Camarillo, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Before operating, Sec. 5.24.020(A)
- Background check
- Fingerprints + state/local check
- Automatic denial
- Theft, burglary or receiving-stolen convictions
- Daily police report
- Due by 2:00 p.m. next day
- Hold period
- 72 hours before resale
- Curfew
- No business 10 p.m.-6 a.m.
- Revocation bar
- 9 months before reissuance
Summary
Camarillo requires anyone running a pawnbroking business to hold a city permit under Municipal Code Section 5.24.020 before opening, submit fingerprints for a state and local background check, and accept automatic denial for past theft, burglary or receiving-stolen-property convictions barred under Section 5.24.040.
"Pawnbroker" means any person who conducts or manages the business of loaning money upon personal property, pawns or pledges or who conducts or manages the business of purchasing articles of personal property or reselling or agreeing to resell such articles to the vendor or his or her assignee at prices agreed upon at or before the time of purchase. ... No person may engage in the following businesses without first obtaining a permit: A.Pawnbroker; ... The permit shall be denied if the applicant has been convicted of any of the following crimes: Penal Code Section 485 (theft of lost property); Penal Code Section 496 (receiving stolen goods); Penal Code Section 487 (grand theft); and Penal Code Section 495 (burglary).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
010). 020 makes it unlawful to engage in the pawnbroker business anywhere in Camarillo without first obtaining a permit from the director. 030). 040(C) mandates denial if the applicant has been convicted of Penal Code Section 485 (theft of lost property), 496 (receiving stolen goods), 487 (grand theft) or 495 (burglary). 060). 080). m. 150). 160).
Violations & Fines
A pawnbroker who fails to file the required daily purchase report with police, holds goods less than seventy-two hours, or transacts business outside the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew violates Chapter 5.24 and risks permit revocation under Section 5.08.050. Once revoked, the operator is barred from holding a new pawnbroker permit for nine months (Section 5.24.060), and decisions can be appealed under Section 5.08.060.
Frequently Asked Questions
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