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Manteca, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Permit required
Planning Commission permit
Base fee
$60/yr up to $3,000 receipts
Additional fee
$1.25 per extra $1,000
Approval
City council must authorize permit

Summary

Manteca requires pawnbrokers to hold a planning commission permit in addition to a business license, with an annual fee starting at $60 for the first $3,000 of gross receipts plus $1.25 per extra $1,000.

In addition to any land-use permit required by this code the following businesses shall require a permit from the planning commission and pay the fee set forth herein.

1. a. Bowling alleys, pool and billiard halls, amusement arcades, commercial amusements, ice and roller skating rinks: two hundred fifty dollars per year;

b. Theaters maintaining a fixed place of business in the city: six hundred eighty-eight dollars per year;

c. Public card rooms: three hundred seventy-five dollars per quarter plus two hundred fifty dollars per quarter for each additional table in excess of three tables;

d. Hospitals, sanitariums, rest homes, mortuaries and funeral parlors: gross receipts of five thousand dollars or less, sixty-three dollars per year plus seventy-five cents for each additional one thousand dollars of gross receipts;

e. Animal hospitals, kennels, and boarding stables, bathhouses, massage parlors, pawnbrokers, watchman: gross receipts of three thousand dollars or less, sixty dollars per year, plus one dollar and twenty-five cents for each additional one thousand dollars of gross receipts;

f. Junk dealers or collectors, secondhand dealers, automobile wrecking yards: one hundred twenty-five dollars per year;

g. Mobile home parks, sixty-three dollars per year, plus two dollars and fifty cents per one thousand dollars of annual gross receipts.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4829770; v11 updated 2026-04-21).

Full Breakdown

Under §5.16.020(B), pawnbrokers can't operate on a standard business license alone. Manteca requires them to first obtain a permit from the planning commission, layered on top of any land-use permit the location already needs. The permit fee follows a gross-receipts scale: $60 per year on receipts up to $3,000, plus $1.25 for every additional $1,000 above that. Per §5.16.020(B)(2), no license certificate issues until the permit application is filed with the city clerk and the city council has authorized the permit, giving the city discretionary control over who may open a pawnshop.

Violations & Fines

Operating a pawnshop without the required planning commission permit and license is prosecutable and, absent a specific penalty, an infraction under the city's general penalty section: up to $500 per day for repeat violations (§1.16.010).

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I open a pawnshop in Manteca with just a business license?
No. §5.16.020(B) requires a separate planning commission permit before the city will issue the license, on top of any land-use permit for the location.
How much does a Manteca pawnbroker permit cost?
$60 a year for the first $3,000 in gross receipts, plus $1.25 for each additional $1,000 earned, per §5.16.020(B)(1)(e).

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