2006 Utah Code - 13-32a-112 — Pawnshop Advisory Board -- Membership -- Duties -- Provide training -- Records of compliance.

     13-32a-112.   Pawnshop Advisory Board -- Membership -- Duties -- Provide training -- Records of compliance.
     (1) There is created within the division the Pawnshop Advisory Board. The board consists of ten voting members and one nonvoting member:
     (a) one representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association;
     (b) one representative of the Utah Sheriffs Association;
     (c) one representative of the Statewide Association of Prosecutors;
     (d) five representatives from the pawnshop industry who are appointed by the director of the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) and who represent five separate pawnshops, each owned by a separate person or entity;
     (e) one law enforcement officer who is appointed by the board members under Subsections (1)(a) through (d);
     (f) one law enforcement officer whose work regularly involves pawnshops and who is appointed by the board members under Subsections (1)(a) through (d); and
     (g) one representative from the central database, who is nonvoting.
     (2) (a) The board shall elect one voting member as the chair of the board by a majority of the members present at the board's first meeting each year.
     (b) The chair shall preside over the board for a period of one year.
     (c) The advisory board shall meet quarterly upon the call of the chair.
     (3) (a) The board shall conduct quarterly training sessions regarding compliance with this chapter and other applicable state laws for any person defined as a pawnbroker in this chapter.
     (b) Each training session shall provide not fewer than two hours of training.
     (4) (a) Each pawnbroker in operation as of January 1 shall ensure one or more persons employed by the pawnshop each participate in no fewer than four hours of compliance training within that year.
     (b) This requirement does not limit the number of employees, directors, or officers of a pawnshop who attend the compliance training.
     (5) The board shall monitor and keep a record of the hours of compliance training accrued by each pawnshop.
     (6) The board shall provide each pawnshop with a certificate of compliance upon completion by an employee of the four hours of compliance training.
     (7) (a) Each law enforcement agency that has a pawnshop located within its jurisdiction shall ensure that at least one of its officers completes four hours of compliance training yearly.
     (b) This requirement does not limit the number of law enforcement officers who attend the compliance training.

Amended by Chapter 256, 2005 General Session