[Code 1991, § 13-66]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Any person who lends or advances money or other things for
profit on the pledge and possession of personal property or other
valuable things, other than securities or written or printed evidences
of indebtedness, or who deals in the purchasing of personal property
or other valuable things on condition of selling the personal property
or other things back to the seller at a stipulated price.
[Code 1991, § 13-67]
The Chief of Police shall have the authority to determine the
contents of the statement of ownership required from each pawner,
as provided by Code of Virginia, § 54.1-4005.
[Ord. No. 13-20, 10-22-2013]
All pawnbrokers shall file the daily report required by Virginia
Code § 54.1-4010 with the Chief of Police electronically,
by the means approved by the Chief of Police.
[Code 1991, § 13-86]
No person shall act as a pawnbroker within the City without
being licensed in accordance with this article.
[Code 1991, § 13-87]
Any person seeking a pawnbroker's license shall apply to the
Chief of Police on a form to be supplied by the Police Department.
Such application shall include, at a minimum, the following information
on each person acting as a pawnbroker, including all members of a
partnership or principals in a corporation or other business entity:
A.
Applicant's full name.
B.
Applicant's address and telephone number.
C.
Applicant's date of birth.
D.
Any and all aliases by which the applicant is or has been known.
E.
Applicant's sex.
F.
Applicant's fingerprints.
G.
Employer, if applicable.
H.
Employer's address and phone numbers.
I.
Specifics of any criminal convictions or pending criminal charges
of the applicant.
J.
A recent photograph of the applicant.
K.
Other jurisdictions in which the applicant has applied for or obtained
a license to engage in such business.
L.
Whether the applicant has been denied a pawnbroker's license or has
had a license revoked under any ordinance similar in substance to
the provisions of this article.
M.
Address of the premises where the applicant intends to engage in
such business within the City.
[Code 1991, § 13-88]
A.
Each pawnbroker's license application shall be accompanied by a receipt
from the City Treasurer indicating payment of an application fee of
$200. Each application for renewal of a license shall be accompanied
by an application fee of $100.
B.
The Chief of Police shall have the authority to require an applicant
to enter into a recognizance bond to the City, secured by a corporate
surety authorized to do business in the state, in the penal sum of
$10,000, conditioned upon observance of the terms of this article.
In lieu of a bond, a pawnbroker may cause to be issued by a bank authorized
to do business in the state a letter of credit in favor of the City
in the amount of $10,000. Such bond or letter of credit shall be in
a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
[Code 1991, § 13-89]
A pawnbroker's license may be denied by the Chief of Police
if the applicant:
[Code 1991, § 13-90]
The Chief of Police shall not issue any pawnbroker's license
to a pawnbroker until the City has been duly authorized by the circuit
court of the City to issue such license pursuant to Code of Virginia,
§ 54.1-4001.
[Code 1991, § 13-91]
Each pawnbroker's license granted pursuant to this division
shall be valid for a period of 24 months.
[Code 1991, § 13-92]
Any false statement made in a pawnbroker's license application filed pursuant to § 22-52 shall render the license void ab initio. Failure of a licensee to comply with any other provision of this article or with any provision of Code of Virginia, § 54.1-4000 et seq., shall be grounds for the Chief of Police to deny the renewal of a pawnbroker's license or for the Chief of Police to request the circuit court to revoke or suspend such person's license.
