Title of Regulation: 19VAC30-80. Regulations Relating to Specifications of the Description to Be Obtained by Pawnbrokers of Persons Pawning or Pledging Goods (amending 19VAC30-80-30, 19VAC30-80-40; repealing 19VAC30-80-10).

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-4009 of the Code of Virginia.

Effective Date: January 8, 2024.

Agency Contact: Captain Matthew T. Patterson, Criminal Justice Information Services Officer, Department of State Police, 7700 Midlothian Turnpike, North Chesterfield, VA 23235, telephone (804) 674-2023, or email matthew.patterson@vsp.virginia.gov.

Summary:

In response to Executive Order 19 (2022) and Executive Directive One (2022), the amendments (i) repeal the purpose statement of the regulation, as it is unnecessary; (ii) remove an explanatory provision stating expired credentials are not acceptable as identification by pawnbrokers; and (iii) consolidate the provisions for submitting reports.

19VAC30-80-10. Purpose. (Repealed.)

The purpose of this standard is to establish specifications of the description to be obtained by pawnbrokers of persons pawning or pledging goods and to specify the nature of the identifying credentials to be examined by a pawnbroker of a person pawning or pledging goods.

19VAC30-80-30. Identifying credentials.

The identifying credential of any person pawning or pledging goods to be examined by a pawnbroker shall be any valid nonexpired operator's license, any valid chauffeur's license, or any valid identification card issued by a governmental agency. The photograph, date of birth, and signature of the person attempting to pawn or pledge goods must be affixed on the operator's license, chauffeur's license, or identification card in order credential for it to qualify as an identifying credential. No operator's license, chauffeur's license, or identification card shall be considered valid for the purpose of qualifying as an identifying credential if presented to a pawnbroker after its date of expiration.

19VAC30-80-40. Electronic submission of required reports.

All reports required to be maintained and submitted by a pawnbroker may be maintained and submitted accomplished in electronic format. All such electronic reports shall include the information required by the Code of Virginia and the implementing regulations. Such reports shall be maintained and be submitted in the form designated by the chief of police or other law-enforcement officer designated by the local attorney for the Commonwealth to receive such reports in the county, city or town jurisdiction where the pawnbroker business is conducted.