Dodge County, WI Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Dodge County Code § 9.09(1)-(2)
- Upload deadline
- 24 hours after purchase/receipt
- Enforcing agency
- Dodge County Sheriff's Office
- 1st violation deposit
- $50.00 ($200.50 total)
- 3rd violation deposit
- $200.00 ($389.50 total)
- Outage excuse window
- report within 12 hours
Summary
Dodge County requires pawnbrokers, secondhand article dealers and secondhand jewelry dealers to upload required transaction data to a Sheriff's Office-designated website within 24 hours of purchasing or receiving a secondhand item, on top of state reporting duties under Wis. Stat. § 134.71.
In addition to compliance with the provisions of § 9.134.71(8)(a)—(e), Wis. Stats., within 24 hours after purchasing or receiving a secondhand article or secondhand jewelry, a pawn broker, secondhand article dealer, or secondhand jewelry dealer shall upload to a website designated by the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, all of the information required by § 134.71(8)(e), Wis. Stats., in the format required by the website, together with any additional information required by the website operator, if the pawn broker, secondhand article dealer, or secondhand jewelry dealer has been given notice by the Dodge County Sheriff's Office of this requirement, such notice containing the name of the website, and internet address thereof.
Full Breakdown
71(8)(a)-(e), Wis. Stats. 71(8)(e), Wis. , in the format the website specifies, once the dealer has been given notice of the requirement naming the website and its internet address. the day after the upload was due. The ordinance functions as the county's plug-in to the statewide secondhand-goods reporting system that law enforcement uses to trace stolen property moving through pawn and resale channels, and it applies to dealers operating in the unincorporated county; dealers inside Beaver Dam, Watertown, Mayville and the county's other cities are subject to those municipalities' own licensing ordinances in addition to the state statute.
Violations & Fines
The county's citation schedule lists pawnbroker records-submission violations under § 9.09 on an escalating scale: a $50.00 cash deposit ($200.50 total with fees) for a first violation, $100.00 ($263.50 total) for a second violation within one year, and $200.00 ($389.50 total) for a third violation within one year. Costs, the 26% penalty surcharge, jail surcharge, crime lab, court support and justice information fees under § 30.04(4) are added to each deposit; unpaid forfeitures can result in county jail time under the general penalty scheme in § 30.04(1).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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