HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4397 - Second Reading: Ordinance Amendment Relating to Regulation of Pawn Brokers
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 5-13-1 AND 5-13-2 OF CHAPTER 5-13 OF
TITLE 5 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE
REGULATION OF PAWN BROKERS.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 5-13-1 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-13-1. - Findings of the city council.
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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
increase identification of criminal activities in the pawn industry through timely collection
and sharing of pawn transaction information, this chapter also implements and
establishes the required use of the automated pawn system (APS) LeadsOnLine.
Section 2. Section 5-13-2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-13-12. - Daily reports to police.
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(b) Class A licensees must, and Class B licensees may, provide to the police
department the information required in section 5-13-11(a), by transferring it electronically
from their computer to the police department via modem through the use of the automated
pawn system via LeadsOnLine. All required records must be transmitted completely and
accurately after the close of business each day in accordance with standards and
procedures established by the issuing authority using a dial-callback protocol or other
procedures that address security concerns of the licensees and the issuing authority. 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.
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Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective as of January 1, 2020.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2019.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2019.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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