Sec. 08.76.010. - Transactions to be entered in book kept at place of business; electronic records.

(a) A person engaged in the business of buying and selling secondhand articles, or lending money on secondhand articles, except a bank, shall maintain a book, in permanent form, in which the person shall enter in legible English at the time of each loan, purchase, or sale

(1) the date of the transaction;

(2) the name of the person conducting the transaction;

(3) the name, age and address of the customer;

(4) a description of the property bought or received in pledge, which includes for any firearm, watch, camera, or optical equipment bought or received in pledge, the name of the maker, the serial, model, or other number, and all letters and marks inscribed;

(5) the price paid or amount loaned;

(6) the signature of the customer.

(b) A person who lends money on secondhand articles under (a) of this section and is located in a municipality that has a population of over 5,000 shall also maintain an electronic record that provides the information required by (a)(1) and (4) of this section for the secondhand articles on which the person lends money. The person shall submit the electronic record as required by the municipal law enforcement agency.