(1)  A pawn or secondhand business or local law enforcement agency, whichever has custody of a ticket or copy of a ticket, shall retain the ticket or copy for no less than three years after the date of the transaction.

Attorney's Note

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $1,000
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204

Terms Used In Utah Code 13-32a-108

  • Catalytic converter: means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-1402. See Utah Code 13-32a-102
  • Catalytic converter purchaser: means a person who purchases a used catalytic converter in a catalytic converter purchase. See Utah Code 13-32a-102
  • Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection created in Chapter 1, Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 13-32a-102
  • Local law enforcement agency: means the law enforcement agency that has direct responsibility for ensuring compliance with central database reporting requirements for the jurisdiction where the pawn or secondhand business or catalytic converter purchaser is located. See Utah Code 13-32a-102
  • Pawn or secondhand business: means a business operated by a pawnbroker or secondhand merchandise dealer, or the owner or operator of the business. See Utah Code 13-32a-102
  • Ticket: means a document upon which information is entered when a pawn transaction or secondhand merchandise transaction is made. See Utah Code 13-32a-102
(2) 

(a)  A law enforcement agency or the division may conduct random reasonable inspections of pawn or secondhand businesses or catalytic converter purchasers for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(b)  A law enforcement agency or the division shall conduct an inspection under Subsection (2)(a) during the regular business hours of the pawn or secondhand business or catalytic converter purchaser.

(3)  A violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor and is also subject to civil penalties under Section 13-32a-110.

Amended by Chapter 201, 2022 General Session