§ 15-137. Records, copies of bills of sale required; right of entry of law-enforcement officials.

(a)

Every dealer shall maintain adequate records to reflect the information listed below which shall appear on bills of sale. The form of the bill of sale shall be provided by the chief of police. One copy of the bill of sale shall be retained by the dealer for not less than 24 months, one copy shall be delivered during regular county work hours to the chief of police at his office within 24 hours of the sale and one copy shall be delivered to the seller of such precious metals or gems or borrower whose loan is secured by precious metals or gems. If the purchase or loan occurs during a weekend then the delivery to the chief of police shall be made no later than 10:00 a.m. of the next regular county work day. Every dealer shall furnish the information required by this section in a manner prescribed by the chief of police, which may include electronic format. The required information is as follows:

(1)

The name of the dealer and his employer or principal, if any.

(2)

A complete description of each item, including weight, and all names, initials, serial numbers or other identifying marks or monograms appearing on the items and the price paid for each item.

(3)

The date, time and place of receiving the items.

(4)

The name, residence address and phone number, work address and telephone number, age, sex, race, height, weight, hair and eye color, other identifying marks, date of birth, driver's license number or other identification number and signature of the seller or borrower.

(5)

Verification of the identification of the seller or borrower by the exhibition of a government-issued identification bearing a photograph of the person selling the precious metals or gems, including the type of identification exhibited, the issuing agency and the number thereon.

(6)

A statement of ownership from the seller or borrower.

(7)

A digital image of the form of identification used by the person involved in the transaction.

(b)

In addition to the information required to be maintained in subsection (a), every dealer shall also maintain within its records a photograph of each item received.

(c)

Every dealer shall admit to his premises during regular business hours the chief of police, his sworn designee, or any law-enforcement official of the state or federal governments, and shall permit the chief of police or other such law-enforcement official (i) to examine all records required by this article and any item listed in a record which is believed by the chief of police or official to be missing or stolen, and (ii) to search for and take into possession any item known to him to be missing or known or believed by him to have been stolen.

(Code 1978, § 7.01-7; Ord. of 7-25-12, § (2); Ord. of 8-28-13(2), § 1)

(Code 1978, § 7.01-7; Ord. of 7-25-12, § (2); Ord. of 8-28-13(2), § 1)