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• the police. In Liberman v. Cervantes, 511 S.W.2d 835, 837 (Mo. 1974), <br /> the Missouri Supreme Court noted: <br /> This business is one of a class where the strictest police regulation <br /> may be imposed. The requirement of photographs is reasonably <br /> connected with the object and purpose of the ordinance as a whole, <br /> which is "to keep the pawnbrokers' business free from great abuse <br /> by thieves disposing of stolen goods in their shops." They are all <br /> made in the interest of the public, and are intended for the detection <br /> and prevention of crime. <br /> The attached Bloomington ordinance requires either a 2 X 2 photograph of <br /> each customer be taken or a close-up video with the time and date detailed. <br /> Such a requirement has been found to aid law enforcement agencies in <br /> identifying persons suspected of stealing property. The requirement may <br /> also deter some people from attempting to pawn or sell stolen merchandise, <br /> thereby preventing the pawnshop from being used as a vehicle for <br /> �• converting stolen property to quick cash. <br /> D. Warrantless Inspections <br /> Warrantless inspections of business records of licensed pawnbrokers, as <br /> authorized by state statute, does not violate the Fourth Amendment in light <br /> of the important governmental interest furthered by regulatory inspections <br /> of pawnshop records and the limited threat these inspections pose to <br /> reasonable expectations of privacy of business people. In Kipperman v. <br /> State, 626 S.W.2d 507, 512 (Tex. Crim. 1981), the Texas Criminal Court <br /> of Appeals stated: <br /> The inspection of the business records of the State licensed <br /> pawnshops is essential to the State's efforts to effectively deter theft <br /> and minimize its consequences,just as the inspection of federally <br /> • licensed liquor and firearms dealers is central to federal efforts to <br /> 7 <br />