Alaska Law on Secondhand Articles

Alaska Statutes Annotated
Title 8. Business and Professions
Chapter 76. Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers
Article 1. Records of Secondhand Article Transactions

§ 08.76.010. Transactions to be Entered in Book Kept at Place of Business; Electronic Records 
§ 08.76.020. Manner of Recording Entry
§ 08.76.030. Criminal Liability

§ 08.76.010. Transactions to be entered in book kept at place of business; electronic records
Currentness
(a) A person engaged in the business of buying and selling secondhand articles, except a bank or a person regulated by AS 08.76.100--08.76.590, shall maintain a book, in permanent form, in which the person shall enter in legible English at the time of each purchase or sale
(1) the date of the transaction;
(2) the name of the person conducting the transaction;
(3) the name, age, and address of the customer;
(4) a description of the property bought, which includes, for any firearm, watch, camera, or optical equipment bought, the name of the maker, the serial, model, or other number, and all letters and marks inscribed;
(5) the price paid;
(6) the signature of the customer.

§ 08.76.020. Manner of recording entry
Currentness
The entries in the book required by AS 08.76.010 shall appear in chronological order in ink or indelible pencil. Blank lines may not be left between entries. Obliterations, alterations, or erasures may not be made. Corrections shall be made by drawing a line through the entry without destroying its legibility, and the line shall be drawn in ink. The book shall be open to the inspection of a peace officer at reasonable times.

§ 08.76.030. Criminal liability
A person who violates AS 08.76.010 or 08.76.020 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.

Alaska Stat. Ann. §§ 08.76.010-30