5.48.540: SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATE COPIES:

It is unlawful for any person licensed by this chapter to fail to submit the certificates required to be maintained by subsection 5.48.520B of this chapter to the license official or sheriff on the business day following the entry, except that the records regarding merchandise purchased from other dealers need not be so submitted, but shall be retained for three (3) years by the dealer at his place of business for inspection by the license official or sheriff or their designees. (1999 Code)

5.48.550: OPERATION; REGULATIONS TO BE POSTED:

It is unlawful for any person to conduct or transact any business licensed under this chapter unless he shall keep conspicuously posted in his place of business a copy of these provisions. (1999 Code)

5.48.560: OPERATION; HOURS OF CLOSURE:

It is unlawful for any dealer licensed under this chapter to keep his place of business open for trade before the hour of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. or after ten o'clock (10:00) P.M., unless prior written permission is received from the license official or sheriff. (1999 Code)

5.48.570: PROPERTY; HOLDING PERIOD BEFORE DISPOSITION:

   A.   Specified: It is unlawful for any dealer licensed under this chapter to sell, melt, change (except for customary testing), take apart, destroy, obliterate identification marks, or dispose of any secondhand property purchased or obtained by a dealer until thirty (30) days have elapsed from the date of compliance with the reporting requirements of sections 5.48.520 and 5.48.530 of this chapter, or for such additional time as to any specific item or items as may be directed by the license official or sheriff or their designees. All items being so stored shall be segregated from other items and shall be identified by a tag attached to the property, numbered in a manner to correspond with the number of the transaction description in the business records required to be kept by section 5.48.520 of this chapter. Items purchased in bulk may be tagged in bulk. Items may be stored at other locations in the city approved by the sheriff. The dealer shall produce these items at the business location within one hour of a request to do so by the sheriff or any other category I peace officer. Where compliance is impossible because of the close of business hours, the item shall be produced within one hour of the opening of business on the next business day.

   B.   Exception: The requirements of subsection A of this section shall not be applicable to any unidentifiable secondhand precious metals which have been inspected and received written clearance for earlier disposition by the license official or sheriff or their designees.

   C.   Modification: The sheriff may request that the mayor modify the recordkeeping or reporting requirements of this section. (1999 Code)

5.48.580: PROPERTY; REDEMPTION AFTER FORFEIT:

It is unlawful in all cases in which an article pledged has been forfeited, for a sale or other disposition thereof to be made by the dealer within the period of six (6) months after the forfeiture of the pledge, unless the period of loan is less than three (3) months, in which case the period of redemption shall be three (3) months. (1999 Code)

5.48.590: STOLEN GOODS REPORTS:

It shall be the duty of every pawnbroker or dealer to report to the sheriff any article pledged with or sold, or which it is sought to pledge with him, or sold, if he shall have reason to believe that the article was stolen, or lost or found by the person attempting to pledge it, or sell it in the case of a lost article. (1999 Code)

5.48.600: COMPUTER REPORTING:

The sheriff is authorized to transfer the information received pursuant to this section into a computer information system and to report the information in such forms as the sheriff may determine is useful for law enforcement purposes. (1999 Code)