(A) Every pawn and loan broker shall keep a standard record book that has been approved by the sheriff of the county, in which shall be printed, typed or written in ink at the time of each and every loan or taking of a pledge, an accurate account and description in the English language of all the goods, articles, and other things pawned or pledged; the amount of money, value or thing loaned thereon; the time of pledging the property; the rate of interest to be paid on such loan; and the name and residence of the person making such pawn or pledge. Such entry shall include the serial number or identification number of items received which bear such number. Except for items purchased from dealers possessing a federal employee identification number who have provided a receipt to the pawnbroker, every pawnbroker shall also record in his book, an accurate account and description in the English language, of all goods, articles and other things purchased or received for the purpose of resale or loan collateral by the pawnbroker from any source, including other pawnshop locations owned by the same pawnbroker, not in the course of a pledge or loan, the time of such purchase or receipt and the name and address of the person or business which sold or delivered such goods, articles or other things to the pawnbroker. No entry in this book shall be erased, mutilated, or changed.
(B) Every pawnbroker shall require two forms of identification to be shown him by each person pledging or pawning any goods, articles or other things to the pawnbroker. One of the two forms of identification must his or her residence address. These forms of identification shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following: driver’s license, social security card, utility bill, employee or student identification card, or a civic, union or professional association membership card.
(C) A pawnbroker may maintain the records required by subsection (A) above in computer form if the computer form has been approved by the police department.
(D) Records, including reports to the Secretary, maintained by pawnbrokers shall be confidential and no disclosure of pawnbroker records shall be made except disclosures authorized by state law or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. No record transferred to a government official shall be improperly disclosed, provided that use of those records as evidence of a felony or misdemeanor shall be a proper purpose.
(E) Pawnbrokers and their associations may lawfully give appropriate governmental agencies computer equipment for the purpose of transferring information pursuant to state law.
(ILCS Ch. 205, Act 510 § 5) (‘69 Code, § 15-86) (Ord. 64-0-9, passed 8-3-64) Penalty, see § 117.99