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ORDINANCE NO. 2233-02
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE II, SUBDIVISION XII, OF THE
ST. LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING PAWNBROKERS AND
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK ORDAINS:
Section 1. Repealer Chapter 8, Sections 8-421 through 8-425 of the St Louis Park
Municipal Code are hereby repealed in their entirety
Section 2. Chapter 8 of the St Louis Park Municipal Code is hereby amended to add
new sections 8-421 through 8-437 which read as follows:
Subdivision XII. Pawnbroker
8-421 Purpose.
(a) The City Council finds that the use of services provided by pawnbrokers potentially
provides an opportunity for the commission of crimes and their concealment because such
businesses have the ability to receive and transfer stolen property easily and quickly The City
Council also finds that consumer protection regulation is warranted in transactions involving
pawnbrokers. The purpose of this Section is to prevent pawn businesses from being used as
facilities for the commission of cnmes and to assure that such businesses comply with basic
consumer protection standards, thereby protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of
the citizens of the City.
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(b) To help the Police Department better regulate current and future pawn businesses, decrease
and stabilize costs associated with the regulation of the pawn industry, and inciease identification of
cnminal activities in the pawn industry through the timely collection and shanng of pawn
transaction information, this Section also implements and establishes the required use of the
Automated Pawn System (APS).
8-422. Regulations Adopted.
The regulations pertaining to pawnbrokers set forth in Minn. Stat. Ch 325J, as amended,
are hereby adopted herein by reference as if fully stated herein.
8-423. General Provisions Apply.
All provisions of Chapter 8, Article II: General Provisions, apply to this section unless
stated otherwise in the individual provisions of this Section.
8-424. License Required.
No person shall engage in the business of pawnbroker in the City without first obtaining a
license from the City.
8-425 Application.
(a) Form of Application. In addition to any information that may be required by the County
puisuant to Minn. Stat § 471.924, every application for a license under this Section shall be made
according to provisions contained in sections 8-36 of this Chapter
(b) Application Verification All applications for pawnbroker licenses shall be referred to the
111 Police Department for venfication and investigation of the facts set forth in the application The
Police Department shall make a wntten report and recommendation to the City Clerk as to issuance
or non -issuance of the license. The City Clerk may order and conduct such additional investigation
as deemed necessary
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8-426. Licensee Eligibility.
(a) To be eligible for or to maintain a pawnbroker license, a person must operate lawfully and
fairly within the purposes of Minn. Stat. Ch. 325J and this Section and:
(1) may not be a minor at the time that the application for a pawnbroker's license is
filed;
(2) may not have been convicted of any cnme directly related to the occupation licensed
as prescnbed by Minn. Stat. Section 364.03, subdivision 2, unless the person has
shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform
the duties of a licensee under this Chapter as prescnbed by Section 364.03,
subdivision 3, and
(3) must be of good moral character or repute.
(4) must not hold an intoxicating liquor license within the City
8-427. License Restrictions.
(a) Number of Licenses Issued. On the effective date of this Subdivision XII, the maximum
allowable number of pawnbroker licenses shall be two. Pawnbroker licensees existing on the
effective date of this Subdivision XXI are eligible to apply for renewal at the existing licensed
premises, and if renewed, may continue until the license for that licensed premises is revoked or
is not renewed
(b) License Transfer Not Allowed. Each license under this Section shall be issued to the
applicant only and shall not be transferable to any other person. No licensee shall loan, sell, give, or
assign a license to another person.
(c) Inactive License. The City Council may revoke the pawn license of any business that
shows no pawn activity for a period of six months. A hearing shall be held to determine the
status of the pawn operation and if satisfactory intent to do business under the license is not
demonstrated, the City Council may revoke the license
(d) Premises. A license under this division shall be issued only for the exact rooms and
square footage of the premises descnbed in the application.
(e) Zoning requirements met No license shall be granted until all applicable zoning
requirements are met or until all conditions for approval of the use have been satisfied.
