(1) Every
pawnbroker and secondhand dealer doing business in this state
shall maintain wherever that business is conducted a record in
which shall be legibly written in the English language, at the
time of each transaction the following information:
(a) The signature of the person with whom the transaction is
made;
(b) The date of the transaction;
(c) The name of the person or employee or the identification
number of the person or employee conducting the transaction, as
required by the applicable chief of police or the county's chief
law enforcement officer;
(d) The name, date of birth, sex, height, weight, race, and
address and telephone number of the person with whom the
transaction is made;
(e) A complete description of the property pledged, bought,
or consigned, including the brand name, serial number, model
number or name, any initials or engraving, size, pattern, and
color or stone or stones, and in the case of firearms, the
caliber, barrel length, type of action, and whether it is a
pistol, rifle, or shotgun;
(f) The price paid or the amount loaned;
(g) The type and identifying number of identification used
by the person with whom the transaction was made, which shall
consist of a valid drivers license or identification card issued
by any state or two pieces of identification issued by a
governmental agency, one of which shall be descriptive of the
person identified. At all times, one piece of current government
issued picture identification will be required; and
(h) The nature of the transaction, a number identifying the
transaction, the store identification as designated by the
applicable law enforcement agency, or the name and address of the
business and the name of the person or employee, conducting the
transaction, and the location of the property.
(2) This record shall at all times during the ordinary hours
of business, or at reasonable times if ordinary hours of business
are not kept, be open to the inspection of any commissioned law
enforcement officer of the state or any of its political
subdivisions, and shall be maintained wherever that business is
conducted for three years following the date of the transaction.
[1991 c 323 § 2; 1984 c 10 § 3; 1909 c 249 § 229; RRS § 2481.]