Assembly Bill A5839

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires all individuals pawning goods to present identification and for pawnbrokers to keep records of such person

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A5839 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §46-a, Gen Bus L; amd §650, County L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2322
2013-2014: A3924
2015-2016: A895
2017-2018: A1440
2019-2020: A3310
2021-2022: A1726
2023-2024: A4651

2009-A5839 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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; also requires the sheriff to compile a list of goods stolen within the county.

2009-A5839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5839

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

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:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
46-a to read as follows:
  S 46-A. IDENTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF  GOODS.  1.  NO  COLLATERAL
LOAN  BROKER  SHALL  TAKE  POSSESSION  OF  ANY GOODS, ARTICLES OR THINGS
PAWNED OR PLEDGED WITHOUT CONFIRMING THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON  PAWNING
OR PLEDGING SUCH GOODS UPON PRESENTATION OF TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION.
THE  COLLATERAL  LOAN BROKER SHALL MAINTAIN A RECORD FOR EACH ITEM HE OR
SHE TAKES POSSESSION OF, SUCH RECORD SHALL CONTAIN A  PHOTOCOPY  OF  THE
FORMS  OF  IDENTIFICATION  PRESENTED  AND  A PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS AT
WHICH THE PERSON PAWNING OR PLEDGING THE ITEM MAY BE CONTACTED.
  2. WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF  RECEIPT  OF  ANY  GOODS,  ARTICLES  OR
THINGS  PAWNED  OR  PLEDGED, THE COLLATERAL LOAN BROKER SHALL PRESENT TO
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT A DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM  AND,  IF  AVAILABLE,
ANY IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS WHICH MAY BE ON THE ITEM.
  3.  UPON  REPORTING ITEMS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION,
THE COLLATERAL LOAN BROKER MAY  NOT  SELL  OR  DESTROY  THE  ITEM  UNTIL
FIFTEEN CALENDAR DAYS HAVE ELAPSED.
  4.  THE  COLLATERAL  LOAN BROKER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT, UPON REQUEST, ALL RECORDS COMPILED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  S 2. Section 650 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion 3 to read as follows:
  3. THE SHERIFF SHALL COMPILE A LIST OF GOODS  REPORTED  STOLEN  WITHIN
THE  COUNTY, WHICH LIST SHALL CONTAIN REPORTS MADE TO HIS OR HER DEPART-
MENT, THE RESPECTIVE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THE STATE POLICE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect November 1, 2010.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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