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Amending Section 9-603 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Pawnbrokers," and Section 9-615, entitled "Dealers in Precious Metals," to revise the length of the holding period during which pawnbrokers must retain articles of personal property and dealers in precious metals must retain precious metals; and to provide for appeals; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 9-603 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
§ 9-603. Pawnbrokers.
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(2) Licenses.
(a) No person shall act as a pawnbroker unless he has obtained a license from the Department of Licenses and Inspections for each location from which that person seeks to act as a pawnbroker.
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(4) Holding Period.
(a) Every pawnbroker shall keep, for at least [90] fourteen (14) days from the date of receipt, and in a suitable location for safekeeping, any article of personal property it has purchased or received as a pledge; provided that any person who presents adequate identification as set forth in subsection (3)(c)(i) to (vi) to demonstrate that he or she is the person named on the pawn ticket as the seller or owner of the article of personal property may redeem or otherwise retrieve the article of personal property prior to the expiration of the holding period.
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(5) Penalties, Cease Operations Orders and License Revocations. Depending upon the seriousness of the violation and the prior record of the pawnbroker with respect to violations of this Section, a violation of this Section shall subject the pawnbroker to any or all of the following:
(a) a fine not exceeding the maximum fine for Class III offenses as set forth in Section 1-109.
(b) suspension of licenses granted under this Section for all premises operated by the pawnbroker where violations have occurred and referral to the Secretary of Banking of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to...
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