A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to lengthen the time goods must be held under pawn.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 91A‑10(7) reads as rewritten:
"§ 91A‑10.  Prohibitions.
A pawnbroker shall not:
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(7)	Sell, exchange, barter, or remove from the pawnshop any goods pledged, pawned, or purchased earlier than  90 days after the transaction, except in case of redemption by pledgor or items purchased for resale from wholesalers;
…."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective with respect to items taken by a pawnbroker in a pawn or purchase transaction on or after July 1, 2007.