Upland, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- Daily report deadline
- Before 12:00 p.m. next day
- Report form
- DOJ form JUS 123
- Filed with
- Upland Police Chief
- Retention standard
- Cal. Financial Code § 21201
- Records access
- Police dept. or court order only
- Default penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine / 6 months jail
Summary
Upland pawnbrokers must hold pledged goods in conformance with state Financial Code § 21201 and file a daily report of every item pledged or purchased with the police chief before noon on Department of Justice form JUS 123, per Municipal Code § 5.64.010 and § 5.64.040.
Every pawnbroker shall retain pledged goods in his or her possession in conformance with California Financial Code Section 21201. ... Every pawnbroker shall make daily and deliver to the police chief, before 12:00 p.m., on form JUS 123, to be purchased through the California Department of Justice for that purpose, all descriptions of all property received in pledge or purchased as tangible personal property, in whatever quantity received, including property purchased as tangible personal property at wholesale, tangible personal property taken in for sale or possessed on consign-ment for sale, and tangible personal property taken in trade, during the preceding 24 consecutive hours.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4480959; v4 updated 2025-09-22).
Full Breakdown
64 governs pawnbrokers alongside junk and secondhand dealers. 010(A) requires every pawnbroker to retain pledged goods in his or her possession in conformance with California Financial Code Section 21201. 030(B) defines a 'pawnbroker' as any person engaged in the business of receiving goods, including motor vehicles, in pledge as security for a loan. on state Department of Justice form JUS 123, describing all property received in pledge or purchased as tangible personal property during the preceding 24 consecutive hours, including property taken at wholesale, on consignment, or in trade; reports must be mailed unless another method is agreed with the chief.
050(C), every pawnbroker must also allow periodic inspection of loan records and pledged property by the police chief or a designated peace officer or employee. 040(C), keeps them open to inspection only by the police department or by court order. 64 sets no separate penalty clause, a violation falls back to the city's general penalty provision.
Violations & Fines
No pawnbroker-specific penalty is written into Chapter 5.64, so a violation of the retention, reporting, or inspection requirements is enforced under the citywide default in § 1.16.010: a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $1,000, imprisonment up to six months, or both, with each day of noncompliance treated as a separate offense under § 1.16.030.
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