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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 16. CONSUMERS, COMMERCIAL PRACTICES, AND CIVIL INFRACTIONS |
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Chapter 16-9. PAWNBROKERS |
Section 16-908. COOPERATION WITH POLICE INVESTIGATIONS
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908.1When any member of the Metropolitan Police Department designated by the Chief of Police knows or has probable cause to believe that a pawned article on the premises and in the possession of the licensee is missing or has been stolen, the licensee shall allow that member of the police force to examine any pawn record as well as any pawned article on the premises.
908.2The licensee shall allow the premises to be searched by the member of the police force in order to locate the missing or stolen article.
908.3Any authorized member of the police force may take possession of a pawned article in the possession of the licensee which that member of the police force knows to be missing, or knows, or has probable cause to believe to be stolen, on giving a receipt for the article to the licensee.
908.4The receipt shall include the date, name of the member of the Police force taking the article, his or her rank, and a description of the article being taken from the possession of the licensee.
908.5The pawned article taken by the member of the police force from the licensee shall be delivered as soon as possible to the Property Clerk of the Metropolitan Police Department where it will remain until such time as ownership or the right to possession, or both, shall have been determined according to law.
908.6Each licensee shall notify the Metropolitan Police Department’s Pawn Unit of any person who, within the previous two (2) months, has sold or is seeking to sell three (3) or more units of the following types of electronic consumer goods:
(a)Cameras, cell phones, computers, laptops, or any other type of portable electronic communications device; or
(b)Televisions or personal entertainment devices such as Playstation, Xbox, Wii, or similar products.
908.7The Chief of Police may issue a notice to any licensee advising the licensee that specific individuals have been pawning, selling, or seeking to pawn or sell multiple units of electronic consumer goods to other pawnbrokers, secondhand dealers, or auctioneers either in the District or surrounding jurisdictions.