Section 726.420 – Effect of charging excessive interest or fees.
If any pawnbroker or agent, member, officer or employee thereof, or any other person is found by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to have charged, contracted for or received any interest, fees or other charges in excess of those permitted by ORS 726.390, then the pledge loan shall be void. […]
Section 726.440 – Enforcement orders.
(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may, if the director has reason to believe that a person has: (a) Violated, is violating or is about to violate ORS 726.040, 726.100, 726.110, 726.130, 726.270, 726.280, 726.285, 726.290, 726.300, 726.390, 726.400 or 726.410, a rule adopted under ORS 726.260 or an order […]
Section 726.450 – Tracking pledged articles; use of system; fee.
A city or county may impose and collect from a pawnbroker a fee of not more than $1 for each pledge loan the pawnbroker makes in a calendar year, except a renewal of a pledge loan, for the purpose of administering and using a system, including an electronic database, to track pledged articles. The pawnbroker […]
Section 726.910 – Civil penalties.
(1) Any person who violates ORS 726.040, 726.100, 726.110, 726.130, 726.270, 726.280, 726.285, 726.290, 726.300, 726.390, 726.400 or 726.410 or any rule adopted under ORS 726.260 or an order issued under ORS 726.440 shall forfeit a civil penalty in an amount determined by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services of not […]
Section 726.990 – Criminal penalties.
(1) Violation, or participation in the violation, of any provision of this chapter by any pawnbroker or any agent, member, officer or employee thereof, or any other person is a Class B misdemeanor. (2) Upon conviction under subsection (1) of this section, no license shall be granted to such person, nor to the spouse in […]
Chapter 727 – (Former Provisions)
Note: 727.010, 727.020, 727.030, 727.040, 727.050, 727.060, 727.110, 727.120, 727.130, 727.140, 727.150, 727.160, 727.170, 727.180, 727.190, 727.200, 727.210, 727.220, 727.230, 727.240, 727.250, 727.260, 727.270, 727.310, 727.320, 727.330, 727.340, 727.350, 727.360, 727.370, 727.380, 727.390 and 727.990, all part of the Motor Vehicle Finance Act, repealed by 1955 c.71 §17. See 725.027.
Section 726.260 – Rules and rulings.
(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall administer and enforce this chapter. (2) In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the director may adopt rules and make any specific rulings, demands and findings as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the pawnbroker business and the enforcement of this chapter. […]
Section 726.400 – Loan period; renewal; forfeiture of pledge; notice; period for redeeming pledge.
(1) Unless a pledgor and a pawnbroker agree to a longer loan period and the longer loan period is written on the pawn ticket, a pledge loan must be made for a period of 60 days. A pledge may be redeemed and the pledge loan repaid at any time before the loan period expires. A […]
Section 726.270 – Prohibited transactions.
No pawnbroker shall: (1) Transact any business between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. except that on Saturday the pawnbroker may transact business up to the hour of 10 p.m. (2) Accept a pledge from any person who is under the age of 18 years. (3) Convert or dispose of any unredeemed pledge […]
Section 726.410 – Record of forfeited pledges.
Every pawnbroker shall keep an indelible record, fully itemized, of all forfeited pledges. The record shall contain the following information: (1) The number of the pledge. (2) The name and address of the pledgor. (3) The date of the pledge loan or the date of the last payment received as interest or principal. (4) The […]