(A) No pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall purchase or receive, by sale, barter or exchange or otherwise, any article under a license issued pursuant to this subchapter from any person between the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. or as otherwise permitted by law. Further, no person shall purchase or receive such an article from any of the following:
(1) A person who is at the time intoxicated or visibly under the influence of alcohol or narcotics;
(2) A person known by the dealer to be a thief or an associate of thieves, a prior recipient of stolen property or any person the licensee or employee has reason to suspect of being such; and/or
(3) A minor under the age of 18 years without written consent of the parent or guardian of such minor.
(B) No person shall purchase or receive, by sale, barter or exchange or otherwise, any article or item that person knows to be stolen, reasonably should have been known to be stolen, or suspects as having been stolen, except as specifically authorized by law enforcement authorities.
(Prior Code, § 40-84) (Ord. 1394, passed 2-10-2014; Ord. 1477, passed 6-17-2019) Penalty, see § 10.999