Fountain, CO Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Yes, city license (§ 5.08.030)
- Surety bond
- $5,000 corporate surety bond (§ 5.08.040)
- Hours restriction
- Closed Sundays; 8pm-8am other days (§ 5.08.080)
- Register retention
- 3 years, weekly police reports (§ 5.08.050)
- Hold periods
- 10 days contracted; 30 days purchased (§ 5.08.050)
Summary
Anyone doing business as a pawnbroker inside Fountain city limits must hold a city license under Fountain Municipal Code § 5.08.030, back it with a $5,000 surety bond, and stay closed on Sundays and between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the rest of the week under §§ 5.08.040 and 5.08.080.
Sec. 5.08.030. - License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to do business as a pawnbroker, within the limits of the city, without first obtaining a license therefor. The licensing requirements of this chapter shall be in addition to any other provisions of this Code requiring a general business permit. ... Sec. 5.08.040. - Bond required. An applicant or licensee shall file with the city clerk a bond in the penal sum of $5,000.00 through a corporate surety, to be approved by the city clerk, conditioned on the due observance of all city ordinances at any time during the continuance of such license and for the safe-keeping and return of all tangible personal property held pursuant to a contract for purchase by such pawnbroker in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. ... Sec. 5.08.080. - Hours of operation. No person shall keep open a pawn shop or any parts of the premises designated as the place of business on any pawnbroker license or engage in or carry on the business of pawnbroker on Sunday or between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on any other day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 3).
Full Breakdown
08 of the Fountain Municipal Code, adopted by Ordinance No. title 12, art. 030). The licensing requirement sits on top of, not in place of, the city's general business permit. 040). 050 requires a numerical register of every pawn transaction, including the customer's name, address, date of birth and identification, kept for at least three years and made available to local law enforcement on request, plus weekly reports to the police department. 050(F)-(G)). 090). The city clerk grants, suspends and revokes the license, with a right to appeal to city council.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the § 5.08.030 license, false register entries, or violating any recordkeeping, hours or bond requirement of chapter 5.08 is grounds for the city clerk to suspend a license for up to six months or revoke it under § 5.08.180. Falsifying the pawnbroker's register or making a false report to the city clerk or police is separately unlawful under § 5.08.120, and a licensee's own agents' violations count against the licensee.
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