Lenexa, KS Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Pawnbrokers and precious metals dealers, before operating
- Spacing from peers
- 1 mile from other pawn, metals, pay day or title loan businesses
- Residential buffer
- 200 feet from residentially zoned property
- Minimum age
- 21 years old
- Weekly report
- To the Police Chief on or before Tuesday
- Metals holding period
- 10 days, plus 15 on written notice
- Transfer
- License is not transferable or assignable
Summary
In the City of Lenexa, Kansas, no one can operate as a pawnbroker or precious metals dealer without a City license under Section 2-7-A-1. No license is granted within 1 mile of another pawnbroker, precious metals dealer, pay day loan or title loan business in the City, or within 200 feet of residentially zoned property.
No person shall engage or continue in business as a pawnbroker or precious metals dealer without first obtaining a license from the City.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 2-7 of the Lenexa City Code licenses pawnbrokers and precious metals dealers together. Section 2-7-A-2 requires a written application stating the applicant's full name and residence, the business address, and the hours and days of operation. It also requires a statement that the applicant holds a valid registration certificate from the State Director of Taxation under K.S.A. 79-3608 for each place of business, and a detailed inventory of goods held in pledge or for sale. The fee is set by resolution or ordinance, is paid annually on renewal, and goes to the City General Fund.
Section 2-7-A-3 disqualifies applicants who are not United States citizens, have not lived in Kansas for two years, are under 21, or were convicted of a felony within the last ten years. It also disqualifies anyone whose license was revoked for cause, and anyone who neither owns the premises nor holds a written lease covering at least three-fourths of the license period. The spouse, every partner and every corporate officer, manager, director or stockholder must be eligible too. The license lists the business address and licensee, stays posted in the place of business, and cannot be transferred or assigned (Section 2-7-A-4).
Section 2-7-A-5 sets the spacing: no license within 1 mile of another pawnbroker or precious metal dealer in the City, within 1 mile of a pay day or title loan business licensed under Chapter 2-15, or within 1000 feet of one of those businesses outside the City limits. Distances run from outer wall to outer wall, or to the property line of residential land. Lawfully existing nonconforming businesses can keep licensing under Article 4-1-J.
Licensees keep loan and purchase records for at least one year (Section 2-7-B-2), report to the Police Chief on or before Tuesday of each week (Section 2-7-B-3), and hold precious metals ten (10) days, extendable by fifteen (15) days on written notice (Section 2-7-B-4). Section 2-7-C-1 bars taking property from anyone under 18 or intoxicated.
Violations & Fines
Section 2-7-D-1 makes any violation of the chapter a public offense punished under Section 1-1-C-3: a fine of not more than $2,500, imprisonment of not more than one year, or both, with each day a separate offense. Any permit issued under the chapter is revoked for violating any provision of the chapter or any applicable local, state or federal law, and revocation of the underlying zoning approval ends the license at the same time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a City license to run a pawn shop in Lenexa?
How close can a pawn shop be to another one?
Who is barred from getting a pawnbroker license?
How long must a precious metals dealer hold purchases?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Lenexa
Compare Lenexa to another location·View the Kansas business licensing & operations overview
See something wrong?
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.
Pawnbrokers in Nearby Cities
How other cities in Johnson County handle pawnbrokers.