The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 9 V.S.A. § 3865)
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§ 3865. Records of a pawnbroker
(a) In each year a pawnbroker makes loans or advances totaling over $2,500.00 for items
pledged or deposited with the pawnbroker, he or she shall maintain the following records
for each transaction in that year:
(1) a legible statement written at the time of the transaction stating the amount of money
lent or advanced for the items, the time of the transaction, and the rate of interest
to be paid, as applicable;
(2) a legible statement of the name, current address, telephone number, and vehicle license
number of the person pledging or depositing the items;
(3) a legible written description and photograph, or alternatively a video, of the items;
(4) a photocopy of a government-issued identification card issued to the person pledging
or depositing the items, if available.
(b) At all reasonable times, the records required under subsection (a) of this section
shall be open to the inspection of law enforcement. A law enforcement agency shall
make a reasonable effort to notify a pawnbroker before conducting an inspection pursuant
to this section unless providing notice would interfere with a criminal investigation
or any other legitimate law enforcement purpose.
(c) [Repealed.] (Amended 2011, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 18, 2012; 2013, No. 75, § 22a; eff. June 5, 2013; 2013, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.)