(a) The Village Board finds that the services offered by pawnbrokers provide an opportunity for the commission of crimes and their concealment because pawn businesses have the ability to receive and transfer property stolen by others easily and quickly. The Village Board also finds that consumer protection regulation is warranted in transactions involving pawnbrokers. The purpose of this chapter is to prevent pawn businesses from being used as facilities for the commission of crimes, and to assure that such businesses comply with basic consumer protection standards, thereby protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the village.
(b) To assist the Village Police Department in its efforts to regulate current and future pawn businesses, decrease and stabilize costs associated with the regulation of the pawn industry, and increase identification of criminal activities in the pawn industry through the timely collection and sharing of pawn transaction information, this chapter also implements and establishes the required use of the automated pawn system (APS).
(Ord. 06-03, passed 8-21-2006)