Carson, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit fee
- $250
- Governing rule
- Incorporates CMC § 63141
- ID required
- Seller ID on every purchase
- Hold period
- 14 days before resale
- Records
- Kept 2 years minimum
Summary
Carson licenses secondhand dealers under CMC § 63147, which folds them into the pawnbroker rules of § 63141: daily police reporting, positive ID on every purchase, and a two-year, fourteen-day hold before resale.
Permit Fee $250.00. The provisions of CMC § 63141 apply to second hand dealers. (Ord. 06-1342 § 53) ... Every person who sells, pledges or consigns any property to a secondhand dealer ... shall furnish true, positive identification to the business permittee by which such person can be located by the Law Enforcement Agency of the City. ... Every such business permittee shall preserve for a period of at least two (2) years a carbon copy of each original writing furnished to the Law Enforcement Agency.
Full Breakdown
Carson Municipal Code § 63147 sets the $250 permit fee for second hand dealers and states plainly that 'the provisions of CMC § 63141 apply to second hand dealers', the same regime that governs pawnbrokers. That means every secondhand dealer must get positive identification (driver's license, thumbprint, etc.) from anyone who sells or consigns goods, mail a daily 'Buy Form' to the City's Law Enforcement Agency, keep a copy of every transaction for at least two years, and hold acquired merchandise fourteen days, unaltered and unsold, before it can be resold or disposed of.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the $250 permit, skipping seller identification or the daily Buy Form report, or reselling or altering secondhand goods before the fourteen-day hold expires violates §§ 63147/63141 and can void the license.
Frequently Asked Questions
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