Campbell County, KY Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Business/Occupational License before operating
- Cash purchases
- Barred; payment by check only
- Holding period
- 7 days minimum before resale
- Hours ban
- No transactions 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Reporting
- Must enter data in LEADS Online
- Penalty, business
- Up to $5,000 fine per offense
- Penalty, individual
- Up to $250 fine, 90 days jail
Summary
Campbell County requires every pawn shop, jewelry store, exchange, or other used-property dealer to hold a Business or Occupational License before buying or selling used goods or precious metals from the public. Chapter 119 also mandates detailed transaction records, LEADS Online reporting, a seven-day resale hold, a ban on cash payments and purchases from minors, and restricted hours of 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
§ 119.02 LICENSE REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, organization, or corporation to conspire, cause, permit, promote, allow, aid, assist, encourage or engage in any ownership or operation of any Used Property Business in Campbell County without first obtaining a valid Business License, Occupational License, and any other legally required license or permit from any and all units of government, within the boundaries of which such Used Property Business conducts business.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-50: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. O-09-2026, passed 8-5-26; and Res. R-42-26, passed 7-15-26; and State legislation current through KRS Pamphlet 2025).
Full Breakdown
01). 02 makes it unlawful to conspire, cause, permit, promote, allow, aid, assist, encourage or engage in any ownership or operation of any Used Property Business without first obtaining a Business License, Occupational License, and any other legally required license or permit from every unit of government with jurisdiction. 03 requires the dealer to log a unique transaction number, a color JPEG photo of the item, a full description including size, make, model, and serial number, the date and time, the employee who handled it, and the seller's full name, address, phone, email, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, hair and eye color, plus a scanned driver's license or state ID and the seller's signature.
Precious-metals and used-property purchases cannot be paid in cash; payment must be by check to the seller. 03(C)), and records must be kept at least one year. m. 07 applies the chapter countywide, incorporated and unincorporated alike, unless a city has its own equal-or-stricter ordinance; Newport is named as exempt because its existing precious-metals ordinance already meets that bar.
Violations & Fines
Section 119.99 makes each separate violation by a business or corporation a Class B misdemeanor carrying a criminal fine of up to $5,000; an individual who violates any section faces a Class B misdemeanor with a fine of up to $250, up to 90 days in jail, or both, for each offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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