(A) The City of Oak Forest Police Department shall enter into a contract for service and maintain its contract for service with LeadsOnline, or a similar entity as designated by the Chief of Police, in order to enhance its investigative services to protect both pawnbrokers/secondhand dealers and members of the general public. In the event of a change to its electronic reporting system, the city will notify all impacted licensees of the change within a reasonable time prior to such change.
(B) Every pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall operate and maintain a computer system with inherent access and photographic or video capability sufficient for the electronic reporting requirements described in this article. Any failure or malfunction of such equipment on the part of the licensee shall not exempt the licensee from the recording/reporting requirements outlined in this section. The licensee shall immediately notify the Police Department of any such failure or malfunction, and shall have such resolved as soon as practical. Failure by the licensee to resolve any failure or malfunction of equipment in a reasonable amount of time will lead to license revocation or suspension proceedings.
(Ord. 2014-05-0493O, passed 5-27-2014)