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House approves overhaul of pawn‑shop rules, maintains fingerprinting and restitution provisions
Summary
Lawmakers passed a third substitute to update pawnshop regulations, including a $750 fee for out‑of‑state access to the pawnshop database, flexibility on hold times, and explicit restitution procedures; the bill preserves fingerprinting/ID requirements and passed 68‑0.
The Utah House approved a comprehensive update to pawnshop and secondhand‑dealer law Wednesday, passing the third substitute of House Bill 133 by a voice vote that recorded 68 ayes and no nays.
Representative Lockhart, the bill sponsor, told the chamber the measure requires out‑of‑state law enforcement wishing to access the pawnshop database to pay a $750 fee and authorizes pawn brokers to set different hold periods with…
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