Bellflower, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- Tax
- Annual pawnbroker license tax: $100
- Screening
- DOJ fingerprint check required (§5.04.100)
- Process
- Applied for through the Tax Collector
- Scope
- Separate from state pawnbroker licensing law
Summary
Pawnbrokers operating in Bellflower must hold a City business license and pay a $100 annual license tax under the municipal code's pawnbroker classification, separate from state pawnbroker law.
Every person engaged in the business of conducting, maintaining or carrying on a pawnbroker business shall pay an annual license tax of $100.
Full Breakdown
The City of Bellflower, Los Angeles County, taxes pawnbroker businesses under BMC §5.08.140: an annual $100 license tax paid to the Tax Collector, in addition to the standard business license application (§5.04.090). Pawnshops are also named among the businesses whose owners, managers and employees must be fingerprinted and cleared through the state Department of Justice before the Sheriff's Department will process the license (§5.04.100). This is a local licensing overlay. Bellflower does not separately license pawn transactions themselves; that runs through state law.
Violations & Fines
Operating as an unlicensed pawnbroker violates Title 5 (§5.04.280, penalty under Chapter 1.08); the City can also revoke or suspend the license after notice and a Council hearing (§5.08.460).
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