§ 116.021 ACCESS TO RECORDS.

   All records required shall be maintained for at least one year after the date of purchase or receipt and shall be open to inspection by a member of the property crimes section of the city police department or his or her supervisor. The inspections shall be for purposes of determining compliance with this chapter.

(1992 Code, § 28-16) (Ord. 23-81, passed 3-16-1981; Ord. 54-11, passed 7-18-2011)

§ 116.022 HOLDING PERIOD FOR PURCHASED ARTICLES.

   Any item purchased or received by a pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or dealer in precious metals or precious gems shall be held on the licensed premises of the dealer and shall not be offered for sale, sold, disposed of, or altered from the form in which it was received for a period of 14 calendar days from the time the required records are received by the city police or its designee.

(1992 Code, § 28-17) (Ord. 23-81, passed 3-16-1981; Ord. 54-11, passed 7-18-2011; Ord. 67-19, passed 6-18-2019)

§ 116.023 HOLDING PERIOD FOR PURCHASED ARTICLES INAPPLICABLE.

   Section 116.022 shall not apply to the following:

   (a)   Firearm(s) provided the purchase, receipt, and sale of the firearm(s) are done by anyone required by federal law to have a firearms’ license to sell or trade guns;

   (b)   Any item purchased or received by a pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or dealer in precious metals or precious gems if the item is first inspected by an authorized city police officer and the alteration or disposition approved; and

   (c)   Any item returned by a pawnbroker to the person pawning the same.

(1992 Code, § 28-18) (Ord. 46-96, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 54-11, passed 7-18-2011; Ord. 67-19, passed 6-18-2019)

§ 116.024 HOLD ORDERS.

   Any law enforcement officer may place a hold order on property when there is reasonable cause to believe the property in possession of a pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or dealer in precious metals or precious gems is stolen property. This hold order requires the pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or dealer in precious metals or precious gems to hold the specified property on the licensed premises and not dispose of or alter the property from the form in which it was received during the hold order period. This hold order shall not exceed a holding period of more than 45 days unless it is extended by court order. Hold orders will be placed on property by written or electronic notification to the pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or dealer in precious metals or precious gems in possession of the property. The hold order notification will include a detailed description of the property subject to the hold and the date and time of the hold order notification. Hold orders may be removed prior to the 45-day expiration period by written or electronic notification by the law enforcement officer placing the hold or other authorized officer from that agency. Nothing in this section shall limit a law enforcement officer’s ability to seize property when there is reasonable cause to believe it is stolen by means of a warrant, court order, or other method authorized by law.

(1992 Code, § 28-19) (Ord. 46-96, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 54-11, passed 7-18-2011; Ord. 67-19, passed 6-18-2019)

§ 116.025 ARTICLES AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.

   All pawnbrokers, secondhand goods dealers, or dealers in precious metals or precious gems receiving an item in a regulated transaction shall make the item available for inspection for purposes of determining compliance with this chapter. The inspections shall be by a member of the property crimes section of the city police department or his or her supervisor during normal business hours during the holding period or until the item is disposed of in accordance with this chapter.

(1992 Code, § 28-20) (Ord. 54-11, passed 7-18-2011; Ord. 67-19, passed 6-18-2019)

§ 116.026 PURCHASE FROM MINOR.

   No pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or dealer in precious metals or precious gems shall purchase or receive from any person under the age of 18 years any item, unless the minor at the time he or she offers the item is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian.

(1992 Code, § 28-21) (Ord. 54-11, passed 7-18-2011; Ord. 67-19, passed 6-18-2019)

§ 116.027 FIXED PREMISES AND LICENSE REQUIRED.

   (a)    No person shall engage in business as a pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealer, or dealer in precious metals or precious gems unless the person has a fixed premises where all regulated transactions are conducted in person, either on a continuing basis or from time to time, and unless the person has first obtained a license to engage in that business at that premises.

   (b)   For purposes of this section, FIXED PREMISES includes any nonmobile premises where all regulated transactions are conducted in person and the items received are held according to the provisions of § 116.022, whether or not that premises remains in the same location during the period the license is in effect.

   (c)   Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the occasional receipt of articles by a pawnbroker, dealer in precious metals or precious gems, or secondhand goods dealer off the licensed premises. However, any article received shall be recorded and reported according to the provisions of § 116.020 and held on the licensed premises according to the provisions of § 116.022 .

(1992 Code, § 28-22) (Ord. 54-11, passed 7-18-2011; Ord. 67-19, passed 6-18-2019)