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A. A pawnbroker or dealer who obtains property of another in pawn, pledge or purchase, which property is pawned, pledged or sold to the pawnbroker or dealer without the knowledge, consent or authority of the true and rightful owner of the property, is guilty of theft by conversion if, upon demand of the true and rightful owner of the property, the pawnbroker or dealer refuses to return the pawned, pledged or sold property in the broker’s or dealer’s possession to its true and rightful owner unless the owner pays the pawn fee, a security fee or other form of compensation.

B. It is not an affirmative defense that the pawnbroker or dealer obtained the property under a claim of title made in good faith.

C. Theft by conversion is a gross misdemeanor. (Ord. 3313 § 4, 1983.)