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(a) A member of the Police Department must provide each pawnbroker and second-hand dealer with a Second-Hand Articles Store Log and a copy of instructions. (b) A member of the Police Department must visit each business maintaining a Second-Hand Articles Store Log at least once every ten days to obtain a copy of the rec

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Effective: 9/4/2016

§ 21-10 Compliance with Written Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements.

RCNY § 21-10

(a)A member of the Police Department must provide each pawnbroker and second-hand dealer with a Second-Hand Articles Store Log and a copy of instructions.

(b)A member of the Police Department must visit each business maintaining a Second-Hand Articles Store Log at least once every ten days to obtain a copy of the records from the Second-Hand Articles Store Log. Each visit by such member must be documented by the member in the appropriate portion of the Second-Hand Articles Store Log.

(c)This section shall not apply to any pawnbroker or second-hand dealer that, to the satisfaction of the Police Department, uploads complete electronic records of transactions, including the information that would otherwise be required to be kept in the Second-Hand Articles Store Log, on a daily basis to a web-based electronic data transfer service designated by the Police Commissioner. (Added City Record 8/5/2016, eff. 9/4/2016)

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