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Madison County adopts ordinance requiring electronic reporting by pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers
Summary
On March 20 the board adopted an ordinance (Ordinance #2019‑03) requiring pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers to report transactions to an electronic database within 90 days, aiming to speed stolen‑property recovery; vote was 23–2 after the committee addressed industry concerns.
The Madison County Board on March 20 adopted Ordinance #2019‑03 to amend county code and require electronic online reporting by pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. The measure, approved by a 23–2 vote, gives businesses 90 days to come into compliance and is intended to improve law enforcement’s ability to identify stolen property in near‑real time.
Public Safety Committee members and Sheriff’s Office staff described the change as modernization of a previously…
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