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.

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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