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41 | 40 | | An Act relating to professions and occupations; |
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42 | 41 | | amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1510 , which relates to |
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43 | 42 | | the Oklahoma Pawnshop Act; authori zing use of certain |
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44 | 43 | | processing fees; and providing an effective date. |
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49 | 48 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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50 | 49 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1510, is |
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51 | 50 | | amended to read as follows: |
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52 | 51 | | Section 1510. A. Except as provided in subsection F of Section |
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53 | 52 | | 1511 of this title, no pawnbroker may contract for, charge or |
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54 | 53 | | receive any amount as a charge in connection with a pawn transaction |
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55 | 54 | | other than a pawn finance charge, and no pawn finance charge |
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56 | 55 | | calculated according to the actuarial method shall exceed an amount |
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57 | 56 | | equal to twenty percent (20%) of the amount financed w hich does not |
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58 | 57 | | exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), financed for one (1) |
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59 | 58 | | month; fifteen percent (15%) of that amount financed which is more |
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60 | 59 | | than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) but does not exceed Five |
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61 | 60 | | Hundred Dollars ($500.00), financed for one (1) month; ten percen t |
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62 | 61 | | (10%) of that amount financed which is more than Five Hundred |
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90 | 88 | | Dollars ($500.00) but does not exceed One Thousand Dollars |
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91 | 89 | | ($1,000.00), financed for one (1) month; and five percent (5%) of |
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92 | 90 | | that amount financed which is more than One Thousand Dollars |
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93 | 91 | | ($1,000.00), but does not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000 .00), |
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94 | 92 | | financed for one (1) month; three percent (3%) of that amount |
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95 | 93 | | financed which is more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) but |
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96 | 94 | | does not exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000 .00), financed |
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97 | 95 | | for one (1) month. P rovided, however, a minimum pawn finance charge |
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98 | 96 | | not to exceed One Dollar ($1.00) may be charged in lieu of the rates |
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99 | 97 | | stated herein without rega rd to the amount financed. In no case |
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100 | 98 | | shall the amount financed exceed Twent y-five Thousand Dollars |
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101 | 99 | | ($25,000.00). |
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102 | 100 | | B. Refinancing of Pawn Transaction. The maturity date of any |
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103 | 101 | | pawn transaction may be changed to a subsequent date, one or more |
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104 | 102 | | times, by agreement between the customer and the p awnbroker, |
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105 | 103 | | evidenced by a writing as fo r a new transaction and all disclosu res |
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106 | 104 | | shall be made to the customer as in the case of a new pawn |
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107 | 105 | | transaction in accordance with Section 1501 et seq. of this title, |
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108 | 106 | | and in such case the pawnbroker may contract for an d receive a pawn |
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109 | 107 | | finance charge compute d in accordance with this section as for a new |
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110 | 108 | | transaction. |
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111 | 109 | | C. Limitation on Charges. Except as otherwise expressly |
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112 | 110 | | provided for in the Oklahoma Pawnshop Act, no pawnbroker may |
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113 | 111 | | contract for or receive any a mount as a charge in connection with a |
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141 | 138 | | pawn transaction; provided, however, a pawnbroker may charge a debit |
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142 | 139 | | or credit card processing fee of four percent (4%) , not to exceed |
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143 | 140 | | five dollars ($5.00). |
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144 | 141 | | D. Additional Pawn Finance Charges. Pledged goods not redeemed |
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145 | 142 | | by the customer on or before the date fixed as the maturity date for |
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146 | 143 | | the transaction in the pawn agreement or disclosure statement |
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147 | 144 | | delivered, shall be held by the pawnbroker for at least thirty (30) |
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148 | 145 | | days following such date, and may be redeemed by the customer within |
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149 | 146 | | such period by the payment of the originally agreed redemption price |
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150 | 147 | | and the payment of an additional pawn finance charge equal to one- |
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151 | 148 | | thirtieth (1/30) of the or iginal monthly pawn finance charge for |
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152 | 149 | | each day following the original maturity date including the day on |
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153 | 150 | | which the pledged goods are finally redeemed. |
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154 | 151 | | E. Refunds. The pawn finance charges authorized in this |
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155 | 152 | | section shall be deemed to be earned at the ti me the pawn |
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156 | 153 | | transaction is made and shall not be subject to refund, except as |
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157 | 154 | | otherwise provided for in s ubsection E of Section 1509 of this |
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159 | 156 | | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. |
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