{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-39-70","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-39-70","heading":"Recordkeeping; identity verifications; only owners or their agents may pawn or sell.","body":"(A) A pawnbroker shall keep a record, at the time of any loan or purchase, containing:\n(1) an account, description, and digital photograph of the goods, articles, or things pawned, pledged, or purchased;\n(2) the amount of money loaned thereon;\n(3) the time of pledging them;\n(4) the charges or the rate of interest to be paid on the loan; and\n(5) the name and residence of the person selling, pawning, or pledging the goods, articles, or things.\n(B) Before a pledge or purchase, the pawnbroker shall verify the identity of the pledgor or seller by reviewing a state-issued or federally issued photographic identification card, including a United States military identification card, or a passport issued by the United States.\n(C) A pawn or purchase transaction must be performed by the owner of the property, or his authorized agent, whose identity and agency relationship must be verified by the pawnbroker.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 39 Pawnbrokers"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c039.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:22:29Z","sha256":"505f2dd80a715106aadaa35dda3b21c6133cf3cdc4cda99070126c0d61f9daea","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-39-60","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-39-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}