Elk Grove, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- License authority
- Chief of Police, EGMC Ch. 4.10 and 4.25
- Secondhand daily report
- Per Bus. & Prof. Code §21628(j)(2)
- Junk dealer/collector report
- Per Bus. & Prof. Code §21606
- Sale hold period
- 1 week after report (§4.25.045)
- Junk dealer bond
- $5,000 faithful-performance bond
Summary
Secondhand and junk dealers in Elk Grove must hold a special business license under Municipal Code Chapter 4.25 and file a daily electronic transaction report with the Chief of Police, using formats set by state Business and Professions Code sections on stolen-property control.
Every pawnbroker and secondhand dealer shall send to the Chief of Police the daily electronic report in the format required by Section 21628(j)(2) of the Business and Professions Code. The report shall be sent electronically to the Chief of Police by a method and format acceptable to him or her. Every junk dealer and junk collector shall send to the Chief of Police in an electronic format approved by the Chief of Police a daily report of all information required to be gathered by Section 21606 of the Business and Professions Code. The report shall be sent electronically by a method determined by the Chief of Police.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937385; v2 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
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Violations & Fines
Failing to file the required daily report, failing to keep records, or buying from an intoxicated person or unaccompanied minor without written parental consent (§ 4.25.055) is grounds for the Chief of Police to suspend, revoke, or deny renewal of the special business license, with appeal rights under EGMC §§ 4.10.115-4.10.155. Selling reported goods within the one-week hold period under § 4.25.045 is separately unlawful.
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