Brevard County, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Brevard County Code § 102-83
- License classification
- Classification 43 (pawnbrokers)
- State prerequisite
- Current F.S. ch. 538 dealer registration
- Reference adoption
- § 26-3 adopts F.S. ch. 538 by reference
- Scope
- Unincorporated Brevard only
Summary
Brevard County requires pawnbrokers to hold a business tax receipt, but won't issue one until the applicant proves current state registration as a secondhand dealer under Florida's pawnbroker law.
(a)Every person engaged in the business of pawnbroker is subject to this classification. (b)A business tax receipt required by this section shall not be issued until the person requesting such license displays and exhibits to the tax collector a current state registration as a secondhand dealer as required by F.S. ch. 538, or as subsequently designated by state law.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 135).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 102-83, anyone operating as a pawnbroker in unincorporated Brevard falls under Business Tax Receipt Classification 43, and the county tax collector cannot issue that receipt until the applicant shows current state registration as a secondhand dealer under F.S. chapter 538. Separately, Sec. 26-3 adopts Florida's pawnbroker and secondhand-dealer statute (F.S. ch. 538, pt. I) by reference, folding the state's recordkeeping and reporting rules into county law. The county's own layer is the state-registration prerequisite for the local tax receipt: the substantive pawn transaction rules come from Tallahassee, not a separate county ordinance.
Violations & Fines
Operating as a pawnbroker in unincorporated Brevard without a business tax receipt, or without exhibiting current state secondhand-dealer registration to the tax collector, is punishable under the county's general business-tax license provisions, Sec. 1-7.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Brevard County license pawnbrokers separately from the state?
Do incorporated cities like Melbourne or Titusville use this county rule?
Sources & Official References
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