Carroll County, MD Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)

Chapter 112 of the Carroll County Code of Ordinances governs every pawnbroker establishment in the unincorporated county. , though it can ask the local law enforcement agency in writing to open different hours for a holiday or special event; that same section bans conducting transactions through a drive-up window or any device letting a customer transact without leaving the vehicle. 04 bars pawn transactions with anyone under 18. 05 requires a signed record for every item pawned, listing the date, time, place, a full description including serial numbers, the consideration paid, and the customer's name, address, date of birth, and driver's license number (or two forms of ID plus a physical description).

the next business day, and a copy also goes to the Regional Automated Property Information Database (RAPID) on the same schedule; the original must be kept at least three years. 06 sets the operative holding period: a pawnbroker must hold every item for 10 calendar days after submitting the transaction record, tag it, store it separately on the premises, and not offer it for sale until the hold expires, though a written request can shorten the hold and is deemed approved if the agency does not answer within 120 hours.

A pawn item redeemed with the original pawn ticket is exempt from the hold. 07 ties release of suspected stolen property to Md. Code, Business Regulation Article Section 12-401. 08 gives law enforcement a right of entry at reasonable times to inspect, with a court order available if entry is refused.