Requires all individuals pawning goods to present two forms of identification and for pawnbrokers to keep records of such person; requires pawnbrokers to report new goods within 24 hours of their receipt to the sheriff and they may not be sold or destroyed for 15 days; also requires the sheriff to compile a list of goods stolen within the county.

Sponsor: Pretlow
Law Section: General Business Law / Law: Add S46-a, Gen Bus L; amd S650, County L

A2322-2011 Actions

May 15, 2012: held for consideration in economic development
Jan 4, 2012: referred to economic development
Jan 18, 2011: referred to economic development

A2322-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          2322
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 18, 2011
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit
 tee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
 

AN ACT to amend the general business law and the county law, in relation
 to the registration of goods presented to pawnbrokers with  the  sher
 iff's department
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 46-a to read as follows:

 

S 46-A. IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF  GOODS.  1.  NO  COLLATERAL
 LOAN  BROKER  SHALL  TAKE  POSSESSION  OF  ANY GOODS, ARTICLES OR THINGS
 PAWNED OR PLEDGED WITHOUT CONFIRMING THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON  PAWNING
 OR PLEDGING SUCH GOODS UPON PRESENTATION OF TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION.
 THE  COLLATERAL  LOAN BROKER SHALL MAINTAIN A RECORD FOR EACH ITEM HE OR
 SHE TAKES POSSESSION OF; SUCH RECORD SHALL CONTAIN A  PHOTOCOPY  OF  THE
 FORMS  OF  IDENTIFICATION  PRESENTED  AND  A PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS AT
 WHICH THE PERSON PAWNING OR PLEDGING THE ITEM MAY BE CONTACTED.
 2. WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF  RECEIPT  OF  ANY  GOODS,  ARTICLES  OR
 THINGS  PAWNED  OR  PLEDGED, THE COLLATERAL LOAN BROKER SHALL PRESENT TO
 THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT A DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM  AND,  IF  AVAILABLE,
 ANY IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS WHICH MAY BE ON THE ITEM.
 3.  UPON  REPORTING ITEMS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION,
 THE COLLATERAL LOAN BROKER MAY  NOT  SELL  OR  DESTROY  THE  ITEM  UNTIL
 FIFTEEN CALENDAR DAYS HAVE ELAPSED.
 4.  THE  COLLATERAL  LOAN BROKER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE SHERIFF'S
 DEPARTMENT, UPON REQUEST, ALL RECORDS COMPILED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
 

S 2.

Section 650 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivi
 sion 3 to read as follows:

 3. THE SHERIFF SHALL COMPILE A LIST OF GOODS  REPORTED  STOLEN  WITHIN
 THE  COUNTY, WHICH LIST SHALL CONTAIN REPORTS MADE TO HIS OR HER DEPART
 MENT, THE RESPECTIVE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THE STATE POLICE.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect November 1, 2012.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03094-01-1

A2322-2011: Requires all individuals pawning goods to present identification and for pawnbrokers to keep records of such person

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