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(A) An application form provided by the City Administrator must be completed by every applicant for a new license or for renewal of an existing license.
(B) Every new applicant must provide all the following information:
(1) If the applicant is a natural person:
(a) The name, place and date of birth, street resident address and phone number of applicant;
(b) Whether the applicant is a citizen of the United States or resident alien;
(c) Whether the applicant has ever used or has been known by a name other than the applicant’s name and, if so, the name or names used and information concerning dates and places used;
(d) The name of the business if it is to be conducted under a designation, name or style other than the name of the applicant and a certified copy of the certificate as required by Minn. Stat. § 333.01, as it may be amended from time to time;
(e) The street address at which the applicant has lived during the preceding five years;
(f) The type, name and location of every business or occupation in which the applicant has been engaged during the preceding five years and the name(s) and address(es) of the applicant’s employer(s) and partner(s), if any, for the preceding five years;
(g) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, crime or violation of any ordinance other than a traffic ordinance. If so, the applicant must furnish information as to the time, place and offense of all such convictions;
(h) The physical description of the applicant together with a current photograph of applicant;
(i) Applicant’s current personal financial statement and true copies of the applicant’s federal and state tax returns for the two years prior to application; and
(j) If the applicant does not manage the business, the name of the manager(s) or other person(s) in charge of the business and all information concerning each of them required in divisions (B)(1)(a) through (B)(1)(h) above.
(2) If the applicant is a partnership:
(a) The name(s) and address(es) of all general and limited partners and all information concerning each general partner required in division (B)(1) above;
(b) The name(s) of the managing partner(s) and the interest of each partner in the licensed business;
(c) A true copy of the partnership agreement shall be submitted with the application. If the partnership is required to file a certificate as to a trade name pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 333.01, as it may be amended from time to time, a certified copy of such certificate must be attached to the application;
(d) A true copy of the federal and state tax returns for partnership for the two years prior to application; and
(e) If the applicant does not manage the business, the name of the manager(s) or other person(s) in charge of the business and all information concerning each of them required in divisions (B)(1)(a) through (B)(1)(h) above.
(3) If the applicant is a corporation or other business organization:
(a) The name of the corporation or other business organization and the state of incorporation;
(b) A true copy of the certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation or association agreement, and by-laws shall be attached to the application. If the applicant is a foreign corporation, a certificate of authority as required by Minn. Stat. § 303.06, as it may be amended from time to time, must be attached;
(c) The name of the manager(s) or other person(s) in charge of the business and all information concerning each manager, proprietor or agent required in divisions (B)(1)(a) through (B)(1)(h) above; and
(d) A list of all persons who control or own an interest in excess of 5% in such corporation, organization or business or who are officers of the corporation or business and all information concerning said persons required in division (B)(1) above.
(4) For all applicants:
(a) State whether the applicant holds a current pawnbroker, precious metal dealer or secondhand goods dealer license from any other governmental unit;
(b) State whether the applicant has previously been denied, or had revoked or suspended, a pawnbroker, precious metal dealer or secondhand dealer license from any other governmental unit;
(c) State the location of the business premises and whether the premises are owned or leased;
(d) If the applicant does not own the business premises, provide a true and complete copy of the executed lease;
(e) The legal description of the premises to be licensed;
(f) State whether all real estate taxes and assessments, personal property taxes and any other bills for municipal services on or to the premises to be licensed have been paid and, if not paid, the years and amounts that are unpaid;
(g) Whenever the application is for premises either planned or under construction or undergoing substantial alteration, the application must be accompanied by a set of preliminary plans showing the design of the proposed premises to be licensed; and
(h) Any such other information as the City Council may require.
(1992 Code, § 486:06) (Ord. 1323, passed 7-15-2003)
(A) When a licensee places a manager in charge of a business, or if the named manager(s) in charge of a licensed business changes, the licensee must complete and submit the appropriate application within 14 days. The application must include all appropriate information required in this section.
(B) Upon completion of an investigation of a new manager, the licensee must pay an amount equal to the cost of the investigation to assure compliance with this section. If the investigation process is conducted solely within the state, the fee shall be $100. If the investigation is conducted outside the state, the city may recover the actual investigation costs not exceeding $10,000.
(1992 Code, § 486:07) (Ord. 1323, passed 7-15-2003)
All applications for a license under this section must be signed and sworn to under oath or affirmation by the applicant. If the application is that of a natural person, it must be signed and sworn to by such person; if that of a corporation, by an officer thereof; if that of a partnership, by one of the general partners; and, if that of an unincorporated association, by the manager or managing officer thereof.
(1992 Code, § 486:08) (Ord. 1323, passed 7-15-2003)
(A) The Police Department shall investigate into the truthfulness of the statements set forth in the application and shall endorse the findings thereon.
(B) The applicant shall furnish to the police such evidence as the inspector may reasonably require in support of the statements set forth in the application.
(1992 Code, § 486:09) (Ord. 1323, passed 7-15-2003)
No licenses under this section will be issued to an applicant who is a natural person, a partnership if such applicant has any general partner or managing partner, a corporation or other organization if such applicant has any manager, proprietor or agent in charge of the business to be licensed, if the applicant:
(A) Is a minor at the time that the application is filed; or
(B) Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as prescribed by Minn. Stat. § 364.03, Subd. 2, as it may be amended from time to time, and has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties of a licensee under this section as prescribed by Minn. Stat. § 364.03, Subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time.
