Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 19 Business Regulations -- Miscellaneous - Chapter 19.60 Pawnbrokers And Secondhand Dealers

19.60.010 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) Melted metals means metals derived from metal junk or ...

19.60.014 Fixed place of business required
No person may operate as a pawnbroker unless the person maintains a fixed place of business within the state.[1984 c 10 § 4.] ...

19.60.020 Duty to record information
(1) Every pawnbroker and secondhand dealer doing business in this state shall maintain wherever that business is conducted a record in which shall be legibly ...

19.60.040 Report to chief law enforcement officer
(1) Upon request, every pawnbroker and secondhand dealer doing business in the state shall furnish a full, true, and correct transcript of the record of ...

19.60.045 Duties upon notification that property is reported stolen
Following notification from a law enforcement agency that an item of property has been reported as stolen, the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall hold that ...

19.60.050 Retention of property by pawnbrokers -- Inspection
Property bought or received in pledge by any pawnbroker shall not be removed from that place of business, except when redeemed by, or returned to ...

19.60.055 Retention of property by secondhand dealers -- Inspection
(1) Property bought or received on consignment by any secondhand dealer with a permanent place of business in the state shall not be removed from ...

19.60.060 Rates of interest and other fees -- Sale of pledged property
All pawnbrokers are authorized to charge and receive interest and other fees at the following rates for money on the security of personal property actually ...

19.60.061 Pawnbrokers -- Sale of pledged property limited -- Written document required for transactions
(1) The term of the loan shall be for a period of ninety days to include the date of the loan. (2) A pawnbroker shall ...

19.60.062 Attorney fees and costs in action to recover possession or determine title or ownership
By either party, in an action brought by an owner to recover goods in the possession of a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, or an action ...

19.60.066 Prohibited acts -- Penalty
It is a gross misdemeanor under chapter 9A.20 RCW for: (1) Any person to remove, alter, or obliterate any manufacturer's make, model, or serial number, ...

19.60.068 Resale agreement to avoid interest and fee restrictions prohibited
A purchase of personal property shall not be made on the condition of selling it back at a stipulated time and price greater than the ...

19.60.075 Regulation by political subdivisions
The regulation of pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers under this chapter is not intended to restrict political subdivisions from enacting ordinances or codes requiring the licensing ...

19.60.085 Exemptions
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to transactions conducted by the following: (1) Motor vehicle dealers licensed under chapter 46.70 RCW; (2) Vehicle ...

19.60.900 Severability -- 1984 c 10
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

19.60.901 Effective date -- 1984 c 10
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public ...