Redondo Beach, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- City Council permit required
- before opening, posted on premises
- Application fee
- $10.00 to City Clerk
- Annual business license tax
- $1,281.00
- Permit term
- 1 year from issuance
- Police report frequency
- every 24 hours
- Standard holding period
- 30 days on all pledged property
- Enforcement
- Chief of Police can revoke permit
Summary
No one may run a pawnshop in Redondo Beach without a Council-approved permit posted on the premises, on top of a separate annual business license tax of $1,281. Applications go to the City Clerk, are investigated by a committee of the City Manager, Police Chief and Fire Chief, and the Chief of Police can revoke the permit for violations.
No person shall engage in, conduct, manage, or carry on the business of pawnbroker or secondhand dealer without first obtaining permission of the Council after an application has been made thereto. Such permit shall be posted and maintained in a conspicuous place on the premises where such business is conducted. Such permit shall not be assignable or transferable.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4889554; v14 updated 2026-05-12).
Full Breakdown
103 bars anyone from engaging in the business of pawnbroker without first obtaining permission of the City Council after an application is filed, and the resulting permit must be posted conspicuously on the premises and is neither assignable nor transferable. 00 investigation fee on top of the business license fee, and discloses ownership information, corporate or partnership details, and whether any similar permit has ever been refused or canceled by another California municipality. 107 lets a denied applicant appeal to the Council. 22(37)(c). 207. 208.
Violations & Fines
Section 4-16.108 gives the Chief of Police the power to revoke a pawnbroker's permit immediately on satisfactory evidence of a violation of the chapter or of any law governing the business, and revocation terminates the right to keep operating. A new permit is required for any change in ownership or location under section 4-16.213. Operating the underlying business license without complying with Chapter 16 also exposes the operator to the misdemeanor penalty in section 6-1.29 for violating the business license chapter or misrepresenting facts to obtain the license.
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