5.25.100 Merchandise tags required – Unlawful receipt of property.
A. A secondhand dealer receiving specified merchandise shall affix to the specified merchandise a tag, upon which identification shall correspond with the identified form required to be kept as provided in TMC 5.25.050.
B. It is unlawful for any person regulated by this chapter:
1. To acquire any property from any person:
a. Known to the secondhand dealer to be prohibited from selling by a court order;
b. Under the age of 18 years unless the person’s parent or guardian completes the applicable information on the declaration of proof of ownership;
c. About whom the principal, employee or dealer has been given notice by law enforcement as having been convicted of burglary, robbery, theft or possession of or receiving stolen property within the past 10 years whether the person is acting in his or her own behalf or as the agent of another who meets the above criteria;
2. To receive property prohibited by this chapter, including:
a. Medications;
b. Gift cards, in-store credit cards, or activated phone cards;
c. Property with serial numbers, personalized inscriptions or initials or other identifying marks that appear to have been intentionally altered or rendered illegible;
3. To receive property that a reasonable person under similar circumstances would believe is more likely than not stolen. A later determination regarding whether or not an item is found to be stolen will not be used as a factor to determine whether a secondhand dealer has violated this subsection. [Ord. 856 § 10; Ord. 471 § 9.]