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§ 116.05 MAXIMUM INTEREST, RESALE PRICE.
   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
§ 116.06 RECEIPT TO BE GIVEN FOR PAYMENT OF LOAN.
   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
§ 116.07 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
   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
§ 116.08 ENFORCEMENT.
   The Police Department shall enforce the provisions of this chapter unless otherwise provided by KRS 226.100. However, county police, for the purpose of locating stolen goods, may carry out the provisions of KRS 226.060 within the city.
(KRS 226.100)
§ 116.99 PENALTY.
   (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))