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<section number="5-237" name="Requirement for record" law="code" slug="sec-5-237" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_5BULI_DIV19SEPADE_S5-237RERE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each secondhand dealer or pawn dealer shall record or cause to be recorded the purchase, barter, exchange, pledge, or other receipt by him of any item described in Section 5-233 and also any subsequent disposition of that item from his possession. This Section does not apply to entities operating as a licensed Automotive Dismantler and Recycler as defined by Title 15 Section 501(b) of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Licensed Automotive Dismantler and Recycler entities are not secondhand dealers. Information shall be recorded on electronic data storage media in a format specified by the County Police Department and shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The date, time, and place of the transaction;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The name and address of the principal, if the transaction is by an agent;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A comprehensive description of the items, including any visible identification marks such as initials, name of manufacturer, model and serial numbers, and owner applied identification numbers, and whether the item appears to be new or unused or in its original box or packaging;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Consideration received;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The name, address, telephone number, date of birth, and physical description, including the sex, race, distinguishing features, approximate age, height, weight, hair and eye color of the person or persons from whom the item is received and to whom it is disposed. The secondhand dealer or pawn dealer shall require two forms of identification of those persons by a driver's license or similar credentials. The record shall be signed by the dealer or dealer's agent, where applicable, and the seller; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The secondhand dealer or pawn dealer shall retain a copy of the above records for three (3) years after the date of the transaction.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The requirements imposed upon a secondhand dealer or pawn dealer by this Section shall also be binding upon any employee or other person acting for the secondhand dealer or pawn dealer.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The completed County Police Department form shall be submitted by the secondhand dealer or pawn dealer to the County Police Department by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Delivering or electronically transmitting the copy by 10:00 A.M. on the next business day after the record is made; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Mailing the copy at the end of the business day when the record is made, by first class mail, from a post office or mailbox in Prince George's County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>All licensed secondhand dealers and pawn dealers shall be required to electronically report in the Regional Automated Property Information Database (RAPID) or other designated database. Fees relating to licenses and permits for secondhand dealers shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 813 of the County Charter. The County Police Department shall designate a business entity to collect an electronic reporting fee from secondhand dealers.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The secondhand dealers shall pay the RAPID fee or other designated database fee directly to the business entity designated by the County Police Department for reporting and payment.</text>
  </level>
</section>
