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CA Bus & Prof Code § 21637 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 4 - Tangible Personal Property|Section 21637.

21637.  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to excuse compliance with the provisions of any city, county, or city and county ordinance or any other state law pertaining to or covering the reporting, holding, or releasing of tangible personal property, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, except that no city, county, or city and county or any other state agency shall adopt the following:(a) Holding, reporting, or identification requirements for transactions involving coins, monetized bullion, or commercial grade ingots of gold, silver, or other precious metals.(b) Identification, holding, or reporting requirements for the acquisition of tangible personal property, in the ordinary course of business, by pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, other than as set forth in Sections 21628, 21630, 21633, and 21636 of this code, and commencing July 1, 2010, Section 21628.2 of this code, and Section 21208 of the Financial Code.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 335, Sec. 7. (SB 449) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21638 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 4 - Tangible Personal Property|Section 21638.

21638.  The provisions of this article shall not prohibit enactment, amendment, or enforcement by any city, county, or city and county of any local ordinance relating to a secondhand dealer or coin dealer which is not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, except that no city, county, or city and county, or any other state agency shall adopt the following:(a) Holding, reporting, or identification requirements for transactions involving coins, monetized bullion, or commercial grade ingots of gold, silver, or other precious metals.(b) Identification, holding, or reporting requirements for the acquisition of tangible personal property, in the ordinary course of business, by pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, other than as set forth in Sections 21628, 21630, 21633, and 21636 of this code, and commencing July 1, 2010, Section 21628.2 of this code, and Section 21208 of the Financial Code.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 335, Sec. 8. (SB 449) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21638.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 4 - Tangible Personal Property|Section 21638.5.

21638.5.  Sections 21636, 21637, and 21638, insofar as they apply to holding periods for personal property, are not applicable to personal property pledged to a pawnbroker with respect to the redemption of personal property by the pledgor.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 923, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21640 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 4 - Tangible Personal Property|Section 21640.

21640.  It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of secondhand dealer, as defined in Section 21626, without being licensed as provided in this article.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 499, Sec. 13.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21642 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 4 - Tangible Personal Property|Section 21642.

21642.  (a) A license granted pursuant to Section 21641 shall be renewable the second year from the date of issue, and every other year thereafter, upon the filing of a renewal application and the payment of a license renewal fee specified by the licensing authority, as described in this subdivision. The Department of Justice shall also charge a fee, as specified in Section 21642.5. The licensing authority shall collect the fee and transmit the fee and a copy of the renewed license to the Department of Justice. The police chief, sheriff, or, where appropriate, the police commission may charge a fee not to exceed the actual costs incurred to process the renewal application of the licensee and to collect and transmit the fee charged by the Department of Justice.(b) The license shall be subject to forfeiture by the licensing authority and the licensee’s activities as a secondhand dealer shall be subject to being enjoined pursuant to Section 21646 for breach of any of the following conditions:(1) The business shall be carried on only at the location designated on the license. The license shall designate all locations where property belonging to the business is stored. Property of the business may be stored at locations not designated on the license only with the written consent of the local licensing authority.(2) The license or a copy thereof, certified by the licensing authority, shall be displayed on the premises in plain view of the public.(3) The licensee shall not engage in any act which the licensee knows to be in violation of this article.(4) The licensee shall not be convicted of an attempt to receive stolen property or any other offense involving stolen property. For the purposes of this paragraph, “convicted” means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere. Any action which the chief of police, the sheriff, or, where appropriate, the police commission is permitted to take following the establishment of a conviction may be taken when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal, or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code.(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), no person shall have his or her renewal application for a secondhand dealer’s license denied, nor shall his or her secondhand dealer’s license be forfeited solely on the grounds that he or she violated any provision contained in this article or Article 5 (commencing with Section 21650), or any provision contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21200) of Division 8 of the Financial Code, unless the violation demonstrates a pattern of conduct.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 172, Sec. 5. (AB 391) Effective August 17, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21643 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 4 - Tangible Personal Property|Section 21643.

21643.  No transactions that require reporting under Section 21628, or commencing July 1, 2010, Section 21628.2, shall be engaged in with a minor.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 335, Sec. 9. (SB 449) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21645 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 4 - Tangible Personal Property|Section 21645.

21645.  A violation of any provision of this article under circumstances where a person knows or should have known that a violation was being committed is a misdemeanor punishable as follows:(a) For the first offense, a fine of up to one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or imprisonment in the county jail up to two months, or both.(b) For the second offense, a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail up to four months, or both.(c) For the third, and any subsequent offense, a fine of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or imprisonment in the county jail up to six months, or both.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 826, Sec. 5.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21646 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 4 - Tangible Personal Property|Section 21646.

21646.  The district attorney or the Attorney General, in the name of the people of the State of California, may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any provision of this article or of any regulation made pertaining to the provisions of this article. Any proceeding brought hereunder shall be governed in all respects by the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 499, Sec. 17.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 5 - Resale of Goods|Section 21650.

