Stolen Goods

If your property is in a pawn shop you have several options. To recover your property, a writ of replevin can be obtained through the clerk of the court at no cost. This procedure takes time.

Allow the officer to confiscate the property or place a police hold on it. It will remain in the pawn shop until the criminal court decides on the final disposition of the property. Often times you can pay the pawn shop the amount of money they paid for the property and have the money returned to you.

Pawn Shops and the
Recovery of Stolen Goods

CAN I LOOK IN A PAWNSHOP FOR MY STOLEN PROPERTY?

Yes. However, the pawn shop cannot sell items sold to them until 15 days after the date they received it. If the item was pawned, it cannot be sold for 60 days. The property will probably not be on display in public view until then.

MUST PAWNSHOPS REPORT ITEMS THEY TAKE IN?

Yes. All pawnshops in Palm Beach County must report everything they receive to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

CAN THE PBSO HELP ME FIND MY PAWNED STOLEN GOODS?

If you have a description of your stolen property or know the name of a possible suspect, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Pawn Shop Tracking System can aid in the recovery of your stolen goods. However, you should not contact the Pawn Shop unit directly.

All police officers in Palm Beach County have access to this system. Your officer is more familiar with the case and will best be able to use the resource. Please note, however, that this process can be very time consuming.

IF MY PROPERTY IS LOCATED, HOW CAN I GET IT BACK?

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