West Virginia Senate Bill 481

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-17 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to regulate pawnbrokers. The bill removes an exception for certain transactions from the report required of all pawnbrokers. The bill requires all pawnbrokers to be equipped with certain surveillance equipment and signage effective January 1, 2024. The bill prohibits pawnbrokers from doing business with certain persons. The bill prohibits pawnbrokers from purchasing certain items or transacting with certain items from anyone. The bill creates misdemeanor offenses for certain violations. Finally, the bill increases the penalties for existing criminal offenses related to pawnbrokers.

Relating to regulation of pawnbrokers

Sen. Glenn Jeffries [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-17	Senate	To Judiciary
2024-01-17	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2024-01-17	Senate	To Judiciary
2024-01-17	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	26	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
47	26	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
47	26	2a	New Code	See Bill Text
47	26	3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=481&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb481%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=481