(a) No pledged or purchased goods may be confiscated if the property pledged to, or purchased by, a pawnbroker may be put on a seven-day hold by the authorized law enforcement authorities, but the pledged or purchased property may not be placed on hold unless:
(1) A police report is made in a timely manner.
(2) A warrant is sworn out for the person who pledged or sold the goods to the pawnbroker or for alias if the person is unknown.
(3) A warrant or writ is issued for the merchandise to be confiscated along with a request for restitution, pursuant to law.
(b) This section shall not affect the right of any person who has an ownership interest or prior lien in the pledged or purchased goods.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 5 - Banks and Financial Institutions.
Chapter 19A - Alabama Pawnshop Act.
Section 5-19A-1 - Short Title.
Section 5-19A-2 - Definitions.
Section 5-19A-3 - Pawnbroker to Enter on Pawn Ticket Record of Information.
Section 5-19A-4 - Certain Information to Be Printed on Pawn Tickets.
Section 5-19A-6 - Redemption or Automatic Forfeiture of Pledged Goods.
Section 5-19A-7 - Pawnshop Charge; Amounts in Excess of Pawnshop Charge.
Section 5-19A-8 - Certain Acts by Pawnbrokers Prohibited.
Section 5-19A-12 - Eligibility for Pawnshop License; Application Fee.
Section 5-19A-13 - Suspension or Revocation of License; Notice and Hearing; Surrender of License.
Section 5-19A-14 - Application for New Pawnshop License, Transfer of Existing License, Etc.
Section 5-19A-16 - Penalties for Failure to Secure License.
Section 5-19A-18 - Department of Public Safety to Supply Available Arrest and Conviction Records.
Section 5-19A-19 - Ordinances to Be in Compliance With but Not More Restrictive Than Chapter.