HomeMy WebLinkAbout031 - 05/04/1976 - AMENDING ARTICLE XIII OF CHAPTER 73 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS ORDINANCE NO 31 1976
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMEND-MG ARTICLE XIII
OF CHAPTER 73 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS RELATING TO PAWNBROKERS
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
Section 1 That Section 73-72 of the Code of the City of
Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is , amended to read as
follows
"§73-72 Required books and records--Inspections
"Every pawnbroker shall keep books and records sufficient
to identify each pledge, together with the pledgor' s
name, age, current address , see, or other pertinent
information such as make and license number of his
automobile and driver' s license number, if any, as
may be deemed necessary by the Police Department to
properly identify such pledgor All transactions shall
be entered in a book of numerical sequence in the order
in which they occur together with the date of each
transaction, the amount, length and terms of the loan,
the article or articles pledged, the serial number,
name, make and model, or other specific information
as may be deemed necessary by the Police Department
in order to distinguish and assist in the identification
of the article or articles pledged The books and
records of the licensee shall also reveal the date
on which each loan was terminated and whether it was
redeemed, renewed or forfeited and sold Further,
all entries must be made in the English language in a
legible manner and shall be preserved and made accessible
for inspection for a period of two (2) years after the
redemption or forfeiture and sale of the pledge Such
books and records shall be open to the inspection of
any law enforcement agent of the city during regular
business hours Upon demand of any such agent , the
pawnbroker shall exhibit for inspection by such agent
any personal property or merchandise that may be in
his possession that has been purchased by him or pawned
to him A copy of any pawn record required under this
ordinance, together with a copy of the record of each
purchase of personal property or merchandise by a pawn-
broker, shall be made available to the Fort Collins
Police Department each day so that the Police Department
may maintain a complete record of all business trans-
actions of the pawnbroker No charge shall be made to
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the city for furnishing such records and it shall be
the responsibility of the city to pick up the copies
from the pawnbroker "
Section 2 That Section 73-73 of the Code of the City of
Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding
thereto at the end thereof the following
"The copy of each recorded pawn ticket or purchase
of personal property or merchandise shall correspond
with the original in every detail If the same does
not so correspond, the article or articles referred
to or described in such conflicting entry shall there-
upon be surrendered by the pawnbroker to the Police
Department of the City of Fort Collins "
Section 3 That Article XIII of Chapter 73 of the Code of
the city of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is , amended by
adding thereto after Section 73-73 thereof a new section 73-73A,
as follows
"§73-73A Allied purchases of property
"All property, notes , bonds or securities which are
purchased outright by a pawnbroker shall be so shown
on the records kept by the pawnbroker, with all informa-
tion concerning the transaction set forth in such records "
Section 4 That Section 73-84 of the Code of the City of
Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is , amended by adding thereto
at the end thereof the following
"In the event any law enforcement officer of the city
determines that any article of personal property held
by a pawnbroker is stolen or illegally obtained property
such officer shall take such article
into his custody after giving the pawnbroker a receipt
for the same which-sets_ forth the reason for the confisca-
tion "
Section 5 That Article XIII of Chapter 73 of the Code of
the City of Fort Collins be, and the same hereby is, amended by
adding thereto after Section 73-85 an additional section 73-85A,
as follows
"§73-85A Only one place of business
"A pawnbroker shall conduct his pawn shop business from
only one business location which shall be the location
listed on the pawnbroker's license This provision
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shall not prohibit a pawnbroker from using warehouses
or other storage locations away from the licensed place
of business but such other location shall be used only
if the pawnbroker submits notice to the City Clerk in
writing of such offsite locations and in such event
such offsite locations shall be open to any law enforce-
ment officer of the city for inspection during regular
business hours "
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this loth day of April , 1976, and to be
presented for fTn—a-l—passage this 4th day of May ,
1976
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ATTEST Mayor
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 4th day of
May 1976
ATTEST Ftayor
City Clerk
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