Hesperia, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- City secondhand dealer business license
- State permit
- Secondhand dealers permit required
- CRV exemption
- CRV-only collectors skip state permit
- Property hold
- 3 days before resale
Summary
Junk dealers, secondhand dealers, and salvage collectors in Hesperia must obtain a business license and furnish a valid state secondhand dealers permit, with CRV-only collectors exempt from the state permit.
Each applicant for a junk dealer, secondhand dealer, or salvage collector business license, along with a completed business license application and required fees, shall furnish to the city an unexpired, valid copy of their state-issued secondhand dealers permit. This permit shall be furnished to the city upon original application for a business license, and at each renewal thereafter. Salvage collectors which sell only items eligible for California Redemption Value (CRV) items shall be exempt from the requirement to furnish a secondhand dealers permit, but must still obtain a business license.B.Each applicant for a pawnbroker license, along with a completed business license application and required fees, shall furnish to the city an unexpired, valid copy of their state-issued pawn brokers permit. This permit shall be furnished to the city upon original application for a business license, and at each renewal thereafter. (Ord. No. 2019-10, § 3(Exh. A), 8-20-19)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 2019-10, § 3(Exh. A), adopted August 20, 2019, amended § 5.16.010 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 5.16.010, pertained to investigation, and derived from Ord. 250 (part), 1997; Ord. 197 Exh. A (SBCC § 41.0124(a)), 1994.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Hesperia Municipal Code § 5.16.010(A) requires junk dealer, secondhand dealer, and salvage collector applicants to furnish the city an unexpired, valid state-issued secondhand dealers permit with their business license application and at each renewal. Salvage collectors dealing only in California Redemption Value items are exempt from the state permit but still need a business license. Dealers must hold acquired property, other than vehicle bodies, for three days after filing the daily report required by § 5.16.030, and report transactions to the state CAPPS database under § 5.16.040.
Violations & Fines
Selling or disposing of acquired property before the three-day hold in § 5.16.030 expires, or failing to file CAPPS reports under § 5.16.040, violates this chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
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