Daytona Beach, FL - Four pawn shops in west Volusia County were found with violations of the law on pawnbroker transactions this week. Volusia Sheriff's (VSO) detectives, along with investigators from the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services conducted the first in a series of pawn shop inspections.
The violations can include missing serial numbers and brand names, unsigned transactions, incorrect customer information, poor quality fingerprints, inaccurate accounting of jewelry, and other faulty descriptions of the pawned property.
The pawn shops in question incurred a total of 29 violations. They carry a fine of up to $1,000 each, for total maximum fines of $29,000 across the four stores.
People’s Pawn, 1035 S. Volusia Ave, Orange City: 11 violations Bad Dog Guns, Gold and Pawn, 745 N. Volusia Ave., Orange City: 9 violations La Familia Pawn and Jewelry, 2397 Enterprise Road, Orange City: 8 violations Auto Pawn of Deltona, 2031 Saxon Blvd., Suite 111A, Deltona: 1 violation
Compliance with the pawnbroker transaction law is a key to the ability of law enforcement to locate stolen property and solve retail thefts, burglaries, and other crimes. The Sheriff’s Office and state investigators will be conducting similar inspections at other locations in the future.
