D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 16, r. 16-1001

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 16-1001 - BOOKS AND RECORDS

1001.1

Each licensee shall use an Internet-based recordkeeping system approved by the Director to record an accurate account of each transaction in the course of the business (except as to the purchase of rags, bones, old iron, and paper by junk dealers) and shall make a copy of the government-issued identification provided by the seller of each transaction.

1001.2

Each transaction shall be entered in the approved Internet-based recordkeeping system at the time of the transaction and according to the data entry requirements of the online system.

1001.3

All records made pursuant to this section shall be maintained by the dealer at the dealer's place of business for a period of not less than one (1) year after the date the property is sold or disposed of in any manner.

1001.4

The account of each transaction shall set forth the following:

(a) An accurate and complete description of the goods, article, or thing purchased or received on account of money paid for it, giving all numbers, marks, monograms, trademarks, and manufacturer's names, an any other marks of identification appearing on the item at the time of receiving the item and a digital photograph of the item.

(b) The name, residence, race, sex, and date of birth of the person selling or delivering the item, as listed on a government-issued identification;

(c) The terms and conditions of the purchase, or receipt of the item;

(d) The place and date of the transaction;

(e) [RESERVED]; and

(f) All other facts and circumstances respecting the purchase or receipt.

1001.5

A dealer in secondhand personal property shall securely fasten on any article purchased or received, for which records must be kept pursuant to this section, a tag to be prescribed by the Mayor.

1001.6

The dealer shall legibly write in English on the tag, the date of purchase or receipt of the article and a number corresponding with the property entered into the approved Internet-based recordkeeping system.

1001.7

The tag shall remain on the property until such time as the property is sold or disposed of by the dealer.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 16, r. 16-1001

As amended by the Personal Property Robbery Prevention Amendment Act of 2013, effective December 13, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-50; 60 DCR 15151 (November 1, 2013)); as Amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 12210 (November 28, 2014)

Authority: Personal Property Robbery Prevention Amendment Act of 2013, effective December 13, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-50; 60 DCR 15151 (November 1, 2013)).