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Timestamp: 2019-01-24 08:51:42
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 129', '§ 129', '§ 129', '§ 129', '§ 129', '§ 129', '§ 129']

Township of Logan, NJ Secondhand Goods, Precious Metals, Gems, Jewelry Dealers and Pawnbrokers
§ 129-2 Definitions, word usage.
§ 129-3 Merchants' responsibilities and requirements.
§ 129-4 Exemptions.
§ 129-5 Purchases from minors.
§ 129-7 Severability.
§ 129-8 Repealer.
§ 129-9 When effective.
Chapter 129 Secondhand Goods, Precious Metals, Gems, Jewelry Dealers and Pawnbrokers
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Logan 9-15-2009 by Ord. No. 12-2009. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 11-20-2012 by Ord. No. 11-2012[1]]
The purpose and intent of this chapter is to assist law enforcement officials in recovering stolen secondhand goods, precious metals and/or gems by requiring minimum reporting requirements for jewelry dealers and/or pawnbrokers.
Editor's Note: This ordinance also changed the title of Ch. 129 from "Secondhand Precious Metals, Gems, Jewelry Dealers and Pawnbrokers" to "Secondhand Goods, Precious Metals, Gems, Jewelry Dealers and Pawnbrokers."
Any article of merchandise, including any portion of such article, whether a distinct part thereof or not, including every part thereof, whether separable or not, and also including material for manufacture, as defined in N.J.S.A. 51:6-1.
[Added 11-20-2012 by Ord. No. 11-2012]
Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity, including jewelry dealers and/or pawnbrokers, who purchases secondhand goods, precious metals or gems from the public and sells or otherwise exchanges or trades the secondhand goods, precious metals or gems for resale, or makes appraisals of the secondhand goods, precious metals or gems or otherwise conveys, melts down or alters said secondhand goods, precious metals or gems in any form, and further includes anyone advertising the purchase or sale of any of the aforementioned items.
[Amended 11-20-2012 by Ord. No. 11-2012]
Gold, silver, platinum and their alloys as defined in N.J.S.A. 51:5-1 et seq. and 51:6-1 et seq.
Individuals and retail sellers of secondhand goods, gems and precious metals, not to include wholesale transactions or transactions between other merchants.
Not only the exchange of money for secondhand goods and/or precious metals, but the exchange or trading of any other tangible or intangible property for secondhand goods and/or precious metals.
Any article or personal property previously sold, acquired, exchanged, conveyed, traded or otherwise formerly owned.
Every merchant within the Township of Logan shall, upon the purchase of any secondhand goods and/or precious metals from the public, be required to do as follows:
Require photo identification of the person with whom he or she is transacting business. A copy of the photo identification must be retained on file with the purchase records.
Record on a numbered receipt the name, address and telephone number of the purchaser; the name, address and telephone number of the seller or sellers; the time and date of the transaction; the net weight in terms of pounds Troy, pennyweight (Troy) or kilograms/grams of the precious metals; fineness in terms of karats for gold, and sterling or coin for silver, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 51:5-1 et seq. and 51:6-1 et seq.
Supply to the Chief of Police of the Township of Logan, within two days from the date of purchase, on a form approved by the Township of Logan, the information contained in Subsection B above, plus the following:
A physical description of the seller.
A full description of the item or items purchased, including but not limited to marks, numbers, dates, sizes, shapes, initials and monograms.
The secondhand goods and/or precious metals are to be made available for inspection by the Chief of Police of Logan Township or his or her designated representative for a period of five days from the date the information required above is received by the Chief of Police on the approved form. The secondhand goods and/or precious metals shall remain in the same condition as when purchased and shall not be changed, modified, melted or disposed of by the purchaser until the five-day period has expired. During this five-day period, the secondhand goods and/or precious metals shall be placed in public view at the purchaser's place of business. If the property is such that it would create a hardship on the merchant by holding the secondhand goods and/or precious metals for such period, the merchant may present the property to the Chief of Police or his or her representative in order that it may be photographed and, if deemed necessary by the Chief of Police or his or her designated representative, an investigation be implemented. The Chief of Police or his or her designated representative has the authority to grant the merchant a waiver of the requirement under this section.
This chapter shall not apply to purchases made by jewelers or other merchants from wholesalers or other suppliers, but shall only apply to those purchases made from the public or other retail purchases. The merchant shall keep records of all wholesale purchases for a period of two years from the date of such purchase, which records shall be opened to investigation by the Logan Township Police Department. All records of wholesale purchases or copies of such records shall remain at the business location within Logan Township for a period of two years from date of such purchase.
No merchant within the Township of Logan shall purchase any precious metals from any person under the age of 18 years.