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(A) Every pawnbroker shall give a plain written or printed ticket for the loan to the person negotiating or selling, and a plain written or printed receipt of the articles that have been purchased or upon which money is loaned, having on each a copy of the entries required by § 116.03(A) to be kept in his register. He shall not make any charge for the ticket or receipt.
(B) A pawnbroker may sell any article pawned after the expiration of 60 days from the maturity of the loan. However, not less than ten days before making the sale, the pawnbroker shall give notice to the person by whom the article was pawned by mail addressed to the post office address of that person as shown on the pawnbroker's register, notifying such person that, unless he or she redeems the article within ten days from the date of mailing of the notice, the article will be sold.
(KRS 226.050) (Am. Ord. 115-2008, passed 11-20-08) Penalty, see § 116.99
Any pawnbroker as defined in § 116.01, may, in loaning money on deposit of personal property, charge, contract for, or receive interest at a rate not exceeding 2% per month on the unpaid principal balance of the loan, and may charge, contract for, and receive a reasonable fee, not to exceed one-fifth of the value of the loan per month, for investigating the title, storing and insuring the property, closing the loan, making daily reports to local law enforcement officers if required by § 116.03, and for other expenses, losses, and incidental costs associated with servicing such loans. Further, this fee, when made and collected, shall not be deemed as interest for any purpose of law. No pawnbroker shall directly or indirectly charge, receive, or contract for any interest or consideration greater than that allowed by this section.
(KRS 226.080) Penalty, see § 116.99
Every pawnbroker, upon receiving any payment of money from a borrower, shall give to that person a plain and complete receipt for such payment, specifying separately the amount applied to principal and the amount applied to interest. In a case where the pawnbroker has purchased personal property under an agreement to sell it back at a stipulated price, the pawnbroker shall, on receiving any payment of money from the person from whom the property was purchased, give that person a receipt stating the original purchase price, the stipulated resale price, and the amount received.
(KRS 226.090) Penalty, see § 116.99
No pawnbroker shall receive, by way of either pledge or pawn, any article whatever from a minor at any time nor from any person between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(KRS 226.030) Penalty, see § 116.99
(A) Any pawnbroker or pawnbroker's clerk who violates any of the provisions of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, and his license may be forfeited to the city. (KRS 226.990(1))
(B) Any pawnbroker who violates any of the provisions of § 116.03(B) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $20 nor more than $100. (KRS 226.990(3))