A. Any property, article or other valuable thing purchased by, pledged to, traded with, consigned or sold to any pawnbroker or secondhand dealer which is subsequently determined by a law enforcement agency to have been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained shall be transferred to the custody of such agency upon the agency’s request, or shall be returned by the pawnbroker to the true owner. The true owner shall not be liable to the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer with respect to an article deemed stolen.
B. Upon the return of stolen property to the true owner by pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or law enforcement agency, the pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or law enforcement agency shall complete such documentation as may be necessary or required to effect the transfer of the property including such documents pertaining to the title, or registration of vehicles or firearms as may be required by local, state or federal authorities. (Ord. 628, 6-1-2021)