Westminster, CO Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)

, providing that if City and state rules conflict, the more restrictive one controls. An applicant files a verified application with the City Clerk disclosing name, address, any other pawn shops the applicant owns in Colorado, criminal history, signage plans, the business location and zoning, and proof of a right to possess the premises, per Section 5-8-4. 00 running to the City before any license issues, conditioned on the pawnbroker complying with City and state law and paying any judgments arising from the business. The Chief of Police investigates each applicant, and the City Manager weighs undisclosed convictions, the relevance of any disclosed convictions to running a pawn shop, and compliance history at other pawn shops the applicant runs, per Section 5-8-5.

00 fee. Once licensed, Section 5-8-9 requires the pawnbroker to keep a numerical register recording each customer's name, address, date of birth, and ID number, take a fingerprint on every transaction, and hold pawned goods for 10 days past the contract's maturity date and purchased goods for 30 days, all available for Police Department inspection.