Reports to chief of police; inspections; certain purchases prohibited.
Charlotte City Code § 6-370
in effectSec. 6-370. - Reports to chief of police; inspections; certain purchases prohibited.
(a) Any person engaged in the junk business, as authorized by this article, shall report to the chief of police, whenever requested by the chief, all articles purchased during such period of time as may be designated by the chief and the names and residences of the sellers, together with a full description of such articles, distinguishing marks, numbers, brands or monograms of any kind on such articles.
(b) Every article so purchased shall remain at the place of business of the junk dealer open to inspection by the chief of police or his representative for at least five days before being moved or otherwise disposed of. All articles of junk and the premises of junk dealers shall be subject to inspection by the police department at all times.
(c) No junk dealer shall purchase articles of junk from minors.
(Code 1985, § 6-15)
Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6BUTR_ARTVIJUDE_S6-370RECHPOINCEPUPRFetched: 10/27/2026