1. Every pawnbroker shall keep a book in which he or she shall accurately and legibly enter, in ink, in the English language, at the time of purchasing or receiving any personal property:
A. The name of the person from whom the property is purchased or received, the person’s place of residence, the person’s date of birth, a photo identification of the person, the person’s driver’s license number, the state of issue of the driver’s license, and the expiration date of the driver’s license;
B. A particular, detailed, and accurate description of each article, including any serial number;
C. The estimated value of each article;
D. The amount paid, advanced, or loaned for the article;
E. The date and hour of transaction;
F. The date and hour when the article is to be redeemed or bought back;
G. Any mortgage or bill of sale taken, or receipt or pawn ticket given;
H. When, and by whom, an article was brought back or redeemed;
I. When, to whom, and how an article was disposed of, if not redeemed.
2. The license and the book shall, at all times, be open to examination or inspection by any police officer.
3. When the pawn log sheets are complete, or upon demand from the Chief of Police, the licensee shall surrender the original sheets to the Chief of Police, who shall provide a copy of the sheets to the licensee; the originals shall remain the property of the City. The licensee shall also maintain a record of the name and residential address of any person redeeming an article of property, the date of such transaction and a description of the article redeemed. In the event property is disposed of other than by redemption, the licensee shall record a description of the property, how disposed, and the name and address to whom the article was transferred. Such redemption and purchase records shall be maintained by the licensee for one year from the date of transaction and shall be at all times open to examination and recordation by the Chief of Police.
4. Every pawnbroker shall require each person from whom any property is purchased or received to print and sign his or her name on any inventory sheet provided by the Chief of Police. The inventory sheet shall be the property of the City.
5. Any person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:
A. Fails to keep or maintain such records as required by this chapter;
B. Fails to make the required entries in such records;
C. Intentionally or knowingly makes any false or unintelligible entry, or any entry which he or she has reason to believe is untrue, or deletes any entry;
D. Fails to make the inquiries necessary to enable the person to make such entries or any of them;
E. Fails to produce the license, book, or log sheets when requested by a police officer;
F. Destroys, alters, or negligently permits such book, records, or log sheets to be destroyed, damaged, altered, rendered unintelligible, or lost;
G. Fails to require any person to show physical proof of that person’s identification.