City of El Reno, OK Secondhand Dealers

Every person engaged in the business of pawnbroker or dealer in junk or secondhand goods in the City shall keep an accurate record of the items of business and transactions made by him. Such record shall be a full and complete account, giving the description of any article purchased or pledged, and the serial or factory number, if any; the name of the vendor, his address and a description of his personal appearance; the date and price paid or the amount for which such article was pledged; and the name and address of the person from whom the vendor procured the article of property. Such record shall be signed by the vendor and shall be open to inspection by all arresting officers of the City and county during all business hours.

[Amended 6-15-1981 by Ord. No. 2386]

Every dealer or employer who, in the regular course of business, takes, receives, pays for or transfers used precious metals or gems within the corporate confines of the City of El Reno shall possess a valid precious metal and gem dealers license and bond as required by 59 O.S. § 1524(C). Proof of such license and bond shall be presented to the Police Department of the City of El Reno prior to the conduct of any business at the place of business stated in the license.

Transaction book.

(1)

Every dealer shall keep a permanently bound book with the pages numbered sequentially, in which every transaction shall be recorded with the following information:

(a)

An account and description of the item purchased, including, if applicable, the manufacturer's name, the model, the model number, the serial number and any engraved marking;

(b)

The amount of money involved in the transaction;

(c)

The date;

(d)

The name, address and driver's license number of the person involved in the transaction with the dealer; if the person has no driver's license, then the date of birth and general physical description, including hair color and approximate height and weight of that person; and

(e)

The signature of the seller.

(2)

The book required by this section shall be a permanent record to be kept available for inspection at all times on the premises of the business of the licensee dealer. Such book shall be made available during regular business hours for inspection by any law enforcement officer authorized by a law enforcement agency to inspect such book. Every entry in such book shall be made in ink and shall not in any manner be obliterated or erased.

Every dealer must keep at the business location duly designated in the license application all used articles containing precious metals or gems in any amount, for inspections by any law enforcement officer at reasonable times for a period of 10 days. During this ten-day period, the appearance of such articles may not be altered in any way. However, an article may be removed or altered within the ten-day time period upon inspection by a law enforcement officer and written authorization by the law enforcement agency or its designee.

A dealer is not prohibited from arranging for the sale of such articles during the ten-day period; however, such articles must remain in his possession unless released as outlined in Subsection C.

A dealer may store articles in a vault or bank, but such vault or bank must be designated in the application for a dealer's license and approved by the administrator of the Department of Consumer Credit.

Definitions of terms such as "used," "dealer," "gem" and "employee" are contained in 59 O.S. § 1521 et seq., otherwise known as the "Precious Metal and Gem Dealer Licensing Act."