The Chief of Police or any authorized police officer may, by written order, order a pawnbroker to hold any specified article or articles, deposited with or in custody of such pawnbroker, for purposes of further investigation by the Police Department, when said item or items are believed to be stolen. A hold order shall remain in effect for a period of 30 days commencing the day on which the hold order was delivered to the pawnbroker or second-hand dealer. A hold order shall supersede the provisions of §§ 112.11 and 112.12 and no sale or other disposition may be made of said article or articles while such hold order remains outstanding, unless released by officers issuing the hold order.
(Prior Code, § 15-13) (Ord. 1209, passed 3-16-2020)