A. The following terms shall have the meanings given in Section 44-1621, Arizona Revised Statutes: identification document, loan, pawn ticket, pawn transaction, pawnbroker, pawnshop, pledged goods, pledgor, reportable transaction, and transaction date.

B. “Jewelry” includes gold, platinum, silver, gold-filled or plated ware, diamonds and other precious or semiprecious stones whether mounted or unmounted, cultured pearls, and watches, clocks and goods, wares and other merchandise commonly classified as jewelry and commonly offered for sale in jewelry stores.

C. “Pawn” means to hold or retain an item for a period of ninety (90) days allowing the customer to reclaim the item. The customer has the right to reclaim the item from the dealer within this ninety (90) day period. After the ninety (90) day period the item may be sold or otherwise disposed of by the dealer who has lawfully acquired the property.

D. “Purchase” means to buy an item for an agreed upon price. The purchaser understands the item must be held for twenty (20) days before changing the status.

E. “Secondhand dealer” means every person engaged in, conducting, managing or carrying on the business of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in secondhand goods, wares, merchandise or other articles, including, but not limited to: scrap metals, coins, gems or semiprecious stones, serialized electronics and appliances, jewelry, precious metals purchased from any person other than the original manufacturer or authorized distributor selling the same for money, credit or exchange, sports or other sports related equipment, serialized automobile tire rims, serialized tools, serialized musical instruments, serialized optical and photographic equipment, compact discs, digital video discs, all goods and articles which bear a serial number, owner applied number or have a fair market value in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00). A “secondhand dealer” means any person engaged in the described business whether such business be the principal or sole business so carried on, managed or conducted, or be merely incidental to, in connection with or a branch or department of some other business. This definition includes scrap metal dealers. This definition does not include organizations that are recognized as not-for-profit under the laws of this State or any other state.

F. “Scrap metal” includes any ferrous or nonferrous metals as defined in Section 44-1641, Arizona Revised Statutes, any insulated or uninsulated metallic cable, and any other materials commonly known as “scrap metal” including iron, copper, brass, lead, zinc, tin, steel, aluminum, metallic cables and wires and other like materials, except used food and beverage containers.

G. “Scrap metal dealer” means each person or business entity including all employees of the person or business entity, engaged in the business of purchasing, trading, bartering or otherwise receiving secondhand or castoff material of any kind, except used food and beverage containers, which is defined in this section or commonly known as scrap metal. This term includes automotive recyclers as defined and licensed pursuant to Title 28 of the Arizona Revised Statutes when such recycler engages in the activity defined in this subsection. ((O)11-03, 02/02/2011)