It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker, or its agent or employee, to purchase any item or to take or receive any pawn or pledge in advancement of any loan from a person who is under the age of 18 years. It shall be further unlawful for any pawnbroker to purchase or take any article in pawn or pledge from any person appearing to be intoxicated or under the influence of any drug or controlled substance or from any person known to have been convicted of theft, burglary, deceptive practices, robbery or armed robbery. It shall further be the duty of every pawnbroker, or agent or employee thereof, to return any purchased, pawned or pledged or sold property to the rightful owner of such property without any service charge and without repayment of the payment of the money advanced by the pawnbroker.
(1960 Code, § 7-2-2) (Ord. 5385, passed 3-8-1995; Ord. 7752, passed 3-3-2014) Penalty, see § 113.999