Simi Valley, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Chief of Police, before operating
- Daily report deadline
- 2:00 p.m., prior day's transactions
- Record retention
- Police keep reports 3 years
- Closed hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Revocation lockout
- 3 months before relicensing
Summary
Pawnbrokers in Simi Valley must hold a Chief of Police-issued license before loaning against or buying personal property, and must file a daily report of every transaction by 2 p.m. the following day. Records stay open to police inspection, and the shop must close between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
"Pawnbroker" shall mean any person who conducts or manages the business of loaning money upon personal property, pawns, or pledges or who conducts or manages the business of purchasing articles of personal property or reselling, or agreeing to resell, such articles to the vendor, or his assignee, at prices agreed upon at or before the time of purchase. ... No person, either as principal or agent, shall engage in the business of junk collector, junk dealer, secondhand dealer, or pawnbroker, without first obtaining a license therefor. ... It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business of junk collector, junk dealer, secondhand dealer, or pawnbroker...to accept, purchase, or receive any goods, wares, merchandise, or article or thing or in any manner whatsoever engage in or conduct any such business between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 51).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 13 of the Municipal Code defines a "pawnbroker" as any person who conducts the business of loaning money on personal property, pawns, or pledges, or who buys and resells articles at a price agreed upon at the time of purchase. 02 makes it unlawful to engage in that business, as principal or agent, without first obtaining a license. 03. 06). 08). 13). m.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a Chief of Police license, missing the daily 2:00 p.m. transaction report, failing to keep the required purchase records, or transacting business between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. all violate Chapter 13. A revoked license locks the holder out of relicensing for three months, and violations are enforced under the Code's general Title 1 infraction and misdemeanor penalties.
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Sources & Official References
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