21650.  As used in this article, “adequate evidence of authority to sell” is evidence from which a reasonable person would conclude that the person presenting the evidence is the owner of the item he is attempting to sell or is the agent of such owner and is authorized by the owner to sell such item.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1174.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 5 - Resale of Goods|Section 21651.

21651.  As used in this article,(a) “Junk dealer” has the meaning defined in Section 21601; and(b) “Secondhand dealer” has the meaning defined in Section 21626.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1174.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 5 - Resale of Goods|Section 21652.

21652.  Every junk dealer or secondhand dealer shall, before accepting for resale from any person any finished product, new item of finished or merchandisable quality, inventory item of new materials or finished quality, or other goods and materials in such a state or condition as to show that they are neither abandoned nor scrapped, shall require that such person present adequate evidence of authority to sell. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1174.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 5 - Resale of Goods|Section 21653.

21653.  Every junk dealer or secondhand dealer who resells any item acquired in violation of Section 21652 is guilty of a felony, if the value of the item exceeds nine hundred fifty dollars ($950), and is guilty of a misdemeanor if the value of the item does not exceed nine hundred fifty dollars ($950).(Amended by Stats. 2009, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 28, Sec. 3. (SB 18 3x) Effective January 25, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21660 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 6 - Swap Meets, Flea Markets, and Open-Air Markets|Section 21660.

21660.  It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to require the reporting of personal property exchanged, sold, or offered for sale or exchange at swap meets, flea markets, and open-air markets, and information regarding vendors selling or displaying new merchandise, for the purpose of ensuring that swap meet, open-air market, and flea market operators and vendors are in complete compliance with all state laws and regulations applicable to displaying, offering for sale, selling, and exchanging new and previously owned merchandise.This article shall apply to operators and vendors at swap meets, flea markets, and open-air markets unless the merchandise or the transaction is specifically exempt under this article and shall not be superseded or supplanted by any provisions or ordinances or charters of any city, county, or city and county, nor supplemented by any local ordinances or charters or provisions. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to affect the land use and zoning regulatory power of a local agency, nor be construed to require any local agency to permit swap meets, flea markets, or open-air markets if local land use or zoning regulations prohibit those operations.Any transaction that is regulated by this article shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 21625), regulating transactions in identifiable secondhand tangible personal property. No person, partnership, or corporation shall be considered a “secondhand dealer” within the meaning of Section 21626 because of activities regulated by this article.Article 5 (commencing with Section 21650) of this chapter shall not apply to operators or vendors at swap meets, flea markets, or open-air markets.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 334, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21661 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 6 - Swap Meets, Flea Markets, and Open-Air Markets|Section 21661.

21661.  (a) As used in this article, the term “swap meet” includes a flea market or an open-air market and means an event at which two or more persons offer merchandise for sale or exchange and that meets one of the following conditions:(1) A fee is charged for the privilege of offering or displaying merchandise for sale or exchange.(2) A fee is charged to prospective buyers for parking or for admission to the area where merchandise is offered or displayed for sale or exchange.(3) The event is held more than six times in any 12-month period.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the term “swap meet,” as used in this article, includes a flea market or an open-air market and means an event, regardless of the number of persons offering or displaying personal property or the absence of fees, at which used personal property is offered or displayed for sale or exchange if the event is held more than six times in any 12-month period.(c) The term “swap meet,” as used in this article, is interchangeable and applicable to “flea markets,” “indoor swap meets,” “open-air markets,” or other similar terms, regardless of whether these events are held either inside a building or outside in the open. The primary characteristic is that these activities involve a series of sales sufficient in number, scope, and character to constitute a regular course of business.(d) “Operator,” as used in this article, means any person, partnership, organization or corporation that controls, manages, conducts or otherwise administers a swap meet.(e) “Vendor,” as used in this article, means any person, partnership, organization or corporation who exchanges, sells, or offers for sale or exchange any merchandise at a swap meet. A swap meet vendor shall be classified according to the following categories:(1) A “casual swap meet vendor” means a vendor who participates in a swap meet two times or less per year.(2) A “regular swap meet vendor” means a vendor who participates in a swap meet three or more times per year.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 334, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21662 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 6 - Swap Meets, Flea Markets, and Open-Air Markets|Section 21662.

21662.  The provisions of this article shall not apply to:(a) An event held not more than two times per calendar year that is organized for the exclusive benefit of any community chest, fund, foundation, association, or corporation organized and operated for religious, educational, hospital, or charitable purposes, if no part of any admission fee or parking fee charged vendors or prospective purchasers, or the gross receipts or net earnings from the sale or exchange of merchandise, whether in the form of a percentage of the receipts or earnings, as salary, or otherwise, inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or person participating in the organization or conduct of the event.(b) An event at which all of the merchandise offered or displayed is new, and all persons selling, exchanging, offering, or displaying merchandise for sale or exchange are manufacturers or licensed retail or wholesale merchants.(c) Any vehicle or trailer or any vehicle accessory or vehicle part usable for a motor vehicle eligible for vehicle registration under Section 5004 of the Vehicle Code, and items of memorabilia or history, or both, relating to these vehicles.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 334, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21663 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 6 - Swap Meets, Flea Markets, and Open-Air Markets|Section 21663.

