesaling, or smelting
jewelry at the time of sale.
No person operating a store which deals in secondhand jewelry
or old gold shall receive or purchase any goods, articles or things
whatsoever from any minor under 18 years of age without written authorization
of such person's parents or legal guardian, nor from any apprentice
or servant without written authorization of such person's employer.
No person operating a store which deals in secondhand jewelry
or gold shall sell, melt, change the form of or dispose of any article
bought or received by him within 15 days after said article is reported.
The conviction of a licensee for a violation hereunder shall
not prevent the City from taking action to suspend or revoke the license
of the person so convicted as herein provided.