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An Ordinance to Amend Subsection 9.15(11) and Create Subsections 9.15(12), 9.15(13), 9.15(14) and 9.15(15) of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Pawn Shops, Secondhand Stores, Secondhand Jewelry Dealers.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsection 9.15(11) of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby amended to read:
9.15 PAWN SHOPS, SECONDHAND STORES, SECONDHAND JEWELRY DEALERS.
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(11) Penalties.
(a) Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall, upon conviction for a first offense, forfeit not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one-thousand dollars ($1,000), together with the costs of prosecution and, in default of payment, shall be imprisoned in the House of Correction until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but not more than the number of days set forth in sec. 800.095(1)(b)1, Wis. Stat.
(b) Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall, upon conviction for the second or subsequent offenses, forfeit not less than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), together with the costs of prosecution and, in default of payment, shall be imprisoned in the House of Correction until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but not more than the number of days set forth in sec. 800.095(1)(b)1, Wis. Stat.
PART II. Subsections 9.15(12), 9.15(13), 9.15(14) and 9.15(15) of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis are hereby created to read:
9.15 PAWN SHOPS, SECONDHAND STORES, SECONDHAND JEWELRY DEALERS.
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(12) Transaction Involving Article Not Owned.
(a) No person shall pawn, pledge, sell, consign, leave, or deposit any item with or to a licensed pawnbroker, secondhand article dealer, or secondhand jewelry dealer if the item of property is not owned by the person; the item of property is owned by another, regardless of whether the transaction is oc...
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