8-428. Fees.
(a) Investigation Fee. An applicant for any license under this Chapter shall, at the time an
original application is submitted, pay the City a nonrefundable investigation fee as set from time to
time by the city council and listed in appendix A to this Code, to cover the costs involved in
venfying the license application and to cover the expense of any investigation needed to assure
compliance with this Section.
(b) License Fee. The licensee shall pay an annual license fee as set from time to time by the
city council and listed in appendix A to this Code.
(c) Billable Transaction Fees. Licensees shall pay a monthly transaction fee on all billable
transactions as defined in section 8-429 (b). Such fee shall be as set from time to time by the city
council and listed in appendix A to this Code. Billable transaction fees are payable within thirty
(30) days. Failure to timely pay the billable transaction fee shall constitute a violation of this
Section
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8-429. Transactions.
• (a) Reportable Transactions. Every transaction conducted by a pawnbroker in which
merchandise is received through a pawn, purchase, consignment or trade, or in which a pawn is
renewed, extended, redeemed or voided, is a reportable transaction except:
(1) The bulk purchase or consignment of new or used merchandise from a merchant,
manufacturer, or wholesaler having an established permanent place of business, and
the retail sale of said merchandise, provided the pawnbroker must maintain a record
of such purchase or consignment which describes each item, and must mark each
item in a manner which relates it to that transaction record
(2) Retail and wholesale sales of merchandise originally received by pawn or purchase,
and for which all applicable hold and/or redemption penods have expired.
(b) Billable Transactions. Billable transactions are defined as every reportable transaction
conducted by a pawnbroker, except renewals, redemptions, or extensions of existing pawns on items
previously reported and continuously in the licensee's possession.
8-430. General Operating Requirements.
(a) Records Required At the time of any reportable transaction other than renewals,
extensions or redemptions, every licensee must immediately record in English the following
information by using ink or other indelible medium on forms or in a computerized record
approved by the police department:
(1) A complete and accurate description of each item including, but not limited to,
any trademark, identification number, senal number, model number, brand name,
or other identifying mark on such an item.
(2) The purchase price, amount of money loaned upon, or pledged therefor
(3) The maturity date of the transaction and the amount due, including monthly and
annual interest rates and all pawn fees and charges.
(4) Date, time and place the item of property was received by the licensee, and the
unique alpha and/or numenc transaction identifier that distinguishes it from all
other transactions in the licensee's records. Transaction identifiers must be
consecutively numbered.
(5) Full name, current residence address, current residence telephone number, date of
birth and accurate descnption of the person from whom the item of the property
was received, including: sex, height, weight, race, color of eyes and color of hair
(6) The state of issue and identification number from a current valid photo dnver's
license or a current valid state photo identification card from any state or from any
province of Canada.
(7) The signature of the person identified in the transaction.
(b) Photographs Required. Effective ninety (90) days from the effective date of this
Subdivision XII, the licensee must also take a color photograph or color video recording of
(1) Each customer involved in a billable transaction.
(2) Every item pawned or sold that does not have a unique senal or identification
number permanently engraved or affixed
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(3) Photographs must be at least two (2) inches in length by two (2) inches in width
and must be maintained in such a manner that the photograph can be readily
matched and correlated with all other records of the transaction to which they
relate. Such photographs must be available to the chief of police, or the chiefs
designee, upon request. The major portion of the photograph must include an
identifiable front facial close-up of the person who pawned or sold the item.
Items photographed must be accurately depicted. The licensee must inform the
person that he or she is being photographed by displaying a sign of sufficient size
in a conspicuous place in the premises If a video photograph is taken, the video
camera must zoom in on the person pawning or selling the item so as to include
an identifiable close-up of that person's face Items photographed by video must
be accurately depicted. Video photographs must be electronically referenced by
time and date so they can be readily matched and correlated with all other records
of the transaction to which they relate. The licensee must inform the person that
he or she is being videotaped orally and by displaying a sign of sufficient size in a
conspicuous place on the premises. The licensee must keep the exposed
videotape for three (3) months, and furnish it to the police department upon
request.
