Overland Park, KS Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- License issuer
- City Clerk, $25/year
- Report deadline
- Weekly, by Tuesday
- Report recipient
- Chief of Police
- Base hold period
- 10 days on precious metal
- Extended hold
- Additional 15 days if stolen suspected
- ID requirement
- Proof of ID plus signed ownership statement
Summary
Overland Park regulates secondhand merchandise and precious metal dealers through the same Chapter 5.52 license as pawnbrokers, requiring a $25 annual City Clerk license plus a weekly written report to police describing every item purchased, with seller ID and a 10-day hold on precious metal.
On or before Tuesday of each week, every pawnbroker or precious metal dealer shall report in detail, the description of all properties received in pledge or purchased as a pawnbroker or precious metal dealer during the preceding calendar week... Such report shall include all property purchased as secondhand merchandise at wholesale, secondhand merchandise taken in for sale or possessed on consignment for sale and secondhand merchandise taken in trade.
Full Breakdown
010(D) as a person purchasing precious metal to resell in any form, to obtain a license from the City Clerk alongside pawnbrokers, for the same $25 annual fee. The application must include a detailed inventory of goods held for sale, noting whether items were received in pledge, purchased as secondhand merchandise, or purchased as precious metal for resale. 100(B), must include the purchase date, the seller's name, date of birth, residence and driver's license number, and a detailed description of each item (metal type, weight, stones, identifying marks, ring size, brand).
100(C) requires a precious metal dealer to hold purchased metal unaltered for 10 days from when police receive the report, extendable another 15 days if the Chief of Police has probable cause the metal was stolen. 145 separately requires dealers to obtain proof of identification and a signed ownership statement from every seller before buying precious metal for resale.
Violations & Fines
A dealer who fails to obtain the license, skips the weekly report, or disposes of metal before the 10-day (or extended 25-day) hold expires commits a public offense punishable under the general penalty in Municipal Code 1.12.010, per 5.52.150. The Code Administrator can also suspend or revoke the license for noncompliance under 5.52.080.
Frequently Asked Questions
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