(a) A pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or any employee or agent thereof shall not:
(1) Receive any goods, wares, merchandise or other articles that are required to be reported by this article whether on deposit, in pawn or pledge, or by purchase or otherwise from any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, or from any person who is at the time intoxicated.
(2) Purchase or otherwise take any goods, wares, merchandise or other articles that are required to be reported by this article without first taking reasonable steps, including requiring the pledgor or seller to produce an identification document, to ascertain that such goods, wares, merchandise or other articles are the property of the person offering to deposit, pawn, pledge or sell the same.
(3) Purchase or otherwise take any goods, wares, merchandise or other articles, knowing or having reason to know that such goods, wares, merchandise or other articles are stolen.
(4) Sell, trade, transfer, or dispose of any goods, wares, merchandise, or other articles that are required to be reported under this article until twenty (20) days after filing the report required by section 7-98. For the purposes of this section, the twenty (20) day retention period begins upon receipt of the electronic transmission of the transaction report, as approved by the chief of police.
(5) Sell, trade, transfer or dispose of any goods, wares, merchandise or other articles subject to a police department hold described by section 7-101 except pursuant to a court order, order of a hearing officer issued pursuant to this article, or upon receipt of a written authorization signed by any police officer.
(6) Purchase, receive, sell or transfer any item from which a manufacturer's serial number or model designator has been removed, altered or tampered with. These items shall be reported to the police department.
(7) Refuse to permit the chief of police or a designated representative to enter such business, during normal business hours, for the purpose of inspecting such goods or records.
(8) Fail to pay the transaction fee required to be paid by section 7-100(c) at the time so required.
(b) No secondhand dealer may sell, trade, transfer, purchase, receive, or otherwise take or dispose of any goods, wares, merchandise or other articles that are required to be reported under this article without first obtaining the appropriate licenses from the finance department and paying the tax imposed by section 19-85. In addition, all secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers shall attend any training required by the chief of police regarding the requirements under this article. Each attendee shall be given a copy of this article after completing such training and acknowledging receipt thereof.
(c) In any transaction with a secondhand dealer, no pledgor or seller shall provide false information concerning the pledgor's or seller's: name, address, phone number or rightful ownership.
(Ord. No. 4716, § 7, 11-28-77; Ord. No. 8680, § 2, 4-22-96; Ord. No. 9587, § 6, 8-6-01; Ord. No. 10254, § 5, 2-28-06; Ord. No. 10790, § 2, 5-18-10, eff. 7-1-10)
Note: See editor's note following § 7-100.