Bend, OR Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- City secondhand goods dealer license
- Standard hold
- 7 business days
- Police-directed hold
- 15 days
- Inspection
- Police may enter premises anytime reasonable
- Minor purchases
- Require parental/guardian written consent
- Revocation ground
- Felony conviction
Summary
In the City of Bend, pawn brokers are licensed 'dealers' under Bend Code Chapter 7.25, subject to standing police inspection of their premises and a special 15-day hold on any item police direct them, in writing, to retain while investigating whether it was stolen.
Police officers may enter and inspect the premises of a dealer at all reasonable times. If any stolen property is found, the police may remove the property and return it to the rightful owner. ... B. ... A dealer shall retain any secondhand goods for 15 days when directed in writing to do so by a police officer to allow an investigation as to whether the item is stolen goods.
Full Breakdown
005(B) defines to expressly include pawn brokers alongside anyone who sells, buys, trades, or exchanges secondhand goods such as jewelry, precious metals, coins, firearms, and serial-numbered tools. 020(A), with a felony conviction or failure to obtain required zoning, planning, building, or sanitation permits for the business a ground for license denial or revocation. 030 gives police officers standing authority to enter and inspect a dealer's premises at all reasonable times, and to seize and return any stolen property they find to its rightful owner. 040(B) lets a police officer direct a dealer in writing to hold any secondhand or pawned item for 15 days so the department can investigate whether it was stolen, longer than the standard seven-business-day hold that otherwise applies once an item is electronically reported. 035, and must promptly hand over to police any item identified as stolen property, receiving a receipt naming the police agency and case number.
Violations & Fines
Operating as an unlicensed dealer or pawn broker, refusing a police inspection under BC 7.25.030, or failing to hold reported goods for the 15-day investigation period under BC 7.25.040(B) exposes the business to license denial or revocation under BC 7.25.020(C), on top of any criminal liability for handling stolen property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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