(A) No licensee shall be open for the transaction of business on any day of the week before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m.
(B) No licensee shall purchase, accept or receive personal property any article, of any nature, from any person under the age of 18 or any person who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(C) No licensee shall purchase, accept, or receive any article which contains an altered or obliterated serial number or an article for which the serial number has been removed. The licensee shall notify the Police Department immediately at the time that any person attempts to pawn, pledge or sell any article that has its serial number removed.
(D) No licensee shall purchase, accept or receive any article which is encumbered by a security interest.
(E) No licensee shall purchase, accept or receive any article from any person who is not the true or correct owner of the article.
(F) No licensee shall purchase, accept or receive any article from any person who does not have an acceptable form of identification.
(G) No licensee shall purchase, accept or receive any article from any person who the licensee should have reason to know has been convicted of theft or has a history of selling/pawning stolen property to the licensee or other pawnbroker or precious metal businesses.
(H) It shall be unlawful for any person to pawn, pledge, sell, leave, or deposit any article of another, regardless of whether the person has the owner's permission, with any licensee.
(I) It is unlawful for any person under the age of 18 to pawn, pledge, sell, leave, or deposit, or attempt to pawn, pledge sell, leave, or deposit any article with any licensee.
(J) The licensee shall post a sign, not less than 4 square feet in surface area, comprising of lettering not less than ¾ inch in height, in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises which shall be visible to all patrons entering the licensed premises which provides the following:
To pawn or sell property: You must be at least 18 years of age. You must be true owner of the property. The property must be free of all claims and liens. You must present valid photo identification. Violation of these requirements is a crime.
(‘81 Code, § 15-36) (Ord. 508, § 1, 4-25-91; Am. Ord. 842, passed 8-14-08) Penalty, see § 117.99