Seattle, WA Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)

Chapter 19.60 RCW — PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS. Sections: 19.60.010 Definitions; 19.60.014 Fixed place of business required; 19.60.020 Duty to record information; 19.60.025 Duty to record information — Precious metal property; 19.60.040 Report to chief law enforcement officer; 19.60.042 Report to chief law enforcement officer — Precious metal dealers; 19.60.045 Duties upon notification that property is reported stolen; 19.60.050 Retention of property by pawnbrokers — Inspection; 19.60.055 Retention of property by secondhand dealers — Inspection; 19.60.057 Retention of precious metal property — Inspection; 19.60.060 Rates of interest and other fees — Sale of pledged property; 19.60.061 Pawnbrokers — Sale of pledged property limited — Written document required for transactions; 19.60.066 Prohibited acts — Penalty; 19.60.067 Secondhand precious metal dealers — Prohibited acts — Penalty; 19.60.068 Resale agreement to avoid interest and fee restrictions prohibited; 19.60.075 Regulation by political subdivisions; 19.60.077 Precious metal dealers — Licensure required; 19.60.085 Exemptions; 19.60.095 Precious metal sales — Hosted home parties; 19.60.105 Automated kiosks.