A. Specified: No pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, in the course of conducting their business, shall receive any articles for pawn, pledge, advancement of money, loan, resale or personal use from:
(Ord. 19-1186, 2-18-2019)
1. Minors who are under eighteen (18) years of age.
2. Any person appearing to be intoxicated or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
3. Any person known to the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer to have been involved in the previous pawn or sale of stolen property or known to have been convicted of theft, residential burglary, burglary, home invasion, vehicular invasion, armed robbery, robbery or electronic fencing under the laws of the State of Illinois, or the equivalent laws of any other state. A pawnbroker or secondhand dealer may access the LeadsOnline “No Buy” list or contact the McHenry Police prior to conducting a transaction to ensure the prospective pawner/seller has not been convicted of any such crime.
4. Any person presenting a serial numbered nonscrap/junk article from which the serial number has been removed or obliterated.
B. Report To Police: In the event that any of the above enumerated persons shall attempt to conduct a prohibited transaction, a representative of that business shall notify the Police Department of the incident while the person is still present in the business if safe to do so, or otherwise as soon as the person has left the business.
(1987 Code § 12-29)