Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 3105, § 3, 8-27-91; Code 2016, Sec. 18-296)

Any person who shall engage in the business of pawnbroker, which is hereby defined as being a person whose business is to loan money upon security of personal property received in pledge, shall not engage in such business without first obtaining a license from the city clerk which shall be issued to any such person upon filing an application giving the name, present business and residence address and the address of the person for the past three years. Such application shall be accompanied by the amount of the tax provided for by ordinance in advance for the ensuing year, or the remainder thereof.

(K.S.A. 16-706 et seq.; Ord. 3105, § 1, 8-27-91; Code 2016, Sec. 18-297)

Pawnbrokers shall at all times give all peace officers any information regarding customers and goods and assist in recovering stolen property. They shall keep accurate detailed records showing the name and address of all persons who pledge or sell personal property to such pawnbroker and a description of each item of personal property, the date it was brought to such pawnbroker and the amount for which it was sold or pledged. Such pawnbroker shall also keep records showing the sale by the pawnbroker of all property taken in the pawnbroker’s business, to whom such property was sold, the date and for what price and also showing the dates any property pledged was released.

(Ord. 3105, § 2, 8-27-91; Code 2016, Sec. 18-298)