Reports of property suspected stolen; purchase of city property.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 7-6
in effectSec. 7-6. - Reports of property suspected stolen; purchase of city property.
(a) It shall be the duty of the licensee, his agents, or employees to immediately report to the police department any offer to sell to the licensee, his agents, or employees property which the licensee, his agents, or employees have actual knowledge is stolen or by reasonable diligence should know is stolen, together with the identity, when known, and description of the person or persons making such offer. The licensee, his agents, or employees shall also report any property acquired by the licensee which the licensee, his agents, or employees subsequently determine or reasonably suspect to be stolen property and shall furnish such other information as might be helpful to the police in investigating the matter.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensee, his agents or employees to purchase an item of property on which are written or affixed the words "Property of the City of Houston" or other words demonstrating ownership by the city except in the following circumstances:
(1) When the person offering the property for sale is an employee of the city who is authorized to make the sale by the director of the department of administration and regulatory affairs or the Director of Houston Public Works pursuant to chapter 2, article IV of this Code, and provides the licensee, his agents or employees with a written authorization for the sale of the property from his department's director or the director's designee; or
(2) When the person offering the property for sale presents at the time of the offer a valid receipt from the department of administration and regulatory affairs or Houston Public Works, pursuant to chapter 2, Article IV of this Code, evidencing the purchase of the property.
(Ord. No. 2013-111, § 6, 2-6-2013; Ord. No. 2018-11, §§ 49, 50, 1-10-2018)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH7ANDECOMASCMEPRSEREREBU_ARTIINGE_S7-6REPRSUSTPUPRFetched: 10/26/2026