All personal property purchased or acquired by a secondhand store shall be held or retained by the store for at least five days from the date of purchase or acquisition. When a secondhand dealer is notified by a police officer to retain an article purchased by the dealer, in order for the police to determine whether the article is stolen, the dealer, upon receipt of the notice, shall retain the article for 15 days from receipt of the notice.
(Ord. 1100, passed 5-2-1988)