711.04 DAILY REPORTS TO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

   All pawnbrokers shall, before 12:00 noon of every business day, report to the Chief of Police or the head of the Police Department, on forms to be furnished by the Police Department, a description of all articles received by him by pledge or sale on the business day immediately proceeding, together with the number of the ticket issued therefor and the amount loaned or advanced thereon.

(Ord. 80-5082. Passed 12-2-80.)

711.05 WAITING PERIOD BEFORE RELEASING OR CHANGING ARTICLE.

   No pawnbroker shall change, alter, smelt or deface any article or voluntarily release possession of any goods, articles or things pledged with him or purchased by him until the expiration of forty-eight hours after delivery to the Chief of Police of a statement relating thereto as provided in Section 711.04, except by permission of the Police Department.

(Ord. 80-5082. Passed 12-2-80.)

711.06 PROHIBITED DEALINGS WITH MINORS, DRUNKARDS AND THIEVES.

   No pawnbroker shall receive any pledges or purchase any articles or things from any minor, any habitual drunkard or any person who is known by him to be a thief or a receiver of stolen property, or from any person whom he has reason to suspect or believe to be any of the foregoing.

(Ord. 80-5082. Passed 12-2-80.)

711.07 FICTITIOUS INFORMATION BY SELLER.

   No person shall use a fictitious name or address when selling or pawning merchandise to any pawnbroker in the City.

(Ord. 80-5082. Passed 12-2-80.)

711.99 PENALTY.

   (a)   Whoever violates any section of this chapter by lending money on a deposit of pledges of personal property or other valuable thing, or other than securities or printed evidence of indebtedness; or by purchasing personal property, or chooses in action, or other valuable thing, and selling or agreeing to sell the same back to the seller at a price other than the original price of purchase; or by purchasing personal property such as articles made of or containing gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals, or jewels of any description, for the purpose of reducing or smelting them into any form different from their condition or construction when purchased or reselling or marketing the product or for resale for the purpose of reduction or smelting in violation of any provision of this chapter is guilty of illegal pawnbroking, a misdemeanor of the third degree.

   (b)   Whoever violates Section 711.07 is guilty of supplying fictitious information to a pawnbroker, a misdemeanor of the third degree.

(Ord. 80-5082. Passed 12-2-80.)