13-32a-106.5. Confidentiality of pawn and purchase transactions.
(1) All pawn and purchase transaction records delivered to a local law enforcement
official or transmitted to the central database pursuant to Section 13-32a-106 are protected
records under Section 63G-2-305. These records may be used only by law enforcement officials
and the division and only for the law enforcement and administrative enforcement purposes of:
(a) investigating possible criminal conduct involving the property delivered to the
pawnbroker in a pawn or purchase transaction;
(b) investigating a pawnbroker's possible violation of the record keeping or reporting
requirements of this chapter when the local law enforcement official, based on a review of the
records and information received, has reason to believe that a violation has occurred;
(c) responding to an inquiry from a person claiming ownership of described property by
searching the database to determine if property matching the description has been delivered to a
pawnbroker by another person in a pawn or purchase transaction and if so, obtaining from the
database:
(i) a description of the property;
(ii) the name and address of the pawnbroker who received the property; and
(iii) the name, address, and date of birth of the conveying person; and
(d) take enforcement action under Section 13-2-5 against a pawnbroker.
(2) (a) A person may not knowingly and intentionally use, release, publish, or otherwise
make available to any person or entity any information obtained from the database for any
purpose other than those specified in Subsection (1).
(b) Each separate violation of this Subsection (2) is subject to a civil penalty not to
exceed $250.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
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