(c) Digitized Photographs. Licensees may fulfill the color photograph requirements in
Subsection 8-430 (b) by submitting them as digital images, in a format specified by the issuing
authority, electronically cross- referenced to the reportable transaction they are associated with.
Notwithstanding the digital images may be captured from required video recordings, this
provision does not altar or amend the requirements in Subsection 8-430(b).
(d) Renewals, Extensions and Redemptions. For renewals, extensions and redemptions, the
licensee shall provide the onginal transaction identifier, the date of the current transaction, and
the type of transaction
(e) Disposition of Articles.
(1) When an article of pawned or pledged property is redeemed from a licensee, the
records shall contain an account of such redemption with the date, interest charges
accrued, and the total amount for which the article was redeemed.
(2) When an article of purchased or forfeited property is sold or disposed of by a
licensee and the licensee receives One Hundred Dollars ($100 00) or more in the
payment thereof, the records shall contain an account of such sale with the date,
the amount for which the article was sold, and the full name, current address, and
telephone number of the person to whom sold.
(f) Inspection of Records. The records must at all reasonable times be open to inspection by
the police department or department of licenses and consumer services. Data entnes shall be
retained for at least three (3) years from the date of transaction. Entnes of required digital
images shall be retained a minimum of ninety (90) days.
(g) Daily Reports to Police. Effective ninety (90) days from the effective date of this
Subdivision XII, licensees must submit every reportable transaction to the police department
daily in the following manner:
(1) Licensees must provide to the police department all information required in
Section 8-430 (a) through (0 and other required information, by transfemng it
from their computer to the Automated Pawn System via modem. All required
records must be transmitted completely and accurately after the close of business
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each day in accordance with standards and procedures established by the issuing
authonty using procedures that address secunty concerns of the licensees and the
issuing authonty. The licensee must display a sign of sufficient size, in a
conspicuous place in the premises, which informs all patrons that all transactions
are reported to the police department daily.
(2) Billable Transaction Fees. Licensees will be charged for each billable transaction
reported to the police department
If a licensee is unable to successfully transfer the required reports by modem, the
licensee must provide the police department printed copies of all reportable
transactions along with the video tape(s) for that date, by 12 00 the next business
day;
(4) If the problem is determined to be in the licensee's system and is not corrected by
the close of the first business day following the failure, the licensee must provide
the required reports as detailed in Section 8-430 (g) (3), and must be charged a
fifty dollar ($50.00) reporting failure penalty, daily, until the error is corrected, or
(5) If the problem is determined to be outside the licensee's system, the licensee must
provide the required reports in Section 8-430 (g) (3), and resubmit all such
transaction via modem when the error is corrected.
(3)
(6) If a licensee is unable to capture, digitize or transmit the photographs required in
Section 8-430 (c), the licensee must immediately take all required photographs
with a still camera, cross-reference the photographs to the correct transaction, and
make the pictures available to the Police Department upon request
(7) Regardless of the cause or ongin of the technical problems that prevented the
licensee from uploading their reportable transactions, upon correction of the
problem, the licensee shall upload every reportable transaction from every
business day the problem had existed.
(8) The Police Department may, upon presentation of extenuating circumstances,
delay the implementation of the daily reporting penalty.
(h) Receipt Required. Every licensee must provide a receipt to the party identified in every
reportable transaction and must maintain a duplicate of that receipt for three (3) years. The
receipt must include at least the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the licensed business.
(2) The date and time the item was received by the licensee.
(3) Whether the item was pawned or sold, or the nature of the transaction.
(4) An accurate description of each item received including, but not limited to, any
trademark, identification number, serial number, model number, brand name, or
other identifying mark on such an item.
(5) The signature or unique identifier of the licensee or employee that conducted the
transaction.
(6) The amount advanced or paid.
