Bill Text: MA H2214 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Further regulate licensed pawnbrokers
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-28 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H2214 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2214-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Robert F. Fennell
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to regulating licensed pawnbrokers. .
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Robert F. Fennell |
10th Essex |
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David B. Sullivan |
6th Bristol |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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Paul McMurtry |
11th Norfolk |
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Louis L. Kafka |
8th Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 233 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to regulating licensed pawnbrokers. .
Be it
enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 83 of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting at the end the following:-
Every licensed pawnbroker, and employee of a licensed pawnshop, shall record each item purchased into a state-wide database, to be created and maintained by the Executive Office of Public Safety. Every person who attempts to sell an item to a pawnbroker shall present a valid state issued photo identification card, as defined in section 8 of Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws, to the employee of the pawnshop, which in turn shall be digitally scanned into said database.
