Code of Alabama
Chapter 19A - Alabama Pawnshop Act.
Section 5-19A-8 - Certain Acts by Pawnbrokers Prohibited.

A pawnbroker, any clerk, agent, or employee of a pawnbroker shall not do any of the following:
(1) Fail to make an entry of any material matter in the record book.
(2) Make any false entry therein.
(3) Falsify, obliterate, destroy, or remove from the place of business records, books, or accounts relating to the licensee's pawn transactions.
(4) Refuse to allow the supervisor, the appropriate law enforcement agency, the Attorney General, or any other duly authorized state or federal law enforcement officer to inspect the pawn records or any pawn goods during the ordinary hours of business or other acceptable time to both parties.
(5) Fail to maintain a record of each pawn transaction for at least four years.
(6) Accept a pledge or purchase property from a person under the age of 19 years.
(7) Make any agreement requiring the personal liability of a pledgor or seller or waiving any of the provisions of this section or providing for a maturity date less than 30 days after the date of the pawn transaction.
(8) Fail to return or replace pledged goods to a pledgor or seller upon payment of the full amount due the pawnbroker unless the pledged goods have been taken into custody by a court or by a law enforcement officer or agency.
(9) Sell, lease, or agree to sell or lease pledged or purchased goods back to the pledgor or back to the seller and the same or related transaction.
(10) Sell or otherwise charge for insurance in connection with a pawn transaction.

Structure Code of Alabama

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-5 - Statement Verifying Pledgor Is Rightful Owner of Goods; Pawnbroker to Maintain Record of Transactions; Goods to Be Maintained on Premises for Certain Number of Days Before Resale.

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-9 - Pledgor Presenting Pawn Ticket Entitled to Redeem or Repurchase Goods; Lost or Damaged Pledged Goods in Possession of Pawnbroker; Lost, Destroyed, or Stolen Pawn Ticket.

Section 5-19A-10 - Liens for Pawnbrokers; Pledged Goods Not Redeemed on or Before Maturity Date Fixed in Ticket.

Section 5-19A-11 - Licensing Generally; Annual Fee; Temporary License; When New License Not Required Upon Change in Ownership.

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-15 - No Confiscation of Property Pledged to Pawnbroker if Property May Be Put on Seven-Day Hold; When Property May Be Placed on Hold.

Section 5-19A-16 - Penalties for Failure to Secure License.

Section 5-19A-17 - Penalties for Willful Violation of Chapter or for False Entry in Required Records; Compliance Enforced by Supervisor; Order Requiring Person to Refrain From Violation.

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.

Section 5-19A-20 - Pawnbrokers to Be Subject to Licensing and Issuance Fees Under Chapter 12 of Title 40; Chapter Not to Repeal Uniform Commercial Code.