<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 5-85. - Prohibitions.</div>
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               A pawnbroker shall not:
               
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                  (1)
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                  Accept a pledge from a person under the age of eighteen (18) years;
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                  (2)
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                  Make any agreement requiring the personal liability of a pledgor in connection with
                  a pawn transaction;
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                  (3)
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                  Accept any waiver, in writing or otherwise, of any right or protection accorded a
                  pledgor under this article;
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                  (4)
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                  Fail to exercise reasonable care to protect pledged goods from loss or damage;
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                  (5)
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                  Fail to return pledged goods to a pledgor upon payment of the full amount due the
                  pawnbroker on the pawn transaction. In the event such pledged goods are lost or damaged
                  while in the possession of the pawnbroker, it shall be the responsibility of the pawnbroker
                  to replace the lost or damaged goods with merchandise of like kind and equivalent
                  value. In the event the pledgor and pawnbroker cannot agree as to replacement, the
                  pawnbroker shall reimburse the pledgor in the amount of the value agreed upon pursuant
                  to North Carolina General Statutes 91A-7(b);
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                  (6)
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                  Take any article in pawn, pledge, or as security from any person, which is known to
                  such pawnbroker to be stolen, unless there is a written agreement with local or state
                  police;
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                  (7)
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                  Sell, exchange, barter, or remove from the pawnshop any goods pledged, pawned, or
                  purchased earlier than forty-eight (48) hours after the transaction, except in case
                  of redemption by pledgor or items purchased for resale from wholesalers;
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                  (8)
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                  Operate more than one (1) pawnshop under one (1) license, and such shop must be at
                  a permanent place of business; or
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                  (9)
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                  Take as pledged goods any manufactured mobile home, recreational vehicle, or motor
                  vehicle other than a motorcycle.
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               (Ord. of 1-7-97)
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