Fingerprinting required in all pawn transactions.
Charlotte City Code § 15-25
in effectSec. 15-25. - Fingerprinting required in all pawn transactions.
(a) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Fingerprint means to require an individual to lace a clear, unsmeared impression in ink of the index finger of each hand on a pawn ticket to be submitted to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Pawn or pawn transaction means a written bailment of personal property as security for a debt, redeemable on certain terms within 180 days, unless renewed, and with an implied power of sale on default.
Pawnbroker means any person engaged in the business of lending money on the security of pledged goods and who may also purchase merchandise for resale from dealers and traders, as well as any employee or agent of such person.
Pledgor means any person who deposits with or delivers tangible personal property into the possession of a pawnbroker in the course of his business in connection with a pawn transaction.
(b) It shall be the duty of a pawnbroker to fingerprint the pledgor in connection with every pawn transaction. It shall be unlawful for a pawnbroker to fail to perform said duty. In addition to the remedies provided in section 2-21, the pawnbroker's license may be revoked for a violation of this section, as permitted under G.S. 91A-6.
(Ord. No. 3413-X, § 1, 10-23-2006)
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_CH15OFMIPR_ARTIINGE_S15-25FIREALPATRFetched: 10/27/2026