Pawnbrokers
Business Licensing & Operations
State and city pawnbroker licensing, item-holding periods, interest-rate caps, and the LAPD-monitored CalGang/CAPSS reporting system.
How Pawnbrokers Rules Differ by Place
Escondido, CA: Escondido Pawnbroker Zoning Ban
Heavy RestrictionsNew pawn shops are a prohibited land use everywhere in Escondido under Zoning Code Sec. 33-1127(b); only an existing, permitted pawn shop may keep operating, and even that survivor…
Mountain View, CA: Mountain View Pawnbroker Ban
Heavy RestrictionsMountain View bans pawnbroking outright. Sec. 23.18 of the City Code makes it unlawful for anyone to carry on the business of a pawnbroker, defined by Sec. 23.17 as receiving goods in…
Union City, CA: Pawn Shop Zoning Rules in Union City, CA
Heavy RestrictionsUnion City's zoning code excludes pawn shops from every general-merchandise use category and expressly bans them at Union Landing, leaving no zoning district where a pawn shop is a…
Perris, CA: Perris Pawnbroker License Exemption
Few RestrictionsPerris exempts regularly licensed pawnbrokers from every city business license under Title 5, deferring entirely to their state pawnbroker or banking license.
Twin Falls County, ID: Twin Falls County Pawnshop Zoning Rule
Few RestrictionsTwin Falls County has no separate pawnbroker license. Outside the cities' areas of impact, the only county rule touching pawnshops is zoning: County Code section 8-6E-2 lists…
Vineland, NJ: Vineland Pawnbroker Licensing Exemption
Few RestrictionsIn the City of Vineland, pawnbrokers licensed under state law are exempt from the City's secondhand dealer license under City Code Chapter 574. A pawnbroker who buys or sells…
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