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ORDINANCE NO. 18,952
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING BY
4 OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF PAWNSHOPS, PAWNBROKERS
5 AND DEALERS IN SECONDHAND GOODS DOING BUSINESS IN
6 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND
7 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, Ark. Code Ann. § 12 -12 -103 requires each and every pawnshop and
10 pawnbroker doing business in the State of Arkansas to keep a record showing in detail
11 all property pawned with them, and
12 WHEREAS, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 12 -12 -103, such records are required
13 to be made available to police agencies of the municipality in which the pawnshop or
14 pawnbroker is located at any and all reasonable times, and
15 WHEREAS, pursuant to state law, Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 17 -178 (1988)
16 requires every pawnbroker or dealer in secondhand, goods to maintain and provide
17 certain information to the Little Rock Police Department, and
18 WHEREAS, in order to maintain an accurate and efficient system for inputting
19 such records and information for law enforcement purposes, there is a substantial need
20 for local law enforcement officers to access such records electronically.
21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
22 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
23 Section 1. Each and every owner or operator of a pawnshop, pawnbroker and
24 dealer in secondhand goods doing business in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, shall,
25 within one (1) year of the adoption of this ordinance, maintain an electronic inventory-
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1 ATTEST:
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4 Nancy Wood, City Clerk
5 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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8 Thomas Carpenter, City Attorney
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APPROVED:
Jim �iley, Mayor