Secondhand goods.

Existing law authorizes a peace officer to place a hold on property in possession of a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or coin dealer if the peace officer has probable cause to believe that property is stolen, as specified. Existing law requires a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or coin dealer to produce property at reasonable times and places whenever the property is required by a peace officer in a criminal investigation and provides that the pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or coin dealer may deliver the property to the peace officer upon request. Existing law makes it a crime, punishable by specified fines or imprisonment, or both, if a person knowingly violates these provisions. This bill would instead require a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or coin dealer to deliver property to a peace officer upon request when the property is required by a peace officer in a criminal investigation. Because a knowing violation of the bill's provisions by a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or coin dealer would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.