Records Required — Reports Required
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.1103
in effect§33.1103 Records Required — Reports Required
(a) All pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers shall keep a record in accordance with state law of any and all articles acquired by purchase, pledge or otherwise.
(b) The record and the articles shall at all times during ordinary business hours be subject to inspection by any police officer of the City.
(c) Such person shall, in addition to keeping such records, daily deliver to the Chief of Police, upon forms approved or provided by the California Department of Justice for that purpose, a full, true and complete report of all such previously named articles acquired by purchase, pledge or otherwise by such persons during the entire calendar day preceding such report. All records and forms shall be legible.
(d) Secondhand non-tangible personal property dealers shall not be required to keep a record of articles acquired by purchase or otherwise, except for the purchase of builders’ tools, in which case records shall be kept in accordance with state law. However, such articles and records and the place of business of each secondhand non-tangible personal property dealer shall at all times during their normal business hours be subject to inspection by any police officer of the City as provided in section 33.0103.
(Amended 2–23–1987 by O–16812 N.S.)
(Renumbered from former Section 33.1101 and amended 11-25-2014 by O-20436 N.S.; effective 12-25-2014.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art03Division11.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/28/2026