City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 11-6. Daily reports required.

(a) In general.

(1) Each pawnbroker shall submit to the Police Commissioner a daily report of all articles taken on pledge.

(2) The pawnbroker shall forward the daily report to the Police Department, as provided in § 11-7 of this subtitle.

(b) Information required in report.

The daily report shall include:

(1) the date, place, and time of each transaction;

(2) the name and address of principal, if the transaction is by an agent;

(3) a description of the transacted item, including:

(i) the type of item;

(ii) its manufacturer, model number, year of manufacture if known, and/or soundex number or unique identifying number found on said property;

(iii) its color and size;

(iv) for jewelry, a description by weight if payment is based on weight, style, gender, number of stones, configuration of stones, any initials or distinguishing marks or inscriptions;

(v) a statement of whether it appears to have been altered by any means, including:

(A) obscuring a serial number or identifying feature;

(B) melting; or

(C) recutting a gem; and

(vi) the amount paid or other consideration;

(4) for each individual from whom a pawnbroker acquires a transacted item:

(i) the individual's name, date of birth, and license number from a clearly identifiable driver's license; or

(ii) identification information about the individual that:

(A) positively identifies the individual from at least 2 forms of identification, which may include an age of majority card, military identification, passport, or other similar photographic identification; and

(B) provides a physical description of the individual including sex, race, date of birth, any distinguishing features, and weight of individual;

(5) a statement indicating whether or not the person making the transaction is known to the dealer, i.e. has done business with the pawnshop on a previous occasion; and

(6) the signature of the person from whom the item is acquired and the signature of the pawnbroker or dealer who accepted the item.