Every secondhand dealer shall maintain a record of all transactions involving articles of secondhand property, which record shall be legibly typed or printed in ink in the English language and shall contain the following items.
(A) A description of each person desiring to sell an article of secondhand property including the person’s full name, address of residence, date of birth, height, weight and gender. The secondhand dealer shall require each person desiring to sell an article of secondhand property to produce either of the following:
(1) One (1) form of state or federal government issued identification, including either a driver’s license, identification card or passport, provided that the form of identification includes a color photograph of the seller; or
(2) Two (2) other forms of identification, provided that 1 of the forms of identification includes the seller’s current address of residence and is a photo identification.
(B) A description of each article of secondhand property including the brand name and a description of all identifying markings.
(C) If the article of secondhand property is jewelry, the description must also include the type of jewelry, the precious metal or metals of the jewelry’s composition, the type, cut and shape of each precious stone, and a description of all inscriptions. The descriptions must be accompanied by a color photograph of the article of jewelry.
(D) In lieu of a record book, the secondhand dealer may maintain such records required by this section in computer form if the computer form has been approved in writing by the Chief of Police.
(E) The secondhand dealer, when directed by the Chief of Police, shall also have installed, and operating at all times during business hours, a video surveillance camera positioned so as to record all transactions, as well as the facial features of those persons selling any item to the secondhand dealer.
(F) The secondhand dealer, when directed by the Chief of Police, shall subscribe to and participate in “leadsonline.com”. All items purchased shall be entered into the “leadsonline.com” database within 12 hours of receipt of the item.
(G) Every secondhand dealer shall maintain the records required by this section for 3 years after the date of each transaction.
(Ord. 2323, passed 1-9-2012)