Fayetteville, NC Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)

Sec. 15-123 requires every application to state the owners' names and addresses, the business location, a statement of net assets or capital verified by an accountant, a felony-free affidavit, and a police, sheriff or SBI certificate confirming no felony conviction. The collection division routes the application to police for investigation, to inspections for zoning compliance and to fire for code compliance, each reporting back within 30 days. The finance director approves an application only if it contains no misstatement, the applicant meets zoning, building and fire codes, and the applicant has no felony conviction within the preceding ten years; a denial is appealable to the city manager under Sec.

15-125. Sec. 15-124 issues the license annually on payment of the fee set under the Sec. 15-62 schedule. Sec. S. , after certified-mail notice and a hearing before the city manager within ten working days, with further appeal to city council. Sec. 15-126 requires numbered pawn tickets recording the pledgor's name, address, phone, birth date, ID, item description, amount advanced, due date and finance charges, plus printed statutory warnings that unredeemed pledges are sold after 60 days past maturity; records must be open to police inspection during business hours. Sec. 15-127 requires an electronic inventory tracking system uploaded to the police-designated entity within one business day of each transaction.