(7) The monthly and annual interest rates, including all pawn fees and charges.
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(8) The last regular day of business by which the item must be redeemed by the
pledger without nsk that the item will be sold, and the amount necessary to
redeem the pawned item on that date.
(9) The full name, current residence address, current residence telephone number, and
date of birth of the pledger or seller.
(10) The state of issue and identification number from a current valid photo dnver's
license or a current valid state photo identification card from any state or from any
province of Canada.
(11) Description of the pledger or seller including approximate sex, height, weight,
race, color of eyes and color of hair.
(12) The signature of the pledger or seller.
(13) All printed statements as required by Minnesota Statute 325J.04, subdivision 2, or
any other applicable statutes.
(i) Redemption Period. Any person pledging, pawning or depositing an item for secunty
must have a minimum of ninety (90) days from the date of that transaction to redeem the item
before it may be forfeited and sold Dunng the ninety (90) day holding period, items may not be
removed from the licensed location except as provided in Section 8-430 (s). Licensees are
prohibited from redeeming any item to anyone other than the person to whom the receipt was
issued or, to any person identified in a wntten and notanzed authonzation to redeem the property
identified in the receipt, or to a person identified in wnting by the pledger at the time of the
initial transaction and signed by the pledger, or with approval of the police license inspector.
Written authonzation for release of property to persons other than original pledger must be
maintained along with onginal transaction record in accordance with Section 8-430 (h)
(1) Holding Period. Any item purchased or accepted in trade by a licensee must not be sold
or otherwise transferred for thirty (30) days from the date of the transaction. An individual may
redeem an item seventy-two (72) hours after the item was received on deposit, excluding
Sundays and legal holidays
(k) Police Order to Hold Property.
(1) Investigative Hold Whenever a law enforcement official from any agency
notifies a licensee not to sell an item, the item must not be sold or removed from
the premises The investigative hold shall be confirmed in wnting by the
originating agency within seventy-two (72) hours and will remain in effect for
fifteen (15) days from the date of initial notification, or until the investigative
order is canceled, or until an order to hold/confiscate is issued, pursuant to
Section 8-430 (k) (2), whichever comes first.
(2) Order to Hold. Whenever the chief of police, or the chief's designee, notifies a
licensee not to sell an item, the item must not be sold or removed from the
licensed premises until authorized to be released by the chief or the chief's
designee. The order to hold shall expire ninety (90) days from the date it is
placed unless the chief of police or the chief's designee determines the hold is still
necessary and notifies the licensee in wnting.
(1) Order to Confiscate. If an item is identified as stolen or evidence in a cnminal case, the
police chief or chiefs designee may:
(1) Physically confiscate and remove it from the shop, pursuant to a wntten order
from the police chief or the chiefs designee, or
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(2) Place the item on hold or extend the hold as provided in Section 8-430 (k) (2), and
leave it in the shop.
(3) When an item is confiscated, the person doing so shall provide identification upon
request of the licensee, and shall provide the licensee the name and phone number
of the confiscating agency and investigator, and the case number related to the
confiscation
(4) When an order to hold/confiscate is no longer necessary, the chief of police, or
chief's designee shall so notify the licensee
(m) Inspection of Items At all times dunng the terms of the license, the licensee must allow
law enforcement officials to enter the premises where the licensed business is located, including
all off-site storage facilities as authonzed in Section 8-430 (s), dunng normal business hours,
except in an emergency, for the purpose of inspecting such premises and inspecting the items,
ware and merchandise and records therein to verify compliance with this chapter or other
applicable laws.
(n) Label Required Licensees must attach a label to every item at the time it is pawned,
purchased or received in inventory from any reportable transaction. Permanently recorded on
this label must be the number or name that identifies the transaction in the shop's records, the
transaction date, the name of the item and the descnption or the model and serial number of the
item as reported to the police department, whichever is applicable, and the date the item is out of
pawn or can be sold, if applicable. Labels shall not be re -used.
