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 1-21-1991 by Ord. No. 2665; 10-5-1993 by Ord. No. 2734]
A. A license tax is hereby levied on each pawnbroker
doing business within the City, in the amount of $60 for each fiscal
year.
B. Each license shall expire on June 30 of each year
following the date of registration and shall be renewed by payment
of the prescribed fee and compliance with this section and applicable
provisions of the state law.
[Amended 6-15-1981 by Ord. No. 2386]
A. 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.
B. 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;
(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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. 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."
Violations of this article shall be punishable as provided in §
1-10 of this Code.