Utah County, UT Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- Pawn ticket
- serially numbered, issued in 3 copies
- Sheriff copy
- delivered daily at close of business
- Hold period
- 30 days before resale or disposal
- Alcohol co-location
- banned in same room or connected building
- Failure to surrender stolen pawn
- class B misdemeanor
Summary
Pawnbrokers in unincorporated Utah County must write up a serially numbered pawn ticket in triplicate for every loan or purchase, hold the item for 30 days before disposing of it, and can't operate in the same room as a business that serves alcohol.
The pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, secondhand precious metal dealer, junk dealer or junk collector shall make out, in connection with each article pawned or purchased, a serially numbered pawn or purchase ticket. ... Each pawn or purchase ticket shall be issued in multiple copies so that one copy can be retained by the pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, secondhand precious metal dealer, junk dealer or junk collector, one copy referred to the person pawning the article, and one copy at the close of each business day delivered by the broker to the Sheriff. ... It shall be unlawful for any person coming under this chapter to sell or otherwise dispose of any property for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receiving the same, unless expressly permitted to dispose of such property by the police or Sheriff's Department prior to the expiration of such period... It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker to contain a pawnbroking business in the same room or in the same building with interconnected rooms with any other business dealing in alcoholic beverages.
Full Breakdown
06 defines a pawnbroker as anyone who loans money or trades in personal property on condition of selling it back to the pledgor, takes property as security through a chattel mortgage, or sells unredeemed pledges, and folds pawnbrokers into the same record and licensing framework as secondhand and junk dealers. 080 requires that ticket be issued in multiple copies: one kept by the pawnbroker, one given to the person pawning the article, and one delivered to the Sheriff at the close of each business day.
090 bars selling or otherwise disposing of pawned or purchased property for 30 days from the date it was received, unless the police or Sheriff's Department expressly permits earlier disposal, or the item is redeemed by the person who pawned it before the 30 days runs out. 140 keeps pawnbroking physically separated from alcohol sales, prohibiting a pawnbroking business from sharing a room, or a building with interconnected rooms, with any business dealing in alcoholic beverages. 060 requires a pawnbroker to surrender any article pawned by someone other than its lawful owner, without written owner permission, back to the real owner on proof of ownership.
Violations & Fines
Failing to surrender wrongfully pawned property to its true owner on demand and proof of ownership is a class B misdemeanor under 4.06.060. Violations of the ticketing, retention, or alcohol-separation rules fall under the county's general penalty at 1.04.010, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both, with each day of continuing violation counted as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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