Clinton Township, MI Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)

03 to operate a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or junk dealer business in the Township without first obtaining and maintaining a valid business license for each separate office or place of business. 04 requires a written application to the Township with the nonrefundable license fee attached, plus ownership details, the business name and address, and the names, home addresses, birth dates and driver's license numbers of every owner and employee. 22(a) requires the applicant to post a corporate security bond, rated Best A or better, in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned on the owner and operator obeying all State and Township pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, junk dealer, precious-metal-and-gem-dealer and secondhand-watch-dealer laws for as long as the license is active; the bond stays in force for ninety days after the license ends or is cancelled, and anyone harmed by the licensee can sue on it directly for money damages.

06, such as an unpaid or dishonored fee, a building, fire, zoning or health violation, a disqualifying criminal conviction for moral turpitude within the past fifteen years, a false statement on the application, a prior license revocation within fifteen years, or an owner under eighteen. 09 makes every license expire December 31 and bars any transfer of the license to another person or location.