75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
 
HA to HB 2753
 
LC 3162/HB 2753-5
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2753
 
               By COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND LABOR
 
                            April 17
 
  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 28, delete '$5' and insert
'$3' and after 'lost' insert ', destroyed or stolen ' and after
'loss' insert ', destruction or theft'.
  On page 2, delete lines 21 through 26 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + } ORS 726.395 is amended to read:
  ' 726.395.   { - A charge of $3 may be charged a pledgor or
customer who places with the pawnbroker firearms required to be
registered under the laws of the United States. In addition, a
pledgor or customer may be charged any fee imposed by any
governmental entity upon a pawnbroker for holding or transferring
a firearm. - }
  '  { +  (1) A pawnbroker may charge a pledgor or customer $3 if
the pledgor or customer places with the pawnbroker firearms
required to be registered under the laws of the United States.
The pawnbroker may not charge this $3 fee to renew the pledgor's
or customer's placement of the firearm with the pawnbroker.
  ' (2) In addition to the fee described in subsection (1) of
this section, a pawnbroker may charge a pledgor or customer any
fee that a government entity imposes on the pawnbroker for
holding or transferring a firearm. + } ' .
  In line 35, after 'interest' insert 'and the fees'.
  Delete lines 36 through 38 and insert 'loan or pays the
principal, the interest and the fees on the loan but accepts
another pledge loan from the pawnbroker on the same pledge on the
same day.'.
  On page 3, line 7, delete '$2,500' and insert '$1,500'.
  In line 8, after the second comma insert 'and regular mail,'
and delete '$2,500' and insert '$1,500'.
  In line 10, after the period delete the rest of the line and
lines 11 through 14 and insert 'As evidence of the notification,
the pawnbroker shall keep a copy of each notice the pawnbroker
sends by regular or certified mail, together with the certified
return receipt card or the returned envelope for the notice, for
at least two years. The pledgor shall bear the postal costs and a
reasonable charge for preparing a notice for delivery by
certified mail.'.
  In line 16, delete the comma and delete 'for one additional
60-day'.
  In line 17, delete 'period, or less,'.
  Delete lines 25 through 32 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 7. + }  { + A city or county may impose and
collect from a pawnbroker a fee of not more than $1 for each
pledge loan the pawnbroker makes in a calendar year, except a
renewal of a pledge loan, for the purpose of administering and
using a system, including an electronic database, to track
pledged articles. The pawnbroker may charge a pledgor only the
amount of the fee that the city or county imposes under this
section. + } ' .
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