(A) Every secondhand dealer shall report daily, or on the first working day after receipt or purchase of such property, on forms prescribed and provided at actual cost by the Department of Justice, all tangible personal property which he or she has purchased, taken in trade, taken in pawn, accepted for sale on consignment or accepted for auctioning to the Chief of Police. The Police Chief shall file all such reports and the same shall be open to inspection only by members of the Police Department or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The report shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and place of business of the person preparing the report;
(2) The date and hour of preparation;
(3) The date and time of day each article was received or purchased;
(4) The name and address of the person from whom such article was received or purchased; a description of him or her as required by the Chief of Police and identification evidenced by a motor vehicles operator’s license, motor vehicle license, work badge number and personal signature;
(5) The amount paid for each article;
(6) In the event any article received or purchased has engraved thereon any number, word or initial or contains any settings of any kind, the report shall include such number, word or initial and shall indicate the kind of settings and the number of each;
(7) A complete description of each article, including color, the manufacturer’s name, model number, serial number, identification mark and any peculiarities of the article;
(8) A certification by the intended seller that to his or her knowledge and belief the information is true and complete.
(B) Every secondhand dealer shall maintain a complete record of all goods, wares or merchandise purchased or received, which record shall contain all of the matters required to be shown in the report referred to in division (A). The records and all goods, wares or merchandise purchased or received shall be open and available at all times during normal business hours to the inspection of the Police Chief or his or her authorized representative. Each such record shall be kept for at least one year from and after the date of the transaction to which it refers.
(`78 Code, § 5.42.100.) (Ord. 1597 § 1 (part), 1981.)