GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 96

Short Title:  Pawnshop Records Access.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Kerr.

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Referred to:  Commerce.

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February 12, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENT THAT PAWNSHOP RECORDS BE MADE AVAILABLE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 91A-7(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	The pledgor shall sign the pawn ticket and shall receive an exact copy of the pawn ticket which shall be signed or initialed by the pawnbroker or any employee of the pawnbroker.  These records shall be available for inspection and pickup each regular workday by the sheriff of the county in which the pawnshop is located or, in the case of a pawnshop located within a municipality, by both the sheriff and the chief of police.  These records shall be a correct copy of the entries made of the pawn or purchase transaction and shall be carefully preserved without alteration, and shall be available during regular business hours."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.