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CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO.5227
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTION 6-17-3 OF CHAPTER 17,PAWNBROKERS,OF
TITLE VI (pOLICE REGULATIONS)OF ORDINANCE NO.4260
ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
RENTON,WASHINGTON"BY CLARIFYING THE TRANSMISSION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE PAWNBROKER'S DAILY RECORD OF
TRANSACTIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTIONL Section 6-17-3 of Chapter 17,Pawnbrokers,of Title VI (police
Regulations)of Ordinance No.4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton,
Washington"is hereby amended to read as follows:
6-17-3
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TRANSCRIPT OF RECORD:
Every pawnbroker,before twelve o'clock (12:00)noon,of every business day,
shall furnish to the chief of police,a fulL true,and correct transcript of the record of all
transactions conducted on the preceding day.These transactions shall be recorded on such forms
as may be provided and in such format as may be required by the chief of police or the county's
chieflaw enforcement officer.This information may be transmitted to the applicable law
enforcement agency electronically,by facsimile transmission,or by modern or similar device,or
by delivery of computer disk subject to the requirements of,and approval by,the chief of police
or the county's chieflaw enforcement officer.
B.Any pawnbroker having good cause to believe any property in his possession has
been previously lost or stolen,shall promptly report such fact to the chief of police,together with
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the name of the owner,ifknown,and the date of and name of the person from whom the same
was received by such pawnbroker.
C.Every pawnbroker and every clerk,agent or employee of such pawnbroker who
shall fail,neglect or refuse to make such report,or shall report any material matter falsely to the
Chief of Police,shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,punishable pursuant to RMC 1-3-1.
SECTIONll.
30 days after publication.
This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,approval,and
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 13 t h day of __N_o_v_e_m_b_e_r ,2006.
Bonnie L Walton,City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 13 th day of N_o_v_e_m_,b_e_r_~_,2006.
;;r:as to form
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Lawrence J.Warren,City Attorney
Date ofPublication:11 /17/2006 (summary)
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