(A) The safety of the public is compromised when stolen property is easily pawned or sold to pawnbrokers, precious metal dealers or secondhand dealers. Due to the nature of these businesses, and the attraction these businesses have to the criminally disposed, special regulation of the transactions is necessary.
(B) A licensee shall not accept items of property unless the seller or pledger provides to the licensee one of the following forms of identification: (No other forms of identification shall be accepted).
(1) A valid Minnesota driver’s license;
(2) A Minnesota identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; and/or
(3) A photo identification issued by the state of residency of the person from whom the item was received.
(C) A pawnbroker, precious metal dealer or secondhand goods dealer licensed under this section shall run a videotape during all hours of operation. Tapes shall be retained a minimum of 30 days. The quality of the videotape shall be sufficient to clearly identify the seller or pledger, and to clearly identify the goods involved in the transaction. Each tape shall automatically record the date and time of each transaction. Videotape recordings shall be provided to the Police Department upon request.
(Prior Code, § 6.13) (Am. Ord. 48, Second Series, passed 7-1-2002)