§ 5.40.090. Unlawful acts designated.

Every pawnbroker and every clerk, agent or employee of a pawnbroker shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter, and punishable as provided in Section 5.40.100, who shall:

A.

Fail to make an entry of any material matter in his book or record kept as provided for in Section 5.40.030;

B.

Make any false entry in his book or record kept as provided for in Section 5.40.030;

C.

Falsely obliterate, destroy or remove from his place of business the book or record kept as provided for in Section 5.40.030;

D.

Refuse to allow the district attorney, city attorney, or any peace officer to inspect the book or record kept as provided for in Section 5.40.030, or any goods in his possession, during the ordinary hours of business;

E.

Report any material matter falsely to the chief of police;

F.

Fail to report forthwith to the chief of police, the possession of any property which he may have good cause to believe has been lost or stolen, together with the name of the owner, if known, and the date when and the name of the person from whom such property was received by him;

G.

Remove or allow to be removed from his place of business, except upon redemption of the owner thereof, any property received within four days after the receipt thereof shall have been reported to the chief of police;

H.

Receive any property from any person under the age of twenty-one years, any common drunkard or habitual user of narcotic drugs, any habitual criminal, any person in an intoxicated condition or under the influence of narcotic drugs, any known thief or receiver of stolen property or any known associate of such thief or receiver of stolen property, whether such person be acting in his own behalf or as the agent of another;

I.

Violate any of the provisions of Sections 5.40.060 through 5.40.080.

(Ord. 404 §1, 1976: prior code §18A-7).