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Assembly Bill A895

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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2015-A895 (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:
2009-2010: A5839
2011-2012: A2322
2013-2014: A3924
2017-2018: A1440
2019-2020: A3310
2021-2022: A1726
2023-2024: A4651
2025-2026: A7092

2015-A895 (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.

2015-A895 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   895

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY
  -- read once and referred to the Committee 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:

  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, 2016.

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

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