(A) Every person conducting the business of a pawnbroker, or secondhand, or junk dealer, within the city, shall keep and maintain a daily record, which shall be entered into both a handwritten ledger in legible writing and a computer system, of the name of all articles, and the description of each (when practicable), purchased or taken as a pledge, pawn, or security, for money paid, advanced, or loaned thereon, and such register and the property so purchased or taken, together with the names and residences of the person from whom such property was purchased or taken, shall at all times be subject to examination as required in § 5.04.090 and under MCA § 7-21-4207.
(B) Every pawnbroker shall keep a database of records sufficient to identify each pledge, contract for purchase or purchase transaction, and each forfeiture of property pursuant to the terms of a contract for purchase. Every customer shall provide to the pawnbroker the following information for such records:
(1) The customer’s name and date of birth;
(2) The current street address, city, state and zip code of the customer’s residence;
(3) The customer’s identification from which will be of one or more of the following:
(a) A valid state identification card;
(b) A valid state driver’s license;
(c) A military identification card;
(d) A valid passport;
(e) An alien registration card; and
(f) An official identification document lawfully issued by a state or federal government.
(4) All transactions shall be kept in a numerical register in the order in which they occur, which register shall show the printed name and written or electronic signature of the pawnbroker or agent, the purchase price or other monetary amount of the transaction, the date, time and place of the transaction, and an accurate and detailed account and description of each item of tangible personal property involved, including, but not limited to, any and all trademarks, identification numbers, serial numbers, model numbers, owner-applied numbers, brand names or other identifying marks on such property.
(Prior Code, § 5.04.050) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980; Ord. 2019-13, passed 10-7-2019)