Section 5-19A-15 – No Confiscation of Property Pledged to Pawnbroker if Property May Be Put on Seven-Day Hold; When Property May Be Placed on Hold.
Section 5-19A-15 No confiscation of property pledged to pawnbroker if property may be put on seven-day hold; when property may be placed on hold. (a) No pledged or purchased goods may be confiscated if the property pledged to, or purchased by, a pawnbroker may be put on a seven-day hold by the authorized law enforcement […]
Section 5-19A-16 – Penalties for Failure to Secure License.
Section 5-19A-16 Penalties for failure to secure license. Any person who engages in the business of operating a pawnshop without first securing the license prescribed by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not in excess of $1,000.00 or by confinement in the county […]
Section 5-19A-1 – Short Title.
Section 5-19A-1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Pawnshop Act.” (Acts 1992, No. 92-597, p. 1227, §1.)
Section 5-19A-17 – Penalties for Willful Violation of Chapter or for False Entry in Required Records; Compliance Enforced by Supervisor; Order Requiring Person to Refrain From Violation.
Section 5-19A-17 Penalties for willful violation of chapter or for false entry in required records; compliance enforced by supervisor; order requiring person to refrain from violation. (a) In addition to any other penalty which may be applicable, any licensee who willfully violates this chapter or who willfully makes a false entry in any record specifically […]
Section 5-19A-2 – Definitions.
Section 5-19A-2 Definitions. The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. The sheriff of each county in which the pawnbroker maintains an office, or the police chief of the municipality in which the pawnbroker maintains an office. (2) ATTORNEY GENERAL. The Attorney General of the State of Alabama. […]
Section 5-19A-18 – Department of Public Safety to Supply Available Arrest and Conviction Records.
Section 5-19A-18 Department of Public Safety to supply available arrest and conviction records. The Department of Public Safety on request shall supply to the supervisor any available arrest and conviction records of an individual applying for or holding a license under this chapter. (Acts 1992, No. 92-597, p. 1227, §18.)
Section 5-19A-3 – Pawnbroker to Enter on Pawn Ticket Record of Information.
Section 5-19A-3 Pawnbroker to enter on pawn ticket record of information. At the time of making the pawn or purchase transaction, the pawnbroker shall enter on the pawn ticket a record of the following information which shall be typed or written in ink and in the English language: (1) A clear and accurate description of […]
Section 5-19A-19 – Ordinances to Be in Compliance With but Not More Restrictive Than Chapter.
Section 5-19A-19 Ordinances to be in compliance with but not more restrictive than chapter. Any municipality may enact ordinances which are in compliance with but not more restrictive than this chapter. Any existing or future order, ordinances, or regulation which conflicts with this provision shall be null and void. (Acts 1992, No. 92-597, p. 1227, […]
Section 5-19A-4 – Certain Information to Be Printed on Pawn Tickets.
Section 5-19A-4 Certain information to be printed on pawn tickets. The following information shall be printed on all pawn tickets: (1) The statement that “Any personal property pledged to a pawnbroker within this state is subject to sale or disposal when there has been no payment made on the account for a period of 30 […]
Section 5-19A-20 – Pawnbrokers to Be Subject to Licensing and Issuance Fees Under Chapter 12 of Title 40; Chapter Not to Repeal Uniform Commercial Code.
Section 5-19A-20 Pawnbrokers to be subject to licensing and issuance fees under Chapter 12 of Title 40; chapter not to repeal Uniform Commercial Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all persons currently doing business as pawnbrokers and those seeking licensure under this chapter, shall be subject to the applicable licensing and issuance fees levied under Chapter 12 […]