City of Milwaukee - File #: 180745

• File #: 180745
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 9/5/2018
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 11/5/2018
• Title: Resolution directing the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek introduction and passage of State legislation increasing the penalties for pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers who knowingly accept or sell stolen property.
• Sponsors: ALD. BORKOWSKI
• Indexes: INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, PAWNBROKERS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/5/2018	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	14:0
10/29/2018	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	5:0
10/8/2018	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Appearing: Jim Bohl - IRD Ald. Borkowski - Sponsor	Pass	5:0
10/1/2018	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/17/2018	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	4:0
9/5/2018	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

180745

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. BORKOWSKI

Title

Resolution directing the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek introduction and passage of State legislation increasing the penalties for pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers who knowingly accept or sell stolen property.

Analysis

This resolution directs the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to lobby the State legislature to enact legislation increasing the penalties for pawnbrokers and secondhand shop dealers who knowingly accept stolen property.

Body

Whereas, Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers often purchase stolen property without verification of ownership; and

Whereas, Pawnbroker customers are required to sign a form swearing that the items in their possession are not stolen; and

Whereas, Many pawnbrokers are not sworn notaries public causing the form to become invalid, and customers and shop owners are not often criminally charged for the receipt or sale of stolen property; and

Whereas, While State law classifies the receipt of stolen property as a Class A misdemeanor or as a Class I, H, or G felony charge, pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers fail to provide the sworn forms and report their purchases to local law enforcement within a 24-hour period making it difficult for local law enforcement to refer charges; and

Whereas, The State needs to raise the penalties for pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers who knowingly accept stolen property; and

Resolved, That the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division is directed to lobby the Wisconsin State Legislature to enact legislation increasing the penalties for pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers for receiving stolen property; and, be it

Further Resolved, That File Number 160538 is amended by inserting the following item in the document attached to the file and identified as “2017-18 State Legislative Package Proposals:

Public Health and Safety

Common Council

Amend Wis. Stat. §134.71(13) to increase penalties for pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers for first and second offenses, as well as subsequent offenses.

; and, be it

Further Resolved, That this item shall be included in the 2019-2020 State Legislative Package.

Requestor

Drafter

LRB 171687-1

Kari B. Gipson

8/20/2018