ORD NO 28-2007 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. C9 El -2007
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 09-2006 TO
ADD NEW SECTIONS 2 AND 3 REQUIRING DAILY
UPLOADS OF ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING FOR
PAWNSHOPS, PAWNBROKERS, AND DEALERS OF
SECOND HAND GOODS IN THE CITY OF VAN BUREN,
ARKANSAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the City adopted Ordinance 09 -2006 to require pawn shops, and like businesses, to
electronically provide records of goods bought or pawned, in order to prevent and
deter criminal activities, as allowed by A.C.A. 12 -12 -101 et. seq.; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined by the city council that there is a need to clarify and revise the
upload requirements for the "Electronic Recordkeeping" mandated by city ordinance,
to assure adequate access of records for police officials; and
WHEREAS, there is an immediate need for these amendments to Ordinance No. 09 -2006 to
protect the property of the citizens of Van Buren.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Ordinance No. 09 -2006 (Van Buren Municipal Code shall be amended as
follows:
The following sections shall be added following SECTION 1:
SECTION 2: In accordance with A.C.A. 12 -12 -103 (e)(1)(B1 each owner and /or
operator covered herein shall make daily data uploads to the City of
Van Buren desi <unated trackinu system. and in no case shall fail to
upload said data more than 3 business days after receipt of the woods
purchased or pawned. "Goods "means any tangible chattel or personal
property except automobiles. clothing. or furniture.
SECTION 3: Each and every owner or operator of a pawnshop or pawnbroker
doine business in the Citv of Van Buren. Arkansas. shall keep a well
bound record book or register which shall contain a copy of every
pawn ticket or contract or bill of sale issued by the owner or operator
of a pawnshop or by the pawnbroker. These records shall be open and
accessible to anv officer of the Police Department for inspection or
other official business at anv reasonable time.
Sections "2 "3 and "4" shall be renumbered as "4" "5 and "6" respectively.
SECTION 3: The passage and approval of these amendments to the Van Buren Ordinance 09 -2006
will protect the heath, safety, and /or welfare of the City and its citizens. Therefore,
an emergency is declared to exist and this Ordinance, being necessary for the
preservation ofthe public health, safety and /or welfare shall be in full force and take
effect immediately upon and after its passage.
SECTION 4: The various provisions and parts of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be
severable, and, if any section or part of a section, or any provision or part of a
provision herein, is declared to be unconstitutional, inappropriate, or invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or affect the
remainder of this Ordinance and to that extent the provisions hereto are declared to
be severable.
IN WITNESS WI- IEREOF, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, by its City Council, did pass,
approve, and adopt, by a vote of Co for and 0 against, the foregoing Ordinance at its meeting
held on the 24th day of September 2007.
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Robert D. Freeman, Mayo
ATTESTED: APPROVED S TO FO 4:
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Barbie Curtis, City Clerk/Treasurer N. Don Id Jenkinsinl C`i• orney