(1992 Code, § 486:11) (Ord. 1323, passed 7-15-2003)
Before a license will be issued, every applicant must furnish a $5,000 surety bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state, approved by the city. All bonds must be conditioned that the principal will observe all laws in relation to pawnbrokers, and will conduct business in conformity thereto, and that the principal will account for and deliver to any person legally entitled any goods which have come into the principal’s hand through the principal’s business as a pawnbroker or, in lieu thereof, will pay the reasonable value in money to the person. The bond shall contain a provision that no bond may be canceled, except upon 30 days’ written notice to the city, which shall be served upon the City Administrator.
(1992 Code, § 486:12) (Ord. 1323, passed 7-15-2003)
(A) At the time of any reportable transaction other than renewals, extensions or redemptions, every licensee must immediately record in English the following information by using ink or other indelible medium on forms or in a computerized record approved by the Police Department:
(1) A complete and accurate description of each item including, but not limited to, any trademark, identification number, serial number, model number, brand name or other identifying mark on such an item;
(2) The purchase price, amount of money loaned upon or pledged therefor;
(3) The maturity date of the transaction and the amount due, including monthly and annual interest rates and all pawn fees and charges;
(4) Date, time and place the item of property was received by the licensee and the unique alpha and/or numeric transaction identifier that distinguishes it from all other transactions in the licensee’s records;
(5) Full name, current residence address, current residence telephone number, date of birth and accurate description of the person from whom the item of the property was received, including: sex, height, weight, race, color of eyes and color of hair;
(6) The identification number from any of the following forms of identification of the person from whom the item was received:
(a) Current valid Minnesota driver’s license;
(b) Current valid Minnesota identification card; or
(c) Current valid driver’s license or other photo identification card issued by another state or province of Canada.
(7) The signature of the person identified in the transaction;
(8) The licensee must also take a digitized color photograph and digitize color video recordings of a quality acceptable to the Police Department of:
(a) Each customer involved in a billable transaction; and
(b) Every item pawned or sold that does not have a unique serial or identification number permanently engraved or affixed.
(9) The licensees must fulfill the color photograph requirements in this section by submitting them as digital images, in a format specified by the city, electronically cross-referenced to the reportable transaction they are associated with. Notwithstanding the digital images may be captured from required digitized video recordings, this provision does not alter or amend the requirements in division (A)(8) above. All digitized photographs taken must be at least two inches in length by two inches in width and must be maintained in such a manner that the photograph can be readily matched and correlated with all other records of the transaction to which they relate. Such photographs must be available to the Chief of Police, or the Chief’s designee, upon request. The major portion of the photograph must include an identifiable front facial close-up of the person who pawned or sold the item. Items photographed must be accurately depicted. The licensee must inform the person that he or she is being photographed by displaying a sign of sufficient size in a conspicuous place in the premises. A digitized video photograph must also be taken and the video camera must zoom in on the person pawning or selling the item so as to include an identifiable close-up of that person’s face. Items photographed by digitized video must be accurately depicted. Video photographs must be electronically referenced by time and date so they can be readily matched and correlated with all other records of the transaction to which they relate. The licensee must inform the person that he or she is being videotaped orally and by displaying a sign of sufficient size in a conspicuous place on the premises. The licensee must keep the exposed videotape for 12 months.
(B) For renewals, extensions and redemptions, the licensee shall provide the original transaction identifier, the date of the current transaction and the type of transaction.
(C) (1) The records must at all reasonable times be open to inspection by the Police Department.
(2) Data entries shall be retained for at least three years from the date of transaction.
(3) Entries of required digital images shall be retained a minimum of 90 days.
(1992 Code, § 486:13) (Ord. 1323, passed 7-15-2003; Ord. 1400, passed 9-19-2006)
(A) Effective no later than 60 days after the Police Department provides licensees with the current version of the automated pawn system interchange file specification, licensees must submit every reportable transaction to the Police Department daily in the following manner.
(1) Licensees must provide to the Police Department all reportable transaction information by transferring it from their computer to the automated pawn system via modem using the current version of the automated pawn system interchange file specification. All required records must be transmitted completely and accurately after the close of business each day in accordance with standards and procedures established by the city. Any transaction that does not meet the automated pawn system interchange file specification must be corrected and resubmitted the next business day. The licensee must display a sign of sufficient size, in a conspicuous place in the premises, which informs patrons that all transactions are reported to the Police Department daily.
(2) Licensees shall be charged for each billable transaction reported to the Police Department.
(3) If a licensee is unable to successfully transfer the required reports by modem, the licensee must provide the Police Department, upon request, printed copies of all reportable transactions along with the video tape(s) for that date, by noon the next business day.
(4) If the problem is determined to be in the licensee’s system and is not corrected by the close of the first business day following the failure, the licensee must continue to provide the required reports as detailed in this section, and shall be charged a $50 reporting failure penalty, daily, until the error is corrected.
(5) If the problem is determined to be outside the licensee’s system, the licensee must continue to provide the required reports in this section, and resubmit all such transactions via modem when the error is corrected.
(6) If a licensee is unable to capture, digitize or transmit the photographs required in this section, the licensee must immediately take all required photographs with a still camera, cross-reference the photographs to the correct transaction, and make the pictures available to the Police Department upon request.
(7) Regardless of the cause or origin of the technical problems that prevented the licensee from uploading its reportable transactions, upon correction of the problem, the licensee shall upload every reportable transaction from every business day the problem had existed.
(B) Notwithstanding divisions (A)(2) through (A)(5) above, the Police Department may, upon presentation of extenuating circumstances, delay the implementation of the daily reporting penalty.
(1992 Code, § 486:14) (Ord. 1323, passed 7-15-2003)
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