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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:37:1790",
  "title_number": "37",
  "section_number": "1790",
  "citation": "R.S. 37:1790",
  "heading": "Hours of pawnbrokers; days of operation",
  "text": "A. A pawnbroker shall neither open his place of business before the hour of 7:00 a.m. nor keep it open after the hour of 9:00 p.m., except in the month of December, during which time the hour of 9:00 p.m. shall be extended to 10:00 p.m.\n\nB. No pawnbroker may keep his pawnshop open on Sunday except during the period beginning on the fourth Thursday of November and ending on January first.",
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "37",
      "name": "PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"
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      "level": "chapter",
      "number": "20",
      "name": "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS COMMON TO CERTAIN PROFESSIONS"
    },
    {
      "level": "part",
      "number": "I",
      "name": "PAWNBROKERS"
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  "breadcrumb": "Title 37 › Chapter 20 › Part I",
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      "act_year": 1993,
      "act_number": 391,
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      "act_year": 1995,
      "act_number": 1062,
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      "effective_date": "1995-06-29",
      "effective_date_raw": "June 29, 1995",
      "role": "amendment"
    }
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 1993, No. 391, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 1062, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.",
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