Maple Grove, MN Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- License scope
- Tied to one specific location
- Bond required
- $5,000 minimum
- Buffer distance
- 750 ft from schools, parks, churches
- Hours
- Closed 8:00 p.m.–8:00 a.m.
- Reporting
- Daily transactions to police (APS)
Summary
Maple Grove requires every pawnbroker to hold a location-specific city license, post a $5,000 bond, stay 750 feet from schools and other sensitive uses, and report transactions daily to police through the automated pawn system.
No person shall engage in the business of pawnbroker at any location without a pawnbroker license for that location. No pawnbroker license may be transferred to a different location or a different person. Issuance of a license under this article shall not relieve the licensee from obtaining any other licenses required to conduct business at the same or any other location.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Article IX of the City Code, adopted to curb the use of pawnshops for stolen property, bars anyone from operating as a pawnbroker at any location without a license issued for that specific address; licenses cannot be transferred to another location or owner. Applicants undergo a police investigation and a public hearing, must post a $5,000 bond, and cannot locate within 750 feet of a school, park, day care, church, or another pawnshop. Pawnshops may not open between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and licensees must submit every transaction to police daily via the automated pawn system.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a location-specific license, missing daily transaction reports to police, or violating the 750-foot buffer are grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation under Secs. 10-274 and 10-280.
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