NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1973 SESSION

CHAPTER 948
SENATE BILL 809

AN ACT TO REQUIRE EVERY PAWNBROKER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY TO MAINTAIN A PERMANENT RECORD OF ALL PURCHASES AND SALES MADE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. G.S. 91-4 is amended by adding thereto a separate paragraph to read:
"Every pawnbroker shall keep a book in which shall be legibly written, at the time of any sale or purchase, an account and description of the goods, articles or things sold or purchased by him or his agent or employee, the amount of the sales price, and, as to any purchase, the name and address of the person from whom the purchase is made. Such book shall be a permanent record to be kept at all times on the premises of the place of business of the pawnbroker and shall be made available, during regular business hours, to any police officer who requests to inspect said book."
Sec. 2. This act shall apply only to Cumberland County.
Sec. 3. This act shall become effective on July 1, 1974.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 7th day of March, 1974.