No pawnbroker shall knowingly or recklessly purchase or take any article in pawn or purchase from any person appearing to be intoxicated, nor from any person known to have been convicted of theft. A law enforcement officer may provide such criminal conviction information to a pawnbroker. Such information must be provided in writing.
205 ILCS 511/15-40
Intoxicated persons; persons convicted of theft
Known as the Pawnbroker Regulation Act
The act spans §§ 205-511-10-10 to 205-511-90-5 (45 sections).
P.A. 103-585, eff. 3-22-24.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.