Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 726 § 726.280 — Register and records of licensee
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 726 ·
Oregon Code § 726.280·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Register and records of licensee.
(1) Every pawnbroker shall keep a register in which the pawnbroker records in
ink or in electronic form:
(a) The date of
the transaction.
(b) The serial
number of the pledge loan.
(c) The name and
address of the pledgor, or if a person acting as agent for a disclosed
principal makes a pledge, the name and address of the principal and the agent.
(d) An
identifying description of the pledge.
(e) The amount of
the pledge loan.
(f) The date on
which the pledge loan was canceled.
(g) A notation as
to whether the pledge was redeemed or renewed, or whether the pledge was
forfeited.
(h) A notation
that indicates that a lien search of the pledge has been conducted in the
pledgors county of residence or with the state agency that is responsible for
recording liens on the category of property to which the pledge belongs.
(2) All entries
in the register must be made in the English language and must be open to the
inspection of any public official, police officer or any other person who is
duly authorized or empowered by the laws of this state to make an inspection.
(3) Every
pawnbroker shall maintain an alphabetical file from which can be determined the
total obligations of any one pledgor.
(4) Subject to
the provisions of this chapter, the Director of the Department of Consumer and
Business Services may prescribe the form of other books and records the
pawnbroker must keep. All records shall be preserved and available for at least
two years after making the final entry on any pledge loan recorded in the books
or records. [Amended by 1979 c.202 §3; 1987 c.373 §72; 2007 c.360 §7; 2013
c.261 §2]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 726.280
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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