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(A) It shall be unlawful for any dealer in secondhand merchandise to open his or her place of business for the transaction of business before 6:00 a.m. or to keep his or her place of business open for the transaction of business after 8:00 p.m. on any weekday, except Saturday, on which day it shall be lawful for any dealer in secondhand merchandise to keep his or her place of business open not later than 11:00 p.m.
(B) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed so as to make it lawful to conduct the business of a dealer in secondhand merchandise on Sunday.
(`83 Code, § 5-801) Penalty, see § 10.99
No property purchased by any dealer in secondhand merchandise shall be sold, disposed of or removed from the place of business of such dealer for at least 48 hours after the required reports have been delivered to the Chief of Police.
(`83 Code, § 5-802)
Statutory reference:
Retention of secondhand automobile tires and accessories, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-14-102
Each dealer in secondhand merchandise of every kind and description shall prepare and deliver to the Chief of Police, before 9:00 a.m. each day, a report containing a legible and correct description of each and every article or piece of merchandise purchased during the preceding day, together with the name, color, sex and address of the person from whom such property was purchased.
(`83 Code, § 5-803)
Statutory reference:
Duty of dealers in secondhand automobile tires and accessories to make daily reports to Police headquarters, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-14-101
No dealer in secondhand merchandise shall purchase or otherwise receive from any minor under the age of 16 years any property of any kind, nor shall he or she deal with any minor 16 years of age or over without the written consent of such minor’s parent or guardian.
(`83 Code, § 5-804)
Dealers in secondhand books shall deal only with persons known personally to them and whose identification they are certain. They shall promptly give to any officer inquiring about it information to enable the seller to be identified and dealing with strangers or failing to give such information on demand shall render the dealer guilty of a misdemeanor.
(`83 Code, § 5-805)
(A) Every dealer in secondhand merchandise, at the time of buying or receiving any article in such business, shall write a description of the article on the front side of a blank form card, three inches by five inches in size, which card shall be provided by the dealer. The description to be given of the article shall be such description as may be called for by such blank form. The secondhand dealer shall fill in such other blank spaces as may appear on the front side of such blank form card, with certain information as required in this section. A separate card shall be provided and used for each such article bought or received.
(B) On the back side of each blank card there shall be written by the person transferring any article to a secondhand dealer, in his or her own handwriting, his or her name and address and such person shall also reproduce thereon his or her right thumb print at the place indicated therefore on the back of such card. In the event the right thumb is amputated, then such other fingerprint as required by the secondhand dealer shall be taken and such fingerprint fully described and designated upon the card. The thumb print shall be reproduced and taken in the usual approved manner and shall not be blurred or obliterated. The secondhand dealer shall then fill in a description of the party so transferring any such article in accordance with the information requested on the back side of such blank card.
(`83 Code, § 5-806)
Statutory reference:
Records to be kept of purchase of used automobile parts and accessories, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-14-105
The blank cards provided for in § 113.25 shall be four separate types: one type for watches only, which card shall be blue in color; one type for jewelry and diamonds only, which card shall be yellow in color; one type for clothing, which shall be pink in color; one type for all other secondhand articles not herein enumerated and shall be denominated miscellaneous articles, which card shall be white.
(`83 Code, § 5-807)
The cards provided for by this chapter shall be on such forms as are prescribed by the Chief of Police and shall contain such information as required by him or her as to specific items or property purchased or otherwise received by the secondhand dealer.
(`83 Code, § 5-808)
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