Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings in this section:
1. "Negative police report" means a report or review compiled by the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, which discloses a criminal record of a felony, or any conviction under this chapter, two or more times in a calendar year, or a conviction under the Iowa Code.
2. "Pawnbroker" means every person who makes loans or advancements upon pawn, pledge, or deposit of personal property, or who receives actual possession of personal property as security for loans, with or without a mortgage or bill of sale thereon, who, by advertisement, sign, or otherwise holds himself or herself out as a pawnbroker, is a "pawnbroker" within the meaning of this chapter.
3. "Positive police report" means a report or review compiled by the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, which does not disclose a criminal record of a felony, or any conviction under this chapter, two or more times in a calendar year, or a conviction under the Iowa Code.