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CHAPTER 116: PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND HAND DEALERS SECTION 116.01 Definitions 116.02 Records 116.03 Inspection 116.04 Reports 116.05 Redemption or sale 116.06 Minors 116.07 Penalty 116.01
DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. (a) “PAWNBROKER” -Any person
who loans money on deposit or pledge, or personal property or other valuable thing, or who deals in the purchasing of personal property or other valuable thing, on condition of selling
the same back again at its stipulated price. (b) “SECOND HAND DEALER” -Any person, firm, or corporation that purchases, receives, or exchanges second-hand articles of any kind for the
purpose of selling, exchanging, re-manufacturing or re-fabrication of the article. 116.02 RECORDS (a) Every pawn broker and second hand dealer shall keep a record book in which shall
be legibly written in ink in the English language at the time of receiving any goods the following: (1) The name, address, social security number, date of birth, and a description of
the person’s color, height, weight, complexion, hair style, and any visible distinguishing marks (2) A complete and accurate description of the article purchased, received or exchanged,
including the name of the maker or manufacturer, initials, serial numbers, model numbers, or other identifying features, and the price the dealer paid for each article The dealer shall
require the seller of any article to sign his name on the page on which that person’s transaction is recorded. The book or record shall be open to inspection by any police officer during
normal business hours.
(b) Each page of the book or record shall consist of one or more sequentially and consequently numbered forms which shall contain appropriate blanks for furnishing all of the aforementioned
information required. The pages containing these forms shall be permanently bound into the book. (c) In addition to the record book required by this Section, all pawnbrokers and second
hand dealers shall fill out forms submitted by the Richmond Police Department, which shall be in substantially the following form RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT SECOND HAND DEALER REPORT
Date: Time: Dealer:______________ NAME: ADDRESS:_____________ CITY:__________STATE:____ SSN:___________________Photo Taken: Yes___No____ DOB: DRIVER’S LICENSE OR I.D. NUMBER _________________
Color:______ Ht:____ Wt:_____ Complexion: ________ Hair Style: ________ Other Info:__________________ Item Make or Mfg. Model/Serial # I.D. Marks $$ 1. _________________________________________
2. The customer shall write in his own handwriting his name and address on the the back of the card and place his right thumb print in the space provided. The back side of the card shall
be in the following form: SIGNATURE: ADDRESS: ________________________________
Right Thumb Print (d) Before purchasing, receiving, or exchanging any articles, the pawnbroker or second hand dealer shall examine the seller’s driver’s license, Indiana Identification
Card, or other valid photo identification typically used for identification purposes. 116.03 INSPECTION The record book, as well as every article or other thing of value, pawned, pledged,
or purchased shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any police officer. (‘72 Code, 32.04) (Ord. 230-1910) Penalty, see 10.99 116.04 REPORTS It shall be the duty of
every pawnbroker or second hand dealer to make out and deliver to the Chief of Police each day before 12:00 noon a legible and correct copy from the book required in 116.02, of all personal
property and other valuable things received on deposit or purchased during the preceding day, together with the time when they were purchased. (‘72 Code, 32.04) (Ord. 230-1910) 116.05
REDEMPTION OR SALE No personal property received on deposit, purchase, or pledge to any pawnbroker or second hand dealer shall be sold or permitted to be redeemed or removed from the
place of business for five (5) days after the statement required to be delivered to the police has been delivered to the police. If the pawnbroker or dealer is notified of an adverse
claim to the property, the property shall be held for a period of twenty (20) days, during which legal proceedings may be commenced to determine who is entitled to the property. 116.06
MINORS No person shall take or receive in pawn or pledge, or by purchase from money loaned, any property, article, or thing from any person under the age of eighteen (18) years or which
may be in the possession or under the control of any person under the age of eighteen (18) years. 116.07 PENALTY Any person found guilty of violating this section shall be fined fifty
($50) dollars for the first offense and one hundred ($100) dollars for each subsequent offense. Violations of this section may be enjoined pursuant to I.C. 36-1-6-4. (Ord. 77-1990)