§ 21-41. Auctioneers, consignment dealers, junk dealers, pawnshop operators and secondhand dealers; general operating requirements.

(a)

No auctioneer, consignment dealer, junk dealer, pawnshop operator or secondhand dealer shall accept any goods or articles on or by consignment, deposit, pawn, pledge, trade or purchase without first requiring the person providing such goods or articles to produce an unexpired, unaltered identification card which has been issued by any state or by the federal government and which contains a photograph of such person. No auctioneer, consignment dealer, junk dealer, pawnshop operator or secondhand dealer shall accept any goods or articles on or by consignment, deposit, pawn, pledge, trade or purchase from any person under the age of eighteen (18) years, unless such minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian who provides an identification card pursuant to this section.

(b)

Whenever goods or articles, as described below, are obtained from a particular person by a pawnshop or secondhand dealer, whether by consignment, deposit, pawn, pledge, trade or purchase, such licensee shall be required to deliver to the chief of police, or his designee, within two (2) business days after receipt, a true and complete report of all such goods or articles received by such licensee. Such report shall include the date and time when such goods or articles were received, a detailed description of such goods or articles, the amount loaned or paid for such goods or articles, the number of such goods or articles received, the number of the pawn ticket (if applicable), the printed name and address of the person supplying such goods or articles, the number and type of identification document of the supplier required under paragraph (a) of this section, a fingerprint of such supplier, the signature of such supplier, and a description of such supplier, including such person's address, sex, approximate height, age, race, and color of hair . The report shall be on a form prescribed by the chief of police and shall be considered as filed only when the accuracy of the form has been attested to, by signature on the form, by the pawnshop operator or secondhand dealer, or its authorized agent and has been received by the chief of police, or his designee. The licensee shall keep a copy of each report for at least two (2) years after delivering such report to the chief of police, or his designee.

(c)

No goods or articles shall be sold, exchanged, altered or removed from the licensee's premises by any pawnshop operator or secondhand dealer until the same shall have been in custody of such licensee for at least twenty (20) days after delivery to the chief of police of the report required by subsection (b).

(d)

Whenever the fair market value of the goods or articles sold to a particular person by an auctioneer, consignment dealer, junk dealer, pawnshop operator or secondhand dealer is greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00), such licensee shall be required to record the name and address of such purchaser and a detailed description of the goods or articles sold to such purchaser. The licensee shall keep a record of such sales for at least six (6) months after each such sale is made.

(e)

Every auctioneer, consignment dealer, junk dealer, pawnshop operator or secondhand dealer shall allow his or her premises, along with his or her transaction records and stock of goods and articles, to be open at reasonable hours for reasonable inspections by representatives of the police department.

(f)

Every auctioneer, consignment dealer, junk dealer, pawnshop operator or secondhand dealer shall at all times display an easily readable copy of sections 21-41, 21-41.01, 21-41.02 and 21-41.03 of this Code in a conspicuous place, open to the public, on such licensee's business premises.

(Ord. No. 1724, § 1, 6-2-92; Ord. No. 1919, § 1, 12-10-96; Ord. No. 2727, § 2, 6-22-10)