(o) License Display. A license issued under this Section must be posted in a conspicuous
place in the premises for which it is used. The license issued is only effective for the compact
and contiguous space specified in the approved license application.
(p) Responsibility of Licensee. A licensee under this Section shall be responsible for the
conduct of the business being operated and shall maintain conditions of order. The conduct of
agents or employees of a licensee, engaged in performance of duties for the licensee, shall be
deemed the conduct of the licensee.
(q) Gambling No licensee under this Section may keep, possess, or operate, or permit the
keeping, possession, or operation on the licensed premises of dice, slot machines, roulette wheels,
punchboards, blackjack tables, or pinball machines which return coins or slugs, chips, or tokens of
any kind, which are redeemable in merchandise or cash. No gambling equipment authonzed under
Minn. Stat Chapter 349, may be kept or operated and no raffles may be conducted on the licensed
premises and/or adjoining rooms The purchase of lottery tickets may take place on the licensed
premises as authonzed by the director of the lottery pursuant to Minn. Stat. Chapter 349A.
(r) Penalty for Property Owner. It is unlawful for any person who owns or controls real
property to knowingly permit it to be used for pawn brokenng without a license.
(s) Property to be Kept on Premises. All property deposited, left, pledged, pawned, or held for
sale must be stored in an enclosed facility and may not be stored outside of the premises. The City
may, however, permit the licensee to designate one (1) off premises locked and secured facility in
which the licensee may store only cars, boats, and other motonzed vehicles. The licensee shall
permit immediate inspection of the facility at any time dunng business hours by the City. All
provisions in this section regarding record keeping and reporting shall apply to oversized items. All
property shall be stored in compliance with zoning and/or fire regulations and in an orderly manner
subject to inspection by the Fire Department. The premises shall also be equipped with an
operational secunty alarm.
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8-431. Restricted Transactions
(a) Hours of Operation. No pawnbroker shall keep the pawnbroker business open for the
transaction of business on any day of the week before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m.
(b) Minors. The pawnbroker shall not purchase or receive personal property of any nature on
deposit or pledge from any minor.
(c) Prohibited Goods. No licensee under this Section shall accept any item of property which
contains an altered or obliterated senal number or "Operation Identification" number or any item of
property whose senal number has been removed.
(d) Security Interest. No licensee nor any agent or employee of a licensee shall purchase,
accept, or receive any article of property knowing, or having reason to know, that the article of
property is encumbered by a secunty interest. For the purpose of this section, "secunty interest"
means an interest in property which secures payment or other performance of an obligation
(e) True Owner. No licensee nor any agent or employee of a licensee shall purchase, accept, 01
receive any article of property, from any person, knowing, or having reason to know, that said
person is not the true and correct owner of the property
(f) Proper Identification No licensee nor any agent or employee of a licensee shall purchase,
accept, or receive any article of property, from any person, without first having examined a current
valid photo driver's license or a current valid state photo identification card from any state or from
any province of Canada.
8-432. Inspections by Police or Claimed Owner.
(a) Premises. Any licensee shall, at all times dunng the term of the license, allow the police
department to enter the premises, where the licensee is carrying on business, including all off-site
storage facilities as authonzed in Section 8-430 (s), dunng normal business hours, except in an
emergency, for the purpose of inspecting such premises and inspecting the articles and records
therein to locate goods suspected or alleged to have been stolen and to venfy compliance with this
Section or other applicable laws. No licensee shall conceal any article in his possession from the
police department.
(b) Properly. All articles of property coming into the possession of any licensee shall be open
to inspection and nght of examination of any police officer or any person claiming to have been the
owner thereof or claiming to have had an interest therein when such person is accompanied by a
police officer
8-433. Conduct of Persons on Licensed Premises.
(a) Property of Another. No person may pawn, pledge, sell, leave, or deposit any article of
property not their own; nor shall any person pawn, pledge, sell, leave, or deposit the property of
another, whether with permission or without; nor shall any person pawn, pledge, sell, leave, or
deposit any article of property in which another has a security interest; with any licensee.
