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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1996-1023 CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER Solano Council Bill No. 13 Ordinance No. 1023 Series of 1996 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE the Wheat Pawnbrokers. Amending Article VII of Chapter 11 of Ridge Code of Laws, Concerning WHEREAS, the pawnshop activity pawnshops, City and desires to more efficiently regulate to do better business accounting of BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1, Section 11-183 (c) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, entitled Signature of Customer, is amended to read as follows: The customer shall sign his or her name in such register and on the declaration of ownership and receive a copy of the contract of purchase or a receipt of the purchase transaction, THE DECLARATION OF OWNERSHIP (CUSTOMER SIGNATURE) MUST APPEAR ON EACH PAGE OF THE CONTRACT. Section 2, Section 11-l83(h) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, entitled Provision of Records to Law Enforcement Agency, is amended to read as follows: Every pawnbroker shall provide the local law enforcement agency, on a weekly basis, with two (2) copies of the records, ORIGINAL PLUS ONE COPY, on a form to be provided er approved by the local law enforcement agency, of all tangible personal property accepted during the preceding week and efie copy(IES) of the customer's declaration of ownership. THE FORMS SHALL BE NO SMALLER THAN 6"x 4" AND NO LARGER THAN 6"x 9". The form shall contain the same information required to be recorded in the pawnbroker's register pursuant to Subsection (a) of this Section. THE PAWNBROKER SHALL OBTAIN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGERPRINT FROM THE CUSTOMER AND AFFIX IT TO A BOX PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE ON THE FORM. The local law enforcement agency shall designate the day of the week on which the records and declarations shall be submitted. VR:\l1',53D2'7' 145712 1 Section 3, Section ll-183(k) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, entitled Videotaping of Transactions, is amended to read as follows: Every pawnbroker shall videotape all transactions, including for purchase or shall be kept by NINETY (90) days those which do not result in a contract purchase transaction, Any such videotapes the pawnbroker for a minimum of aixty (60) and shall be subject to police review. Section 4. Section ll-l83(m) of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, entitled Preservation of Records and Provision of Reports, is amended to read as follows: Every pawnbroker shall, at his or her expense, keep records or provide reports in such manner and by such methods as may be determined from time to time by the police department. THE PAWNBROKER SHALL PROVIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH A LIST OF EMPLOYEES, THEIR DATES OF BIRTH AND THEIR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. Section 5. Section 11-184 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, entitled Identification Acceptable, is amended to read as follows (A) No licensee nor any principal, employee, agent or servant of such licensee shall engage in a purchase transaction or shall enter into a contract for purchase transaction with any customer without securing one of the following kinds of then current and valid identification: (1) A Colorado driver's license; (2) Identification card issued in accordance with C.R,S, !'l 42-2-402, which is an identification card issued by the State of Colorado; (3) A valid driver's license containing a picture, issued by another state; (4) A military identification card; (5) A valid passport; (6) An alien registration card; or (7) A nonpicture identification document issued by a state or federal government entity,. if the pa~mbroker also obtains a clear imprint of the customer's right indcJc finger. VEM',53IJ27\145732 1 -2- (B) A RIGHT INDEX FINGERPRINT IS REQUIRED ON ALL TRANSACTIONS AND MUST BE AFFIXED TO THE FORM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 11-183(H) ABOVE. Section 6, Section 11-189 (b), entitled Hold Orders and Surrender of Property, is amended to read as follows: If any police officer determines that any article of personal property held by a pawnbroker is stolen or illegally obtained property, such officer may immediately confiscate such property and must provide the pawnbroker wi th a receipt, case report number and/OR the police report cover EVIDENCE sheet setting forth the basis for the confiscation, Section 7. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Wheat Ridge, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be attained, Section 8. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or Application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be judged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 9, Effect of Repeal or Modification. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Code of the City of Wheat Ridge by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purposes of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made in such actions, suits, proceedings, or prosecutions. Section 10, Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after final publication. VEM\3102~\145712 1 -3- INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on this 25th day of March ,1996, ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for April 22 1996, at 7 o'clock p,m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, READ, reading by 19J.Q. ADOPTED AND a vote of 7 ORDERED PUBLISHED to ~, this 22nd on second and day of April final SIGNED by the Mayor on this 23rd day of April 1996 . ~JJ~ DAN WILDE, MAYOR ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY / / d~~,' GERALD E. DAHL, CITY ATTORNEY , f/ _ < ~ '-< ' It // ,_k- -" 1st Publication: April 4, 1996 2nd Publication: April 26, 1996 (Wheat Ridge Transcript) Wheat Ridge Sentinel Effective Date: May 11,1996 VEM' c- ~1)2'1\145732 1 - 4-