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…
Tampa, FL: Tampa Pawnbroker Licensing Requirements
Heavy RestrictionsPawnbrokers in Tampa must hold a Florida Pawnbroker License under FS Chapter 539, charge no more than 25 percent monthly service fees, report daily transactions, and obtain a Tampa…
Houston, TX: Houston Defers Pawnbroker Licensing to Texas
Few RestrictionsHouston's secondhand-dealer ordinance, Chapter 7, does not reach pawnbrokers at all: Sec. 7-2 excludes any pawnbroker licensed by the State of Texas from the chapter's license…
Birmingham, AL: Birmingham Pawnbroker Business License Fee
Some RestrictionsBirmingham licenses pawnbrokers and pawnbroker's agents under Schedule 189 of the Appendix A business license schedule, charging two-tenths of one percent of gross receipts with a $900…
Hoover, AL: Hoover Pawnbroker Permit & License Rules
Some RestrictionsHoover requires a city permit and license before anyone buys or offers to buy gold or silver, or lends money against personal property as a pawnbroker. The chief of police vets every…
Cities & Counties with Pawnbrokers Rules
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