Hawthorne, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- HMC § 5.52.020(A)
- Annual fee
- $200/yr or gross receipts, greater
- Mandatory hold period
- 5 days before resale
- Police reports due
- Every Monday & Thursday by 10 a.m.
- Revocation bar
- 12 months before relicensing
Summary
Hawthorne charges pawnbrokers $200 a year (or gross receipts, whichever is greater) under HMC § 5.52.020, requires a five-day hold on all goods, twice-weekly police reports, and bars anyone whose license was revoked in the past twelve months.
Every person engaging in the business of pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, junk dealer or junk collector shall pay a license fee as follows: A. Pawnbroker—$200.00 per year, or on gross receipts basis, whichever is greater;
Full Breakdown
010. 020(A) sets the license fee at $200 per year or on a gross-receipts basis, whichever is greater. 050. , listing each item's description, the hour it was received, the seller's name and address as far as ascertainable, whether the seller is under eighteen, the pawn ticket number, and amounts loaned or paid; these reports are kept confidential and open only to police or a court order. 090. 080. 110 bars issuing a new pawnbroker license or permit to anyone whose license was revoked within the preceding twelve months. 120.
Violations & Fines
Failing to file the Monday/Thursday police report, failing to keep required records, or refusing to exhibit records or goods to the chief of police on demand is unlawful under § 5.52.070. Anyone whose pawnbroker license was revoked cannot be relicensed for twelve months under § 5.52.110.
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