Baldwin Park, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual license fee
- $50 for junk dealers
- Employee surcharge
- $7 per employee over three
- License required by
- § 111.03 before operating
- Enforcing office
- City Clerk, § 111.22
- Late payment penalty
- 10%/month, capped at 100%
Summary
Baldwin Park licenses secondhand and junk dealers through its general business tax schedule rather than a standalone pawn-style ordinance: Municipal Code Section 111.51(C) sets a $50 annual fee for junk dealers, plus $7 for each employee beyond three, and operating unlicensed is an infraction.
§ 111.03 BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIRED. ... (A) It is unlawful for any person to engage in any business in the city without first obtaining a business license, and paying the license tax therefor, in the time and manner set forth in this chapter. ... Junk dealers. Junk dealers annual license fee $ 50 For each employee over three 7 ('83 Code, § 5.08.120)
Full Breakdown
Baldwin Park's Municipal Code does not carry a dedicated secondhand-goods ordinance with police reporting or holding-period rules; the operative provision is the "Junk dealers" entry in the Chapter 111 business license tax schedule. 51(C) sets the annual license fee for junk dealers at $50, plus $7 for each employee over three, the same fee structure used for pawnshops and several other trades in the schedule. 03, which makes it "unlawful for any person to engage in any business in the city without first obtaining a business license, and paying the license tax therefor," and expressly makes a violation an infraction rather than a misdemeanor.
12, and the City Clerk administers renewals and posting requirements. 22, with authority, shared with any police officer, to enter a licensed place of business and demand the certificate on the spot; willfully refusing to exhibit it is itself an infraction. 14.
Violations & Fines
Operating a secondhand or junk dealing business without the Section 111.51 license violates Section 111.03(C), an infraction. Section 10.99(D) fines infractions up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second offense of the same section within a calendar year, and $500 for a third, and refusing to show the certificate to the City Clerk or a police officer under Section 111.22 is a separate infraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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