Can i get in trouble pawning something stolen is there a limit where they call in the bar code?
Can i get in trouble pawning something stolen is there a limit where they call in the bar code?
and how does pawning work?
Best answer:
no dude, they have no evidence that u stole it. but if your finger prints match where it was last found then
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5 Comments for Can i get in trouble pawning something stolen is there a limit where they call in the bar code?
1. Oujmik | March 24th, 2008 at 8:01 am
You can get in trouble stealing in the first place, or handling stolen goods…
2. SD | March 24th, 2008 at 8:28 am
If you didn’t steal it, you’re in the clear but if you did that could be a problem. My friend got things stolen from his house and was pretty sure who did it, but went into all the local pawn stores looking for his stuff. if someone happens to do that alot of places, the pawn shop owner is not allowed to tell the person who pawned that specific item. Privacy reasons, it’s just technical things.
3. foshizzle | March 24th, 2008 at 9:01 am
you can absolutely get in trouble for pawning stolen items….
when a person goes to pawn an item at a pawn shop, typically, they ask for ID – a driver’s license is commonly used…they will make a copy of it, or copy down all of the info contained on it…
when something is reported stolen to the police, they will most always visit all pawn shops in the area, to see if any of that merchandise is in any of those shops. if they find any, the pawn shop owner/worker must hand over any information they have on the person who pawned the item…even if you gave them a fake ID it wouldn’t help, because pawn shop owners also are required to provide surveillance tapes for the day in which the item was pawned…the police then make still photos from the surveillance tape, enlarge them, and are highly successful at identifying and apprehending the individual in the photos…
the police also constantly give lists of stolen items to pawn shops…and by law, any item brought into a pawn shop must first be checked to see if it is on the list…if it is, they are then required to contact the police immediately – you’re on surveillance, and the chances of you being able to avoid apprehension are slim to none.
as for a time limit, no – there is no time limit on pawned stolen merchandise – if it’s stolen, it stays on the list until it’s found, or until the item becomes of so little value, that the pawn shop wouldn’t accept it anyway.
to sum it up, it just isn’t worth it – you don’t get very much for a pawned item anyway, and you’ll end up very likely facing huge fines, jail time, and a criminal record that will follow you around for the rest of your life – affecting most all chances of receiving a decent job in the future.
btw, contrary to other comments, even if you didn’t steal it, you’d still be arrested – as a possible accessory to a crime – you’d then be booked, and be required to give the police every single detail of how that merchandise came into your possession. if your story doesn’t add up, game over.
4. Awesome?Possum??????????????ยค??? | March 24th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Stealing is illegal. Trafficking in stolen goods is also illegal.
A pawnbroker (or pawnshop) is an individual or business that offers monetary loans in exchange for an item of value that is given to the pawn broker. The word pawn is derived from the Latin pignus, for pledge, and the items having been pawned to the broker are themselves called pledges or pawns, or simply the collateral.
If an item is pawned for a loan, within a certain contractual period of time the pawner may purchase it back for the amount of the loan plus some agreed-upon amount for interest. The amount of time, and rate of interest, is governed by law or by the pawnbroker’s policies. If the loan is not paid (or extended, if applicable) within the time period, the pawned item will be offered for sale by Pawnbroker/Secondhand Dealer. Unlike other lenders, though, the pawnbroker does not report the defaulted loan on the customer’s credit report, since the pawnbroker has physical possession of the item and may recoup the loan value through outright sale of the item. The Pawnbroker/Secondhand Dealer also sells items that have been sold outright by customers to the Pawnbroker or secondhand dealer.
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5. online pawn shop | December 5th, 2011 at 7:10 am
I think you may got a problem,If you stolen that items. Its not compulsory that if you pawn any stolen item then you will got a problem. I think there are very few chances of a problem.
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