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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: GameStop Inc.
Current Parent Company: GameStop
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $500,000
Year: 2019
Date: February 4, 2019
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: GameStop agreed to pay $500,000 in settlement of allegations it violated California's second-hand dealer laws by failing to obtain proper identification, report transactions to law enforcement, and hold items for a minimum number of days before resale. The stipulated judgement was with the Shasta and Riverside District Attorneys.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: multi-county
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-software
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.