Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Usually criminal restitution would be ordered for the direct victim, who had the jewelry stolen in the first place. I can also see, however, how a pawn shop could also become a victim by paying for stolen property that was later seized by police, and being out the money on the pawn ticket.

If you are the pawn shop owner, I suggest speaking to the prosecutor on the case about making a claim for restitution. If all else fails, you would still have a civil action against the thief.