Sponsor
Alderman Helding
Title
Ordinance 12-12
To repeal Sections 22-891 through 22-910, of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin relating to Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers licenses.
The Common Council of the City of Racine , Wisconsin, do ordain as follows:
Part 1: Repeal and recreate Sec. 22-891 - Statutory definitions adopted, to read as follows:
Sec. 22-891 - Pawnbrokers and secondhand article and jewelry dealers.
Wis. Stats. § 134.71 is hereby adopted and, by reference, made a part of this chapter with the same force and effect as though fully set out herein notwithstanding the below subsections. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a violation of this chapter, punishable according to the penalties set forth in Sec. 22-892, Racine Municipal Code.
(1) Purpose.
(a) The City finds that a paper-based system of tracking and recording pawnbroker and secondhand dealer sales and purchases is technologically outdated, inefficient and environmentally irresponsible. This Section implements and establishes the required use of an electronic reporting system to record transactions by pawnbrokers and secondhand article and jewelry dealers.
(b) To help the police department decrease and stabilize costs associated with the regulation of pawnbrokers and secondhand article and jewelry dealers, and better facilitate the identification of criminal activities in this industry through the timely collection and sharing of transactional information, this Section also implements and establishes the required use of the North Eastern Wisconsin Property Reporting System (NEWPRS).
(c) The City recognizes that pawnbrokers and secondhand article and jewelry dealers engage in legitimate business transactions authorized by state law. However, the City finds that these services provide individuals with an opportunity to potentially transfer stolen property . The City also finds that consumer protection regulation is warranted ...
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