16.45.020 Reporting requirements.
(A) A secondhand dealer shall make a report of every transaction of all reportable purchases of all secondhand items as required by state statutes.
(B) A dealer shall make a true, complete, and accurate report each day of each article the dealer receives through a reportable transaction. The report shall be submitted within twenty-four (24) hours and available to view by the police department by electronic means as approved by the police department, or its designee. For the purposes of this section, “electronic report” means a computer system or program that is specifically designed to make such reports and maintain records.
(C) The electronic reporting systems provided or approved by the police chief, or his designee, shall include at least all of the following:
(1) The last, first, and middle name of the seller.
(2) The permanent address and telephone number, if available, of the seller.
(3) The physical description of the seller including height, weight, hair and eye color, sex, race, and date of birth.
(4) The number and type of the valid form of identification document presented by the seller.
(5) An accurate, legible description of each item pledged or sold, including the manufacturer’s name, model number, serial number, caliber, size, type of precious metal or scrap metal, and the weight of the items purchased.
(6) The name and address of the dealer’s business and the clerk’s initials or identifying number.
(7) The date and time of the transaction.
(8) The type of transaction and transaction ticket number.
(9) A fingerprint of the seller.
(10) A quality photograph of the seller.
(11) A quality photograph of the individual items purchased or pawned.
(12) The dealer shall also retain a hard copy on file for two (2) years after the transaction has taken place.
(13) All payments that are reportable shall be made payable to the seller by check unless the seller is a lawful representative of a business that deals in buying, selling, or trading in secondhand items, and has a valid tax identification number. Payment may also be made by in-store credit for other merchandise from the dealer.
(14) The amount paid for the item(s) or the value given in trade or the value loaned or the value of services bartered.
(D) The seller shall electronically or physically sign the purchase statement and attest to the following statement that shall appear on the report in ten (10) point bold type:
All information in this report is complete and accurate. I am the owner of the goods described in this report or I am authorized to enter into this pawn or sale transaction on behalf of the owner of the goods described in this report. I understand that I will be guilty of a class one misdemeanor if the information in this report is not complete and accurate, if I am not the owner of the goods being sold, or if I am not authorized to enter into the pawn or sale transaction on behalf of the owner of the goods.
(Ord. No. 381, 12-6-94; Ord. No. 2014-01, §§ 1, 2, 5-6-14; Ord. No. 2015-01, §§ 1, 2, 1-20-15. 1976 Code § 4-5-2)