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DEC -13 -2001 15 :45 651 7564156 P.02/05 BOB FLETCHER RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF 14 W. Kellogg Boulevard St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 -1646 Telephone: (651) 266 -9300 Teletacsimile: (651) 266 -9328 December 10, 2001 Kathy Glanzer Little Canada City Hall 515 E. Little Canada Road Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 Dear Kathy, It is my understanding that it is time for the businesses in your community to renew their licenses. As an Investigator for the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department I have been given the task of following up with Lincoln Pawn and Jewelry on their day to day transactions, and providing this information to the Sheriff's Office as requested. Lincoln Pawn has remained in good standing with the Sheriff's Office aiding in our investigations and providing us with transaction information requested. This information however is not in the Automated Pawn System (APS) format and requires a manual search of their record's each time we search for a name or item. This process is time consuming and does not allow for other agencies to search their records. Lincoln Pawn is currently providing us with this information in the form of a 3 'h " floppy computer disk in the Word format which is not compatible with the APS format. Minnesota State Statute 325J,05 titled Records; retention Sub - division (b) & (c) reads as follows: (b) The pawnbroker shall maintain on the premises a record of all transactions of pledged or purchased goods for a period of three years. These records shall be a correct copy of the entries made of the pawn transactions. A pawnbroker shall upon request provide to the appropriate Law enforcement agency a complete and accurate record of pawn transactions. If the pawnbroker provides the records in a computerized format, they must be provided in the interchange file specification format_ (c) For purposes of paragraph (b), "interchange file specification format" means the most current version of the Minneapolis automated pawn system interchange file specification format. Thus Lincoln Pawn is currently in violation of this State Statute. Minnesota State Statute 3257.11 titled Violation, states that A violation of this chapter by a pawnbroker or pledgor is a misdemeanor. ADULT DETENTION DIVISION (851) 2854350 • CIVIL PROCESS (051) 2880330 • PATROL DIVISION (851) 481.1317 • WARRANTS (851) 2884320 effilP Page 3