ORD 14-761ORDINANCE NO. 14 -761
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to
Pawnbroker and Secondhand Dealer Business Requirements; declaring
an emergency and amending FWRC 12.15.230. (Amending Ordinance
Nos. 11 -689 and 90 -57)
WHEREAS, RCW 12.15.230 sets forth the information required to be entered into a law
enforcement database and the business books of pawnbrokers, secondhand dealers and secondhand
precious metal dealers; and
WHEREAS, staff has identified an error in this section regarding the list of information
required to be recorded in the business books; and
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way City Council has previously found that it is in the best
interest of the citizens to require pawnbroker and secondhand dealer businesses to gather and record
certain information in their business books; and
WHEREAS, the identified error prevents the intent of the City Council's previous ordinances
from being fulfilled; and
WHEREAS, the potential adverse impacts on the public's property as well as the safety and
welfare of the City and its citizens if this Ordinance did not take effect immediately, justify the
declaration of an emergency and the designation of this ordinance as a public emergency ordinance
necessary for the protection of public safety, public property or the public peace by the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. FWRC 12.15.230 is hereby amended to read as follows:
12.15.230 Information Required to be entered into data base and into a business book.
(1) Database. Every pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, and secondhand precious metal
dealer shall enter within twenty -four (24) hours any and all requested information into the data
base prescribed by the law enforcement agency
(2) Business book. Every pawnbroker, a_PA secondhand dealer, and secondhand precious
metal dealer shall maintain at his or her place of business a book in which he or she shall at the
time of such loan, purchase or sale, enter, in the English language, written in ink, the following
information:
(a) The date of the transaction;
(b) The name of the person conducting the transaction and making the entries required in this
chapter;
(c) The printed name, age, date of birth, height, weight, address, telephone number, the
general description of the dress, complexion, color of hair and facial appearance of the person
with whom the transaction is had, including the identification which the customer shall present to
verify his or her identity, and the account or other number of such identification;
(d) The signature of the person with whom the transaction is made, a photo copy of both sides
of an official picture identification card and the right thumb print.
(e)The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the property bought or received
in pledge;
(f) The address of the place from which the property bought or received in pledge was last
removed;
(g) A description of the property bought or received in pledge, which shall include the name of
the maker of such, property or the manufacturer thereof and the serial number, if the article has
such marks on it, or any other inscriptive or identifying marks; provided, that when the article
received is furniture or the contents of any house or room actually inspected on the premises
where the sale is made, a general description of the property shall be sufficient;
(h) The price paid or the amount loaned;
(i) The number of any pawn ticket issued therefore; sFand
0) Comply with the provisions of RCW 19.60.020(1).
Section 2. Severability. Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this chapter, or its application to any person or situation, be declared unconstitutional or
invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
chapter or its application to any other person or situation. The City Council of the City of Federal
Way hereby declares that it would have adopted this chapter and each section, subsection,
sentence, clauses, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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Section 3. Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized
to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of
scrivener /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any
references thereto.
Section 4. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective
date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 5. Effective Date. By unanimous consent, the Council finds that this ordinance is
needed for the immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety and is not subject to
initiative or referendum pursuant to FWRC 1.30. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
upon adoption.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this 18th day of March, 2014.
CITY OF FE ERAL AY
�O^R,'JIM FERRELL
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, CAROL NEILL C
' • • FORM:
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 3/12/2014
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 3/18/2014
PUBLISHED: 3/21/2014
EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/18/2014
ORDINANCE NO.: 14 -761
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