IN HB1538

Requires stolen secondhand property held by secondhand goods merchants or pawnbrokers to be returned to the rightful owner after criminal proceedings conclude, or to the merchant/pawnbroker if the rightful owner cannot be identified

Mandates courts to order defendants convicted of stealing or receiving stolen secondhand property to pay restitution to the merchant or pawnbroker in the amount they paid to acquire the stolen goods

Defines "secondhand goods merchant" as a person who purchases used property for resale, including dealers in secondhand watches, used jewelry, architectural salvage materials, and valuable metals

Excludes from the definition persons who purchase secondhand property for resale on fewer than five days per calendar year, as well as consignment sales and titled/registered property

Effective date of July 1, 2013