Peoria, AZ Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)

City Code § 11-122 makes it unlawful to operate a secondhand sales business in Peoria, defined broadly in § 11-121 to cover secondhand and antique dealers, automated kiosks for used electronics, auction houses, and pawnbrokers, without a valid license for each location. Operating while a license is suspended or revoked is a separate violation, and § 11-122(c) adds a civil penalty of three times the license fee for anyone who operated before obtaining one, on top of the class one misdemeanor criminal penalty. Under § 11-123, licenses run the calendar year and are not transferable; § 11-124 requires applicants to submit legal names, residence address, proof of age, fingerprints, and prior license history, with the Police, Planning and Community Development, and Finance Departments all reviewing the application, and denies licensure to anyone convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude within the prior five years.

Section 11-125 allows suspension for up to ninety days or revocation for noncompliance. Section 11-126 requires a report on every transaction over $25 delivered to the City within 24 hours by approved electronic means, with the property itself held for twenty calendar days after the report and business records kept on-site for six months; items over $100 additionally require recording the buyer's name and address, retained for at least thirty days.