(a) Every pawnbroker shall, at the time of making any advancement or pawn, deliver to the person pawning or pledging any property, a memorandum, contract, or note signed by the person pawning the property containing an accurate account and description, in the English language, of the following:
- (1) All the goods, articles or other things pawned or pledged.
- (2) The amount of money and the time of pledging the same.
- (3) The rate of interest to be paid on the pawn.
- (4) The name and residence of the person making the pawn or pledge.
- (5) The dollar amount of any fees as specified in Section 15-10.
- (6) A disclosure that by extending the pawn, the fees may exceed the value of the item pawned.
- (b) The Secretary may adopt rules prescribing the form and content of the disclosures required by subsection (a).
(Source: P.A. 103-585, eff. 3-22-24.)