5.82.050 Recordkeeping – Information required – Dealer responsibility.
A. It shall be the duty of every secondhand dealer to maintain, at his place of business, a legible record written in the English language, at the time of such exchange, purchase or sale, pawn or pledge, barter or consignment, a record thereof containing the following, among others:
1. The date of the transaction;
2. The name of the person or employee conducting the same;
3. The name, date of birth, correct current address and telephone number and the general description of the person with whom the transaction is made. The description shall include the sex, race, height and weight of such person;
4. The name and street and house number of the owner of the property bought or exchanged;
5. The description of the property bought, pawned or pledged, exchanged or traded, or consigned, including all serial numbers and identifying marks, which, in the case of watches, shall contain the name of the maker and number of both the works and the case; and in the case of jewelry, shall contain the description of the size, color, style, manufacturer’s name, type, size and number of stones, and of all letters and marks inscribed thereon; and in the case of audio or video recordings, the title of every item shall be included in the description;
6. The price paid, or the amount loaned for each item purchased or exchanged;
7. The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all persons witnessing the transaction;
8. The type and identifying number of identification used by the person with whom the transaction was made, which shall consist of one of the forms of identification listed in subsection (C)(2) of this section;
9. The number of any pawn ticket issued;
10. The signature of the person selling or pledging the property; and
11. The nature of the transaction, a number identifying the transaction, the store identification as designated by the applicable law enforcement agency or the name and address of the business, and the name of the person or employee conducting the transaction, and the location of the property.
B. It is unlawful for any secondhand dealer, his agent, employee or representative of such secondhand dealer to fail, neglect, or refuse to make entry of any material matter in this record, as required by this chapter, or to make any false entry therein, or to obliterate, destroy or remove from his place of business any such record.
C. Any person who purchases, sells, trades, barters, exchanges, pawns or pledges, or consigns for sale, or otherwise transfers for value, any property set forth in LMC 5.82.010 to or with a secondhand dealer shall:
1. Sign the record required to be kept by such dealer with the person’s true name and shall include the person’s correct, current address;
2. Produce identification of the person, which shall include one of the following:
a. Driver’s license or identification card of any state or province of Canada, or “identicard” issued by the Washington State Department of Licensing pursuant to RCW 46.20.117;
b. United States active military identification;
c. Passport; or
d. Merchant Marine identification card issued by the United States Coast Guard;
3. Give a thumbprint on forms acceptable to the Lynnwood police department.
D. It shall be the duty of every secondhand dealer, agent, employee, or representative to require identification as set forth in subsection (C) of this section and to verify the correctness and legibility of the signature of the person involved in comparing the same to the required identification, and further, to obtain a thumbprint on forms acceptable to the Lynnwood police department.
E. Licensees who accept property in pawn, purchase, trade, or consignment in the course of business shall submit the records of all such transactions created pursuant to subsection (A) of this section to the Lynnwood police department within three business days.
1. The categories of property shall be:
a. Guns;
b. Tools;
c. Jewelry;
d. Office equipment (including cell phones, pagers, etc.);
e. Musical instruments;
f. Stereo equipment;
g. Televisions and video recorders or playback devices;
h. Cameras, including video cameras;
i. Electronic games;
j. Audio recordings;
k. Computer equipment;
l. Sports equipment;
m. Precious stones or gems;
n. Coins;
o. Scrap metal;
p. Video media (tapes, DVDs, etc.);
q. Motor vehicles;
r. Clothing; and
s. Miscellaneous.
F. It shall be the duty of every licensee to personally complete the information on the transaction form and attempt to verify its accuracy. The licensee shall not allow the person with whom the transaction is made to complete the form, except so that they may affix their thumbprint, and sign their name.
1. Every licensee shall make a transaction record of all property accepted regardless of whether a serial number can be found on it. When no serial number is found, the licensee must include a detailed description of the property on the transaction form. If the serial number of property brought in has obviously been altered or removed, the licensee shall obtain all the identifying information possible about the property and the person in possession of it, to include information on the vehicle they arrived in, if applicable, and shall immediately notify the Lynnwood police department. (Ord. 3343 § 1 (Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 3253 § 2 (Exh. B), 2017; Ord. 2560 § 6, 2005; Ord. 1982 § 2, 1993; Ord. 975 § 5, 1978)