Coral Gables, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- Police department
- Fee
- Set under Sec. 1-8
- Holding period
- 15 or 30 days
- Recordkeeping
- 3-year retention
- Suspected stolen goods
- 90-day police hold-order
Summary
Coral Gables requires secondhand dealers in jewelry, precious metals, and coins, including pawnshops, to obtain a written police department permit, log every transaction, and hold goods before resale.
No person shall engage in, manage, conduct or carry on the business of a secondhand dealer in jewelry, metals and coins without obtaining a written permit from the police department and the payment of a fee established in section 1-8. The permit shall contain the name and home address of the permittee and the address of the business being permitted and shall be signed by the police chief or his or her designee.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Fee Schedule: Supplement 2 | Zoning Code: Supplement 1 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 25 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Under Code of Ordinances Article II, anyone buying or selling secondhand jewelry, precious/semiprecious stones, gold or silver metals, watches, rings, bracelets, or coins, including pawnshops, must get a written permit from the police department and pay the fee set in Sec. 1-8. Dealers must complete a transaction form per sale, verify seller ID, and report acquisitions to police within 24 hours, keeping records for three years. Purchased precious metals, gemstones, jewelry, antiques, and art must be held 30 days before resale; other secondhand goods, 15 days. Police can also place a 90-day hold-order on suspected stolen property.
Violations & Fines
Dealing in secondhand jewelry, metals, or coins without a police permit, or disposing of property contrary to a police hold-order under Sec. 14-26, is unlawful and enforced through the city's general code-violation penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
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