(A) Any and all pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers doing business within Madison County, Illinois shall, beginning on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, register with LeadsOnline at www.leadsonline.com and shall upload, on at least a daily basis, all information relating to personal property, secondhand goods, wares, merchandise or other valuable things purchased, received, or otherwise acquired by such pawnbroker or secondhand dealer to the databases maintained by LeadsOnline. For each transaction involving the receipt of personal property, secondhand goods, wares, merchandise or other valuable things, the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall record or report the following information:
(1) The name, current address, date of birth, and digital copy of the current government issued photo ID of the pawner or customer; date and time of the transactions; and description and photograph of each article;
(2) For each article of personal property, secondhand goods, wares, merchandise or other valuable things, the following shall be provided if applicable: type, brand name/make/manufacturer, model number, serial number or other identification number installed by the manufacturer; the description shall also include every other identifying marking, such as an inscription, a social security number, a name, a nickname or address appearing on the item, and color/finish and any other identifying marks, writing or engraving;
(3) The description of each watch shall include: the brand name, model number, metal or metals of composition, a description of the band, a description of the face numbers, the color, cut and type of stone or stones and any inscriptions appearing on the watch;
(4) The description of each item of jewelry shall include the type of metal or metals of composition, the type and cut of each stone, all inscriptions and the weight of each item;
(5) A digital photograph of each article of personal property, secondhand goods, wares, merchandise or other valuable things with sufficient detail to allow reasonable identification of the article; and
(6) For articles that are not individually identifiable, articles may be described in groups of similar type, but only within the same transaction made by the same pawner or customer.
(B) There shall be no direct cost to the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer for the registration with LeadsOnline or with the uploading of the information required by this chapter, other than the cost of computers and internet service.
(C) All costs charged for the use of the LeadsOnline service shall be borne by the Madison County Sheriffs Department from its current budget.
(D) It shall be a defense to compliance with this chapter if the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer is able to prove that a power failure or computer system malfunction prohibited timely entry of the required data into LeadsOnline and the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer promptly uploaded the required data within 24 hours of computer system restoration.
(E) Should a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer fail to maintain an operable computer system so as to prohibit the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer from complying with this chapter, then the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer may be cited for failure to comply with this chapter.
(F) The failure of any pawnbroker or secondhand deafer to strictly comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of $500 for a first violation and $1,000 for subsequent violations. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Ord. 2019-03, passed 3-11-2019)