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; requires the sheriff to compile a list of goods stolen within the county.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4651
SPONSOR: Pretlow TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law and the county law, in relation
to the registration of goods presented to pawnbrokers with the sheriff's
department
PURPOSE OF BILL:
Requires all individuals pawning goods to present identification and for
pawnbrokers to keep records, of such. These brokers shall then alert
their respective county sheriff s departments/police organizations who
shall screen the goods for stolen articles.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
No pawn broker shall take possession of pawned goods without first:
- taking two forms of identification -maintain a record of said buyer
- shall contact the sheriffs department within twenty-four hours and
provide them with an identification of the goods.
- cannot sell nor destroy such goods until fifteen calendar days have
passed.
The sheriff shall complete a list of stolen goods within the county
coming from respective local police departments and the state police.
JUSTIFICATION:
Criminals steal their goods and then proceed to resell them at a profit
to local pawnbrokers. Often, the pawnbroker may be aware that the goods
they have purchased are stolen. This legislation will .seek to crack
down on those pawnbrokers who actively participate in the sale of stolen
goods.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2019-2020 A3310 referred to Economic Development
2017/2018 A1440 referred to economic development
2013-14 held for consideration in economic development
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-2022 A1726 referred to Economic Development
2015/2016 A895 referred to Economic Development.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect November 1, 2024.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4651
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 21, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Economic Development
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:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 46-a to read as follows:
3 § 46-a. Identification and registration of goods. 1. No collateral
4 loan broker shall take possession of any goods, articles or things
5 pawned or pledged without confirming the identity of the person pawning
6 or pledging such goods upon presentation of two forms of identification.
7 The collateral loan broker shall maintain a record for each item he or
8 she takes possession of; such record shall contain a photocopy of the
9 forms of identification presented and a phone number and address at
10 which the person pawning or pledging the item may be contacted.
11 2. Within twenty-four hours of receipt of any goods, articles or
12 things pawned or pledged, the collateral loan broker shall present to
13 the sheriff's department a description of the item and, if available,
14 any identification numbers which may be on the item.
15 3. Upon reporting items pursuant to subdivision two of this section,
16 the collateral loan broker may not sell or destroy the item until
17 fifteen calendar days have elapsed.
18 4. The collateral loan broker shall make available to the sheriff's
19 department, upon request, all records compiled pursuant to this section.
20 § 2. Section 650 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
21 sion 3 to read as follows:
22 3. The sheriff shall compile a list of goods reported stolen within
23 the county, which list shall contain reports made to his or her depart-
24 ment, the respective local police departments and the state police.
25 § 3. This act shall take effect November 1, 2024.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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