Moore, OK Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- License
- License and bond required to operate as pawnbroker (Sec. 9-801, 9-804)
- Hours
- Open 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., closed Sunday (Sec. 9-806)
- Reporting
- Daily transaction report due to police chief by noon (Sec. 9-805)
- Hold period
- Purchased items held ten days before resale (Sec. 9-805)
- Penalty
- Conviction can forfeit pawnbroker's license (Sec. 9-803)
- Soliciting
- No street soliciting for pawnshop business (Sec. 9-811)
Summary
Moore requires anyone acting "as a pawnbroker or as a receiver of goods under chattel mortgage" to get a license and post a bond under Sec. 9-801 and Sec. 9-804, keep a daily transaction register reported to the police chief by noon under Sec. 9-805, and stay closed between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. and all day Sunday under Sec. 9-806.
No person shall operate as a pawnbroker or as a receiver of goods under chattel mortgage without first securing a license and making payment therefor as provided in this chapter. ... Any pawnbroker or any other person who may be engaged in any calling or occupation requiring a license under this chapter, who shall be guilty of the violation of any provision of this chapter or who shall permit any employee in the course of employment to be guilty of the violation of any provision thereof, shall, upon conviction, in addition to the punishment otherwise provided as a penalty therefor, be deprived of the license, by order of the court. ... No pawnbroker shall purchase, take or receive on deposit, or in any manner, any article or property from any person between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. All pawnbrokers shall remain closed all day on Sunday unless the pawnbroker can show that he uniformly keeps another day of the week as holy time and does not labor on that date. Pawnbrokers may receive and purchase property up to 9:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Mondays.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 9-8 licenses and regulates pawnbrokers citywide, citing the Oklahoma Pawnshop Act, 59 O.S. § 1501 et seq. Sec. 9-801 makes it unlawful to operate as a pawnbroker without first securing a license, and Sec. 9-802 levies an annual fee for it. Sec. 9-804 requires a bond, filed with the city clerk, conditioned on the pawnbroker observing all pawnbroker laws and paying any damages from wrongfully taking stolen or minors' property. Sec. 9-805 requires a written register of every item taken, purchased, or received, made within one hour of the transaction, plus a daily copy delivered to the chief of police before noon; items bought must be held ten days before resale, and sellers must give a written declaration of ownership.
Sec. 9-806 bars purchases between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 a.m., closes pawnshops all day Sunday absent a religious exception, and lets Saturday and Monday purchases run until 9:00 p.m. Sec. 9-807 bars buying from an intoxicated person, habitual drug user, or someone previously convicted of petty larceny, Sec. 9-808 bars dealing with minors without parental consent, and Sec. 9-811 bans street solicitation for pawnshop business. Sec. 9-803 lets a court strip the license of any convicted violator in addition to any other penalty, on top of the citywide fine under Sec. 1-108.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a license, buying from a barred seller under Sec. 9-807 or 9-808, staying open past curfew under Sec. 9-806, or soliciting business on the street under Sec. 9-811 violates Chapter 9-8. Sec. 9-803 allows a court to strip the pawnbroker's license "by order of the court" upon conviction, in addition to the general fine under Sec. 1-108, not to exceed $500.
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