Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 7 Records and Disposal of Property

The term "buy-form" mentioned in this Part 7 means and shall be the name of the form or forms furnished by the state of California to the licensee for the purpose of recording and furnishing by the licensee to the sheriff of the required information relative to purchases, pledges or consignments.

(Ord. 88-0126 § 33, 1988: Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1391, 1951.)

A copy of this Chapter 7.76 shall be furnished each new licensee upon the first delivery of the buy-form by the sheriff, and the licensee must be furnished with all subsequent amendments that affect the type of business of the licensee. Additional copies of this chapter and amendments may be procured from the office of the board by the licensee upon demand.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1406, 1951.)

Every licensee under this chapter shall, at the close of each business day, mail to the sheriff the buy-form, or buy-forms made out during that day. Such buy-forms shall contain a full, true and complete report of all goods, wares, merchandise or other things received on deposit, pledged or purchased, during that day, except household furniture, used tires and used batteries, which household furniture, used tires or used batteries were taken in part payment for new tires or new batteries, and except merchandise originally sold new by the licensee and subsequently taken as a trade-in on other merchandise sold by the same licensee, and shall also contain other information required by the sheriff which, considering the type of business of the licensee, may assist in the detection of stolen property.

(Ord. 5958 § 18 (part), 1952: Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1392, 1951.)

Every licensee under this chapter shall enter upon the buy-form positive identification furnished by the seller, pledge-maker or consignee, such as driver's license number, work badge number, auto or truck license number, salvage collector's business license number, in addition to the individual's true name and address. In addition to the positive identification mentioned above, the licensee shall require the seller, pledge-maker or consignee to furnish a plain impression print of his right index finger, or next finger in the event of amputation, upon the face side of the original sheet of the buy-form.

(Ord. 8097 § 6 (part), 1961: Ord. 7778 § 6 (part), 1960: Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1393, 1951.)

Every person who sells, pledges or consigns any property to any licensee in the course of business covered by such license, except household furniture, used tires or used batteries then in part payment for new tires or new batteries, and except merchandise originally sold new by the licensee and subsequently then as a trade-in on other merchandise sold by the same licensee, shall furnish true, positive identification to the licensee by which such person can be located by the sheriff.

(Ord. 5958 § 18 (part), 1952: Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1394, 1951.)

A person, other than a used car dealer, shall not melt, destroy, sell or otherwise dispose of any article, goods, wares, merchandise or thing obtained or used in any business for the conduct of which a license is required by this chapter until 14 days after making a report to the sheriff as required by Section 7.76.330 that such article, goods, wares, merchandise or thing has been purchased or received by such person, firm or corporation.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1397, 1951.)

Until any article, goods, wares, merchandise or thing pledged to or purchased by any licensee under this chapter are held for the time required by this chapter or released by the sheriff, such licensee shall not clean, alter, repair, paint or otherwise change the appearance of such articles, goods, wares, merchandise or things. At all times during business hours, he shall expose the same to public view.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1399, 1951.)

A foundry or salvage dealer shall not melt, destroy, sell or otherwise dispose of any metal purchased or received by it which is, or by economically feasible repair can be made usable for the purpose for which it was originally designed until 21 days after making a report to the sheriff as required by Section 7.76.330 that such metal has been received by the foundry or salvage dealer.

(Ord. 8097 § 6 (part), 1961: Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1398, 1951.)

The waiting period mentioned in Section 7.76.380 and the making of buy-forms mentioned in Section 7.76.330 does not apply to property purchased from a licensee holding a similar county license, if in the sale of such property such licensee has complied with all the provisions of this Title 7. This section does not apply to purchases made by salvage dealers from salvage collectors. A salvage collector's license is not similar to a salvage dealer's license.

(Ord. 8097 § 6 (part), 1961: Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1403, 1951.)

The provisions contained in Sections 7.76.380 and 7.76.450 shall not be deemed to apply to the purchase or the sale by salvage dealers or salvage collectors of rags, bottles (other than milk or cream bottles), secondhand sacks (other than cement sacks), barrels, cans, shoes, lamps, stoves or household furniture (with the exception of sewing machines and musical instruments), or the purchase or sale by secondhand dealers of household furniture, with the exception of sewing machines, all musical instruments, and typewriters.

(Ord. 8097 § 6 (part), 1961: Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1404, 1951.)

The waiting period required by Section 7.76.380 does not apply to property purchased on a bill of sale or invoice from a regularly established place of business. As used in this section, an "established place of business" means a place of business which has been dealing in the type of articles purchased at the same location for not less than two years.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1405, 1951.)

The sheriff may release any property covered by this Chapter 7.76 which he inspects, if after such inspection he is satisfied that such property is in the lawful possession of the licensee.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1400, 1951.)

The sheriff may place a hold order upon any property acquired by the licensee in the course of his business for a period of 90 days, and upon release of such property may require the licensee to keep a true record of such property, and include therewith the true name and address of the person to whom such property was sold, or any other method of disposition.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1401, 1951.)

A licensee under this Chapter 7.76 shall not export from this county any goods, wares, merchandise or things pledged to or received by such licensee in his capacity as licensee until the sheriff has inspected and released such property.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1402, 1951.)

Every licensee shall preserve for a period of two years a copy of the buy-form provided for that purpose, containing a carbon-copy record thereon of the original writing made by the licensee, agent or employee, the original of which has been furnished to the sheriff. Every such record and property pledged, purchased or received by such licensee shall be produced for inspection to any peace officer.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1395, 1951.)

The sheriff shall maintain a file of all reports received pursuant to the terms of this chapter for a period of two years, and such reports shall be open to inspection by any peace officer.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 9 § 1396, 1951.)