(A) Every person engaged in the business of auction house, dealer, pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall make out and deliver to the Chief of Police a true, complete and legible report of all goods and articles received on deposit or consignment, in pawn, pledge, trade or exchange or by purchase. The report shall be made upon forms furnished by the city and shall be delivered within 24 hours after the receipt of the property concerned. Each sheet shall contain the following:
(1) A description of the property; including brand name, model and serial number, if any;
(2) The amount loaned or paid for the property, or amount allowed in trade;
(3) The number of the pawn ticket, if any is given;
(4) The date and time when property was received;
(5) The signature of the person from whom the property was received;
(6) The name (printed), address and age of the person. The reporting party shall require each person to show proof of his or her name by exhibiting state or federal identification;
(7) A description of the person, consisting of height, weight, race, date of birth, driver's license number, complexion and hair color; and
(8) The vehicle model and license number used in making delivery.
(B) No article shall be sold or exchanged by any auction house, dealer, pawnbroker or secondhand dealer until it shall have been in the custody thereof for 10 calendar days after making out and delivering to the Chief of Police the report required under division (A) above. Provided that in the case of an article consigned to an auction house, such article shall not be sold or exchanged until after it shall have been in the custody thereof for 3 days after delivering to the Chief of Police the report required under division (A) above. This division shall not apply to redemption of pawned or pledged articles.
(C) Every person engaged in the business of dealer or secondhand dealer shall record the description of every article sold for an amount of $25 or more. He or she shall also record the name and address of the purchaser of such articles. This record shall be held by the dealer or secondhand dealer for at least 30 days after the sale.
(D) Upon notification by representatives of the Police Department that goods and articles received on deposit or consignment, in pawn, pledge, trade, exchange or purchase, are the fruits of a crime, no auction house, dealer, pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall dispose of the property. Interest upon the goods and articles pawned or pledged shall cease to accrue on the date of the notification.
(E) Every person engaged in the business of auctioneer, dealer, pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall prominently display a copy of these provisions in a conspicuous place on the premises of the business.
(F) Every person engaged in the business of auctioneer, dealer, pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, who, in the conduct of his or her business, comes into possession of abandoned property, shall turn over the property to the Police Department for which a receipt shall be issued. If ownership of the property is not established within 90 days after delivery to the Police Department, the property shall be returned to the person from whom the Police Department obtained possession. This division shall not apply to unredeemed pawned or pledged articles.
(G) The business premises of any auction house, dealer, pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, along with their transaction records and stock of goods and articles, shall be open at reasonable hours to reasonable inspection by representatives of the police department or the City Clerk's office.
(H) No person engaged in the business of auctioneer, dealer, pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall knowingly permit a person whose license is under suspension to be employed in any capacity of such establishment.
(Am. Ord. 1296, passed 5-1-2007)