Rancho Cordova, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- License type
- Special business license, RCMC Ch. 4.10 & 4.30
- Issuing authority
- Chief of Police
- Weekly report due
- 10:00 a.m. every Saturday
- Resale hold
- 1 week after filing report
- Prohibited hours
- Midnight-7am Sat-Mon; 7pm-7am other nights
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Rancho Cordova requires every secondhand dealer to hold a special business license under RCMC Chapters 4.10 and 4.30 before buying, selling or otherwise dealing in used goods, furniture, wares, coins or merchandise. Dealers must file a weekly transaction report with the chief of police, keep full records open to inspection, and hold sold items for at least a week.
§ 4.30.005. License required. ... It is unlawful for any person to operate or conduct the business of pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, junk dealer or junk collector, unless under and by authority of a valid, unexpired and unrevoked special business license issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4.10 RCMC and this chapter. § ... 4.30.010. ... Definitions. ... "Secondhand dealer" shall mean a person engaged in conducting, managing or carrying on the business of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in secondhand goods, furniture, wares, coins or merchandise.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4660102; v2 updated 2026-03-02; through 03-02-2026).
Full Breakdown
30. 040(C) unless a listed applicant was actually convicted of an offense described by Business and Professions Code § 21641, and the same standard governs revocation. 025 spells out the required contents, including a physical description of the seller. 040 requires both the report and the record to be kept in English. 045, unless the item is a motor vehicle cleared through the DMV. m. any other night. 090 requires immediate telephone notice to police of any property a dealer knows or should know is stolen.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 4.30 sets no separate penalty, so RCMC § 1.01.190(E) governs: operating without the license, skipping the Saturday report, or reselling merchandise inside the one-week hold is a misdemeanor carrying up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in county jail, or both, with each day of the violation charged separately. The chief of police can also suspend or revoke the license under RCMC § 4.10.135.
Frequently Asked Questions
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