(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be the duty of every pawnbroker to make out and deliver to the sheriff of the county in which such pawnbroker does business, on each day before the hours of 12 o’clock noon, a legible and exact copy from the standard record book, as required in Section 5 of this Act, that lists all personal property and any other valuable thing received on deposit or purchased during the preceding day, including the exact time when received or purchased, and a description of the person or person by whom left in pledge, or from whom the same were purchased; provided, that in cities or towns having 25,000 or more inhabitants, a copy of the report shall at the same time also be delivered to the superintendent of police or the chief police officer of such city or town. Such report may be made by computer printout or input memory device if the format has been approved by the local law enforcement agency.
     (b) In counties with more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, a pawnbroker must provide the daily report to the sheriff only if the pawnshop is located in an unincorporated area of the county. Pawnbrokers located in cities or towns in such counties must deliver such reports to the superintendent of police or the chief police officer of such city or town.