5.32.060 Required records.
It shall be the duty of every pawnbroker to maintain at such pawnshop a book or other permanent record, in which shall be legibly printed or lettered, by the pawnbroker or his/her employee, in the English language, at the time of such loan, consignment, purchase or receipt of any item in trade, a record thereof containing those items listed in subsections A through H of this section; and it shall be the duty of every dealer to maintain at his or her place of business a book or other permanent record, in which shall be legibly printed or lettered, by the dealer or his/her employee, in the English language, at the time of such purchase and/or consignment, a record thereof containing those items listed in subsections A through H of this section:
A. The date of transaction;
B. The name of the person or employee or the identification number of the person or employee conducting the transaction, as required by the chief of the Bellevue police department;
C. The signature and the name (first, middle and last), date of birth, sex, height, weight, race, address (which shall include the street address, and not merely a post office box number) and telephone number of the person with whom the transaction is taking place;
D. The name and address (which shall include the street address, and not merely a post office box number) of the owner of the property bought or received in pledge, if different than that of the person with whom the transaction is taking place;
E. A detailed description of the property bought or received in pledge and/or consignment, including brand name; serial or model number or name; engravings, size, pattern, color, markings, and shape; the caliber, barrel length, and type of action of any firearm, and whether it is a pistol, rifle or shotgun; such other specific descriptive features as may be required for data entry into the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Stolen Coin File, and any peculiarity likely to identify the property. The description of jewelry shall include the type of metal employed, all letters and marks inscribed thereon, and the weight and size;
F. The price paid or the amount loaned;
G. Type and identifying numbers of identification presented at time of transaction by the person with whom the transaction was made, which shall consist of a valid driver’s license with expiration date or, in the event such person has no driver’s license, an 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;
H. The nature of the transaction, a number identifying the transaction, the store identification as designated by the Bellevue police department, 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;
The information required in subsections A through H of this section shall be kept on forms provided by the city as set forth in BCC 5.32.070.
It is unlawful for any pawnbroker or dealer and every clerk, agent or employee of such pawnbroker or dealer to fail, neglect or refuse to make entry in any material matter in his or her record, as required by this section, or to make any false entry therein, or to obliterate, destroy or remove such record from his or her place of business. (Ord. 4891 § 6, 1996; Ord. 4000 § 1, 1989; Ord. 3313 § 1, 1983; Ord. 2891 § 2, 1981; 1961 code § 5.37.040.)