The chief of police, county sheriff or any authorized law enforcement officer may, by written order, order a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer to hold any specified article or articles, deposited with or in custody of such pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, for purposes of further investigation by said law enforcement agency, when said item or items are believed to be stolen. A hold order shall remain in effect for a period of thirty (30) days commencing the day on which the hold order was delivered to the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer. No sale or other disposition may be made of the article or articles while such hold order remains outstanding, unless released by officers issuing the hold order.
(Ord. 344 § 9, 1990)