21663.  (a) Except as provided in Section 21663.1, every vendor shall report all merchandise offered or displayed for sale or exchange on a form, prescribed or approved by the California Department of Justice, containing all the following information:(1) The name and address of the vendor.(2) A description of the merchandise offered for sale or exchange, including serial numbers and personal identification marks, or if there is no serial number, other identification marks or symbols, if any, or a general description of the item.(3) A certification by the vendor that to his or her knowledge and belief, the information contained on the form is true.(4) The make, year, color, state of registration, and license number of the vehicle or vehicles in which the merchandise is transported to the swap meet.(5) The California seller’s permit number (State Board of Equalization sales tax number), if any, of the vendor.(6) The vendor’s motor vehicle driver’s license number and its state of issuance or California identification card numbers.(7) If the vendor is an agent of an individual, company, partnership or corporation, the name and business address of the principal.(8) The dates of sale for which the report is made.(9) A receipt number given by the operator for the dates of the sale or the space used by the vendor.(10) A requirement that the vendor check an appropriate box that sets forth his or her permit number for sales tax purposes.If the vendor’s permit number is not listed in the appropriate place on the form, the vendor shall indicate that he or she has not and does not contemplate making more than two sales of sufficient size, scope, and character within a 12-month period to require a permit.(b) In addition to the official governmental form, consisting of an original and at least two copies, the information required may be recorded on a computerized or other similar record that contains the same information required by subdivision (a).(c) In no case shall a swap meet owner or operator be liable or responsible for the accuracy of, or any discrepancy in, any information submitted by the vendors on the forms provided to them by the swap meet owners or operators.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 334, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21663.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 6 - Swap Meets, Flea Markets, and Open-Air Markets|Section 21663.1.

21663.1.  (a) A vendor selling or displaying new merchandise and a vendor holding a business license issued by a city, county, or city and county of this state are not required to comply with Section 21633 if the swap meet is conducted at the same location at least once per month on real property owned by the operator or leased to the operator for a period of not less than one year.(b) A vendor meeting the conditions of subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, provide the operator with the following information prior to offering or displaying merchandise for sale at the event:(1) The name and address of the vendor.(2) The vendor’s California seller’s permit number (State Board of Equalization sales tax number).(3) The vendor’s motor vehicle driver’s license number and its state of issuance or his or her California identification card number.(4) The vendor’s business license number and its city or county of issuance, unless the vendor is operating under a business license issued to the operator.(c) The operator shall maintain the information required by this section in written or electronic form for six months after the date of its receipt and shall make copies of the information available for inspection, upon request, to any peace officer or any authorized representative of the Board of Equalization or Department of Justice.(d) In no case shall the operator be liable for the accuracy of, or any discrepancy in, any information submitted by a vendor.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 334, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21665 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 6 - Swap Meets, Flea Markets, and Open-Air Markets|Section 21665.

21665.  (a) Swap meet operators shall retain a copy of the reports collected by them for six months and shall make the copies available for inspection, upon request, by a peace officer as defined in Section 830.1 or subdivision (a) of Section 830.3 of the Penal Code, or a peace officer of the Department of the California Highway Patrol as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 830.2 of the Penal Code, when the swap meet occurs on state property, or properly identified representatives of the State Board of Equalization or Department of Justice.(b) Vendors shall have available for inspection during the swap meet a completed copy of the report form which was submitted to the swap meet operator describing the goods offered or displayed for sale or exchange at the swap meet.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 305, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21666 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 6 - Swap Meets, Flea Markets, and Open-Air Markets|Section 21666.

21666.  (a)  Upon request, a vendor shall provide the purchaser a written receipt disclosing the vendor’s name and address for any items purchased which has a selling price in excess of fifteen dollars ($15).(b) No vendor shall offer or display at a swap meet any new or used personal property or merchandise of a kind which the swap meet operator has expressly prohibited. Every swap meet owner shall post or display in prominent places at the swap meet, or give written notice to every vendor prior to the commencement of a swap meet of the kinds of personal property or merchandise which may be not offered for sale or exchange. The swap meet owner or operator shall also post a sign at the main entrance of the swap meet which states that vendors are required to issue receipts in accordance with subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 538, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 21667 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS|CHAPTER 9 - Secondhand Goods|ARTICLE 6 - Swap Meets, Flea Markets, and Open-Air Markets|Section 21667.

21667.  A violation of any provision of this article, except subdivision (b) of Section 21666, is a misdemeanor and may be punishable by up to six months in county jail, a fine of fifty dollars ($50) for the first violation, one hundred dollars ($100) for the second violation, and two hundred dollars ($200) for the third and subsequent violations.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 58. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)