RCW 19.60.057
Retention of precious metal property—Inspection.
(1) Property consisting of a precious metal bought or received from an individual on consignment by any secondhand precious metal dealer with a permanent place of business in the state may not be removed from that place of business except consigned property returned to the owner, for a total of thirty days after the receipt of the property. Property shall at all times during the ordinary hours of business be open to inspection to any commissioned law enforcement officer of the state or any of its political subdivisions.
(2) Property consisting of a precious metal bought or received from an individual on consignment by any secondhand precious metal dealer without a permanent place of business in the state must be stored and held within the city or county in which the property was received, except consigned property returned to the owner, for a total of thirty days after receipt of the property. The property shall be available within the appropriate jurisdiction for inspection at reasonable times by any commissioned law enforcement officer of the state or any of its political subdivisions.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply when the property consisting of a precious metal was bought or received from a pawn shop, jeweler, secondhand dealer, or secondhand precious metal dealer who must provide a signed declaration showing the property is not stolen. The declaration may be included as part of the transactional record required under this subsection, or on a receipt for the transaction. The declaration must state substantially the following: "I, the undersigned, affirm under penalty of law that the property that is subject to this transaction is not to the best of my knowledge stolen property."
[ 2011 c 289 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2011 c 289: See note following RCW 19.60.010.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous
Chapter 19.60 - Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers.
19.60.014 - Fixed place of business required.
19.60.020 - Duty to record information.
19.60.025 - Duty to record information—Precious metal property.
19.60.040 - Report to chief law enforcement officer.
19.60.042 - Report to chief law enforcement officer—Precious metal dealers.
19.60.045 - Duties upon notification that property is reported stolen.
19.60.050 - Retention of property by pawnbrokers—Inspection.
19.60.055 - Retention of property by secondhand dealers—Inspection.
19.60.057 - Retention of precious metal property—Inspection.
19.60.060 - Rates of interest and other fees—Sale of pledged property.
19.60.061 - Pawnbrokers—Sale of pledged property limited—Written document required for transactions.
19.60.062 - Attorney fees and costs in action to recover possession or determine title or ownership.
19.60.066 - Prohibited acts—Penalty.
19.60.067 - Secondhand precious metal dealers—Prohibited acts—Penalty.
19.60.068 - Resale agreement to avoid interest and fee restrictions prohibited.
19.60.075 - Regulation by political subdivisions.
19.60.077 - Precious metal dealers—Licensure required.