§ 1-5-4. Reporting requirements for pawnbrokers and scrap or surplus buyers.

(a)

Each pawnshop owner or operator and very person, firm, or corporation buying rubber or leather, rubber belts, belting, and scrap metal as scrap, salvage, or surplus doing business in the unincorporated areas of the county shall, within ninety days of the adoption of this section, maintain an electronic inventory tracking system which is capable of delivery and transmission of all statutorily-required information via computer to the entity designated by the county sheriffs department.

(b)

The owner or operator of a pawnshop or pawnbroker and every person, firm, or corporation buying rubber or leather, rubber belts, belting, and scrap metal as scrap, salvage, or surplus will be required to upload the information to the entity designated by the county sheriffs department within two (2) business days of receipt of the goods purchased and/or pawned.

(c)

The failure on the part of any pawnshop owner to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed a Class 3 misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the offender shall be punished a fine of not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each separate offense. Each day of noncompliance with this section shall be punished a fine of not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each separate offense. Each day of noncompliance with this section shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.

(d)

The failure on the part of any every person, firm, or corporation buying rubber or leather, rubber belts, belting, and scrap metal as scrap, salvage, or surplus to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed a Class 3 misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the offender shall be punished a fine of not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each separate offense. Each day of noncompliance with this section shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.

(Ord. of 6-7-10)

Editor's note

An ordinance adopted June 7, 2010, did not specify manner of inclusion; hence, inclusion as section 1-5-4 is at the discretion of the editor.