Every person who carries on the business of a pawnbroker, or who purchases gold bars, gold quartz or gold bullion or mineral containing gold, who fails at the time of transaction to enter in a register kept by him for that purpose, in the English language, the date, duration, amount, and rate of interest of every loan made by him, or an accurate description of the property pledged, or estimated value of property purchased, of the name and residence of the pledgor or seller, or to delivery to the pledgor or seller a written copy of such entry, or to keep an account in writing of all sales made by him, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

SOURCE: GC § 50002 enacted by P.L. 13-187:247.