HOUSE BILL No. 5346


     November 4, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Callahan, Schauer, Wojno, DeHart, Voorhees, Horton and Anthony and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs.


        A bill to amend 1917 PA 273, entitled

   "An act to regulate and license pawnbrokers in cities and incor-
   porated villages of this state, having a population of more than
   3,000,"

   by amending section 5 (MCL 446.205).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 5.  (1)  Every such  A pawnbroker shall keep a book  to

 2     be inspected by the chief of police or chief police officer of

 3     the city or village  in which  shall be  IS written in English,

 4    at the time  he shall receive  THE PAWNBROKER RECEIVES any arti-

 5    cle of personal property  ,  or other valuable thing by way of

 6     pledge or  pawn, a description of  such  THE article, A SEQUEN-

 7    TIAL TRANSACTION NUMBER,  the  ANY amount of money loaned there-

 8    on,  the rate of interest to be paid on such loan,  the name,

 9    residence,  and  general description, AND DRIVER LICENSE NUMBER,

10    OFFICIAL STATE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD NUMBER, OR GOVERNMENT


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 1    IDENTIFICATION NUMBER of the person from whom THE ARTICLE WAS

 2    RECEIVED, and the day and hour when  such property  THE ARTICLE

 3    was received.  ; and such  THE book, and the place where  such 

 4    THE business is carried on, and all articles of property

 5     therein, shall be  IN THAT PLACE OF BUSINESS ARE subject to

 6    examination at any time by the  mayor, president,  city attorney,

 7     or other police officer of such city or village  TOWNSHIP ATTOR-

 8    NEY, LOCAL POLICE AGENCY, or by the COUNTY prosecuting attorney

 9     or the sheriff or other police officer  of the county in which

10     said  THE city,  or  village, OR TOWNSHIP is situated AND THE

11    DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE.

12         (2) UPON THE RECEIPT OF ANY ARTICLE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OR

13    OTHER VALUABLE THING BY WAY OF PAWN, THE PAWNBROKER SHALL MAKE A

14    PERMANENT RECORD OF THE TRANSACTION ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE

15    PAWNBROKER THAT SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIES WITH THE FORM DESCRIBED IN

16    SUBSECTION (4).  EACH RECORD OF TRANSACTION SHALL BE COMPLETED IN

17    QUADRUPLICATE BY THE PAWNBROKER, LEGIBLY IN INK IN THE ENGLISH

18    LANGUAGE, AND SHALL CONTAIN ALL APPLICABLE INFORMATION REQUIRED

19    TO COMPLETE THE RECORD OF TRANSACTION FORM UNDER SUBSECTION (4).

20         (3) THE PAWNBROKER SHALL RETAIN 1 COPY OF THE RECORD OF

21    TRANSACTION AND, WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER THE PROPERTY IS RECEIVED,

22    SHALL SEND 1 COPY OF THE RECORD OF TRANSACTION TO THE LOCAL

23    POLICE AGENCY.

24         (4) THE RECORD OF TRANSACTION FORM SHALL BE 8-1/2 INCHES BY

25    11 INCHES IN SIZE AND SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:







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 1                          RECORD OF TRANSACTION
 2                                  FRONT

 3     ARTICLE                          | SERIAL NO. 
 4     ________________________________ |______________________________
 5     MODEL NO. OR CASE NO.            | LENS NO. OR MOVE. NO. 
 6     ________________________________ |______________________________
 7     TRADE NAME                       | COLOR   | SIZE  | NO. JEWELS
 8     ________________________________ |_________|_______|____________
 9     MATERIAL                    | STONE SET DESIGN
10     ____________________________|___________________________________
11     DESCRIPTION                 |  NO. | KIND OF STONE | SIZE
12     ____________________________|______|_______________|____________
13     ____________________________|______|_______________|____________
14     INSCRIPTION OR INITIALS     |      |               |
15     ____________________________|______|_______________|____________
16     PURCHASE PRICE | AMT. LOANED|      |               |
17     ____________________________
18     DEALER                      |      |               |
19     ____________________________|______|_______________|____________
20     CITY                        | DATE         | TICKET NO. 
21     ____________________________|______________|____________________
22       LADY'S []     GENT'S []   WRIST []  POCKET [] LAPEL []

23                                   BACK

24     OPERATOR'S LICENSE # OR OTHER I. D. #
25     _______________________________________________________________
26     CUSTOMER'S NAME (PRINT)
27     _______________________________________________________________
28     STREET NO. OR RFD
29     _______________________________________________________________
30     CITY AND STATE
31     _______________________________________________________________
32     EMPLOYED BY:                     |  ROLLED PRINT OF RIGHT THUMB|
33     _________________________________|  (IF IMPOSSIBLE THEN SOME   |
34     AGE     HEIGHT                   |  OTHER FINGERPRINT.         |
35     _________________________________|   DESIGNATE WHICH.)         |
36     WEIGHT  RACE    W [] B [] O []   |                             |
37     _________________________________
38     TIME RECEIVED:     AM     PM     |                             |
39     _________________________________
40     MAIL REPORTS WITHIN 48 HOURS TO: |                             |
41         (1) MICHIGAN STATE POLICE,
42         RECORDS SECTION, 7150 HARRIS
43         DR., LANSING, MI 48913.      |                             |
44         (2) LOCAL OFFICERS           |  [] MALE             [] FEMALE|
45         ____________________________ |                             |
46     SIGNATURE OF PERSON TAKING PRINT |                             |
47     _________________________________|                             ||






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