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The Chief of Police may issue a permit within 14 days following the hearing as provided in Section 2806 herein, based upon his investigation and subsequent to the public hearing provided for above, if he finds:
(1) That the operation, as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would comply with all applicable laws, including but not limited to, the City's building, health, zoning and fire ordinances.
(2) That the applicant and any other person who will be directly engaged in the management and operation of a pawnbroking business has not been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction, by final judgment of:
(a) An offense involving the use of force and violence upon the person of another that amounts to a felony, or if committed without the State of California would amount to a felony if committed within the State of California;
(b) An offense involving the use of force and violence upon the person of another, provided that such person committed three separate offenses within the past five years.
(3) That the applicant has not knowingly made any false, misleading, or fraudulent statement of facts in the permit application or any other document required by the Chief of Police in conjunction therewith.
(Added by Ord. 299-72, App. 10/19/72)
Only one permit for operation of the business of pawnbroking may be issued to any person or combination of persons, corporations or co-partnerships. Any person, corporation or co-partnership who presently holds more than one permit to operate the business of pawnbroking shall be exempt from this provision when filing for new permits under this Article.
(Added by Ord. 299-72, App. 10/19/72)
No person, firm, corporation, co-partnership or association shall engage in the business of pawnbroking or keep its place of business open or transact any business therein on any day except Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. No person, firm, corporation, co-partnership or association shall engage in the business of pawnbroking or keep its place of business open or transact business on any of the following days, New Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
(Added by Ord. 299-72, App. 10/19/72; Ord. 103-06, File No. 060013, App. 5/19/2006; Ord. 111-06, File No. 060672, App. 5/19/2006)
Editor's note:
Ordinances 103-06 and 111-06 should be considered in tandem. Ordinance 103-06 amended Section 2809 to allow pawnbrokers to operate on Mondays following a holiday. Ordinance 111-06 amended Section 2809 to allow pawnbrokers to operate on Sundays. The Board of Supervisors consecutively passed both ordinances at the same session. The Mayor approved both ordinances on May 19, 2006.
Every person in the business of pawnbroking shall keep a record of all such articles sold or purchased, including the signature of the person selling the same, which shall be open to the inspection of the Chief of Police or, of any police officer, at all times during business hours.
(Added by Ord. 299-72, App. 10/19/72)
The Chief of Police shall cause blanks to be printed which shall be so subdivided that they shall have space for writing the following:
Description of the article purchased, description of the article sold, description of article otherwise dealt with, name and residence of person, firm or corporation from whom purchased, name and place of residence of person, firm or corporation to whom sold, name and place of residence of person, firm or corporation with whom otherwise dealt, showing true name as nearly as known, age, sex, complexion, color of mustache or beard, or where both are worn, style of dress, height, also the time when the articles were purchased, sold, or otherwise dealt with.
Said blanks shall also bear a caption providing blank spaces in which to fill in dates of said report, the name and place of residence of the person making the sale, and the hour of day when made.
(Added by Ord. 299-72, App. 10/19/72)
The Chief of Police shall cause said blanks to be delivered to the person from whom said reports are required, from time to time without charge, and shall upon receipt of said report file the same in some secure place in his office, and the same shall be open to inspection only to the Police Department of said City and County, or upon the order of some court of competent jurisdiction.
(Added by Ord. 299-72, App. 10/19/72)
Any person buying or receiving in pledge, or otherwise, any goods, wares, merchandise, or articles of any description, other than furniture and household goods, shall not in any way dispose of the same, but keep it on the premises for 20 days, for the inspection of the Chief of Police, or any other police officer except in cases of transactions when the true owner shall have redeemed, repurchased or recovered the article.
(Added by Ord. 299-72, App. 10/19/72)
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