§ 19-26-7. Dealing in second-hand articles.
No pawnbroker licensed as provided in § 19-26-2 shall purchase any second-hand articles, or sell, dispose of, or keep for sale, any second-hand articles, unless they have been pawned to him or her and are sold under the provisions of § 19-26-10. Any article sold to the pawnbroker upon the understanding that the article is to be purchased from the pawnbroker by the seller of the article, or by any person acting for the seller, shall be deemed to have been pawned within the meaning of this chapter.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 105, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 126, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 131, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 364, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 19-26-7.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 19 - Financial Institutions
Section 19-26-1. - Businesses subject to chapter.
Section 19-26-2. - City or town license — Fee — Revocation.
Section 19-26-3. - License bond.
Section 19-26-4. - Penalty for unlicensed business.
Section 19-26-5. - Records and reports — Retention of articles pawned — Violations.
Section 19-26-6. - Articles appearing to have been stolen.
Section 19-26-7. - Dealing in second-hand articles.
Section 19-26-8. - Ascertainment of ownership of articles pawned.
Section 19-26-9. - Precious metals — Acts tending to destroy identity of articles pawned.
Section 19-26-10. - Sale of unredeemed articles.
Section 19-26-11. - Proceeds of sales.
Section 19-26-12. - Acceptance of pawns from incompetents, wastrels, or thieves.
Section 19-26-13. - Search of premises on warrant.
Section 19-26-14. - Property seized on warrant.
Section 19-26-15. - Bond of applicant for search warrant.
Section 19-26-16. - Sunday business.
Section 19-26-17. - Exercise of powers by boards and bureaus.