Johns Creek, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- annual, nontransferable
- Minimum age
- 18, no felony record
- Dealer spacing
- 2,500 feet apart minimum
- Records kept
- 4 years
Summary
Secondhand dealers, pawnbrokers, and their employees in Johns Creek must obtain an annual city permit, submit to fingerprinting, and keep photographed transaction records for four years, with pawnshops kept at least 2,500 feet apart.
No person shall acquire any regulated secondhand items or transfer any previously acquired regulated secondhand items as a secondhand dealer, or become an employee of a secondhand dealer, without a permit. It shall be unlawful for any secondhand dealer or employee to:
(1)Make any false statement in an application for a permit required by this article; or(2)Make a false entry in any record book, ledger or form required by this article. (Ord. No. 2011-06-12, § 1, 6-6-2011)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 22-88 makes it unlawful to acquire or transfer regulated secondhand items, or work as an employee, without a city permit. Sec. 22-91 requires dealers and employees to be at least 18 with no felony, theft, or fraud conviction within the prior ten years, and to be fingerprinted. Sec. 22-93(2) bars a new secondhand dealership from locating within 2,500 feet, front door to front door, of another. Sec. 22-96 requires a digital photograph of each item and seller, a right-index fingerprint, and four years of retained records reported in real time to the police department.
Violations & Fines
Operating or working without a permit violates Sec. 22-88 and is punished under Sec. 22-86; false statements, deceptive practices, or a disqualifying conviction are grounds for permit denial, suspension, or revocation under Sec. 22-93.
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