(b) Minors. No minor may pawn, pledge, sell, leave, or deposit any article of property with any
licensee.
(c) Proper Identification. No person may pawn, pledge, sell, leave or deposit any article of
property with any licensee without first having presented a current valid photo driver's license or a
current valid state photo identification card from any state or from any province of Canada.
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(e) False Identification. No person seeking to pawn, pledge, sell, leave, or deposit any article of
• property with any licensee shall give a false or fictitious name; nor give a false date of birth; nor
give a false or out of date address of residence or telephone number; nor present a false driver's
license or identification card; to any licensee.
8-434 Required Signage.
(a) All licensees shall by adequate signage and separate wntten notice inform persons seeking
to pawn, pledge, sell, leave, or deposit articles of property with the licensee of the foregoing
requirements.
(1) For the purpose of this Subsection, "adequate signage" shall be deemed to mean at
least one sign of not less than four (4) square feet in surface area, compnsed of
lettenng of not less than three-quarters (3/4) of an inch in height, posted in a
conspicuous place on the licensed premises and stating substantially the following
TO PAWN OR SELL PROPERTY:
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE.
YOU MUST BE THE TRUE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY
THE PROPERTY MUST BE FREE OF ALL CLAIMS AND LIENS
YOU MUST PRESENT VALID PHOTO IDENFICATION.
VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE REQUIREMENTS IS A CRIME.
(2) For the purpose of this Subsection, "separate wntten notice" shall be deemed to
lb mean either the receipt, as required in Section 13-1320. 12 (E), or a pnnted form,
incorporating a statement to the effect that the person pawning, pledging, selling,
leaving, or depositing the article is at least eighteen (18) years of age, is the true
owner of the article, and that the article is free of all claims and liens, which is
acknowledged by way of signature of the person pawning, pledging, selling, leaving,
or depositing the article.
8-435 General Restrictions.
(a) No pawnbroker licensed under this Section shall.
(1) Lend money on a pledge at a rate of interest above that allowed by law,
(2) Knowingly possess stolen goods;
(3) Sell pledged goods before the time to redeem has expired;
(4) Refuse to disclose to the City, after having sold pledged goods, the name of the
purchaser or the pnce for which the item sold; or
(5) Make a loan on a pledge to a minor.
8-436 Suspension or Revocation of License.
(a) The City Council may suspend or revoke a license issued under this Section upon a finding
of a violation of:
(1) any of the provisions of this Section;
(2) any state statute regulating pawnbrokers; or
(3) any state or local law relating to moral character and repute.
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(b) A revocation or suspension by the City Council shall be preceded by wntten notice to the
licensee and a public hearing. The written notice shall give at least ten (10) days' notice of the time
and place of the hearing and shall state the nature of the charges against the pawnbroker The notice
may be served upon the pawnbroker personally or by United States mail addressed to the most
recent address of the business in the license application.
8-437. Penalty.
Violation of any provision of this Section shall be a misdemeanor.
Section 3. Effective Date This ordinance shall be effective fifteen days after passage and
publication.
Reviewed for Administration.
Adopted by the City Council November 18, 2002
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SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO/ 2 '2
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING -CHAPTER 8,
ARTICLE II, SUBDIVISION XII
OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE
This ordinance states that Chapter 8, Article II, Subdivi-
sion XII of the St Louis Park Municipal Code be amended
by repeating Sections 8-421 through 8-425 and adding Sec-
tions 8-421 through 8-437 relative to
Pawnbroker regulations, licenses and fees, transactions,
general operatuig requirements, inspections, restrictions,
required signage and penalties for violations
This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after publication
Adopted by the City Council November 18, 2002
Jeffrey W Jacobs /s/
Mayor
A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for in-
spection with the City Clerk
(November 28, 2002)A3/ Pawnbrokers