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62-79 AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE ADDING SECTIONS 6355 ET SEQ. TO THE ORANGE
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REGULATING COIN
SHOPS.WHEREAS,
the City Council of the City of Orange is of the opinion
that bona fide coin shops are a specialized enterprise and
should be separated from other secondhand enterprisesl and WHEREAS,
the City Council of the City of Orange is of the opinion
that the value of collected coins is derived from their age,
rareness, condition, mineral content, and historical associations as
differentiated from coins used as money and legal tender and from
other common secondhand merchandise land WHEREAS,
the City Council and the Police Department of the City
of Orange have determined that in regulating coin shops only,
the following regulations are germane to that type of business.
NOW,
THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:SECTION
I:Sections
6355 through 6355.6 are hereby added to the Orange Municipal
Code and shall read as follows:Section
6355 Definition As
used in this chapter, "COIN SHOP" means a business where
coins or currency are bought, sold, traded, pawned,auctioned,
or accepted for sale on consignment at a price above
the face value of such coins or currency upon the basis,
express or implied, that the value above the face value
is derived from the age, rareness, condition, mineral content,
or historical associations of the coins or currency.Except
for coins or currency, "COIN SHOP" shall not inc1 ude a
shop where secondhand merchandise, including but not limited
to jewelery or metals, is bought, sold, traded,pawned,
auctioned, or accepted for sale on consignment.Shops
which buy, sell, trade, pawn, auction, or accept for sale
on consignment coins or currency at a price above the face
value of such coin or currency and where secondhand merchandise,
other than coins or currency, is bought, sold,traded,
pawned, auctioned, or accepted for sale on consignment shall
comply with Sections 6450 et seq. of the Orange Municipal Code
as to such other secondhand merchandise.Section
6355.1 Permi t Required No
person shall conduct business as a coin shop within the
City without first obtaining a proper permit therefor,as
herein provided.
section 6355.2 Application
Application for a coin shop permit shall be made to the
Business Services Coordinator who shall refer all such
applications to the Chief of Police for an investigation.
Section 6355.3 Police Investigation
The Chief of Police shall cause each applicant to be
fingerprinted and photographed, a record of which shall be
kept in the office of the Chief of Police. Applicant shall
pay the amount set by the state for processing the fingerprints.
The Chief of Police shall cause an investigation of each
applicant to be made to determine if such applicant has
committed an act that if done by a permittee would be
grounds for revocation or suspension of a permit, or if such
applicant has been convicted of any crime that has a substantial
relationship to the permitted business.
Section 6355.4 Buyinq, Reporting, and Holding Requirements
a) The holder of a coin shop permit shall report all coins
or currency which he has purchased, taken in trade,
taken in pawn, accepted for auction, or accepted for
sale on consignment to the Chief of Police of the City
of Orange, not later than twelve noon of the day following
the acquisition of such coins or currency.
b) The holder of a coin shop permit shall be required to
comply in accordance with Orange Municipal Code Sections
6450.4 through and including 6450.10 on all identifiable,
including but not limited to, serialized items, rare
coins that are one of a kind or could be readily identified,
proof sets, coin sets in book, folder or 2x2's, silver
or gold bars with distinctive casting marks, and any
items that are included with such purchases including,
but not limited to, any common silver coins which he has
purchased, taken in trade, taken in pawn, accepted for
auction, or accepted for sale on consignment.
c) The holder of a coin shop permit shall not be required
to hold common silver coins or other unidentifiable
items when that is the only type property purchased,
for the thirty days as required by Orange Municipal
Code Section 6450.9. The holder of a coin shop permit,
where the thirty day hold is not required, shall mark
at the bottom left the words, "Exempt from Hold Period,'
on the reports required in accordance with Orange
Municipal Code Sections 6450.6, 6450.7, 6450.8 and
6450.9.
Section 6355.5 Minor customer
No person conducting a business as a coin shop shall
buy, trade, accept for consignment or auction, or loan money
for coins or currency at a price above the face value of
such coins or currency from any person who is under sixteen
years of age, unless said person is accompanied by his
parent, guardian or other person in lawful custody of the
person who is under sixteen years of age. The person
conducting a coin shop shall obtain the written permission,
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under penalty of perjury, from the parent, guardian or other
person in lawful custody of the person who is under sixteen
years of age before the person conducting a business shall
buy, trade, accept for consignment or auction, or loan money
for coins or currency at a price above the face value of
such coins or currency from any person who is under sixteen
years of age. A copy of the written permission shall be
submitted to the Chief of Police of the City of Orange, not
later than twelve noon of the day following the acquisition
of such coins or currency.
Section 6355.6 Fee
The permit fee shall be five dollars ($5.00) per
applicant.
SECTION II:
This ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15)
days after its passage in the Orange City News, a newspaper of
general circulation, published and circulated in the City of
Orange, and shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after
the date of its final passage.
ADOPTED this 27th day of November, 1979.
Mayor
of
the City of Orange ATTEST:I :
n/
I).' {" "'" l' L " " 'eClc' {WY"?" lrf:~CityCleof4:he ,;Zl.ty of Orange STATE OF
CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF
ORANGE ) ss CITY OF
ORANGE )I, MARILYN
J. JENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Orange,California, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced at
a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on the 20th
day of November, 1979, and thereafter at a regular meeting of
said City Council duly held on the 27th day of November, 1979,
was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to
wit:AYES:NOES:
ABSENT:
BARRERA,
SMITH,
MAYOR HOYT, PEREZ, BEAM NONE NONE
COUNCILMEN:
COUNCILMEN:
COUNCILMEN:
WITNESS
my
hand and seal this 28th day of November, 1979.J Ie :.!.{)
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Marilyn
J. Jensen
City Clerk of
the City of Orange 3-