The Florida Senate

538.05  Inspection of records and premises of secondhand dealers.--

(1)  The premises and required records of each secondhand dealer are subject to inspection during regular business hours by the police department if the premises are located within a municipality or, if located outside a municipality, by the sheriff's department of the county in which the premises are located, and by any state law enforcement officer who has jurisdiction over the dealer.

(2)  The inspection authorized by subsection (1) shall consist of an examination on the premises of the inventory and required records to determine whether the records and inventory are being maintained on the premises as required by s. 538.04 and whether the holding period required by s. 538.06 is being complied with.

History.--s. 2, ch. 89-533; s. 1, ch. 90-192; s. 3, ch. 90-318; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 2, ch. 93-97.