It is unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct, manage or carry on the business of a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer without having a valid, existing and unrevoked license therefor.
(Prior code § 13.6)
The licenses required by the preceding section shall be issued by the sheriff on application therefor. Fees related to obtaining this license from the sheriff are provided in Article 2.124 of this code.
(Prior code § 13.7)
In the event that any person holding a license authorizing him or her to engage in, conduct, manage or carry on the business of a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, or any agent or employee of such person, shall violate, or cause, or permit to be violated any of the provisions of this article, the sheriff shall, in addition to the other penalties provided by this article, revoke such license. If the license of any such person shall be revoked no license shall be granted to such person to conduct or carry on any such business within six months after such revocation.
(Prior code § 13.8)
No license shall be revoked until a public hearing shall have been had by the sheriff. Notice of such hearing shall be given in writing, and shall state the grounds of complaint against the licensee, and shall also state the time and the place where such hearing will be had. Such notice shall be served upon the holder of such license, or his or her manager or agent, at least three days prior to the hearing of the revocation of such license by delivering such notice in writing to the licensee, or his manager or agent, or to any person in charge of or employed at the place of business of such licensee, or if such licensee has no place of business, then his or her place of residence, or by leaving such notice at the place of business or residence of such licensee.
(Prior code § 13.9)
Every person, except pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, as herein defined, having an established and fixed place of business in the county, and their servants, agents and employees, who shall allow, permit or encourage any person, not being licensed hereunder as pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, to buy, sell or otherwise deal in secondhand goods, wares and merchandise, including radios for use in or upon automobiles, in or about such establishment and fixed place of business, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Prior code § 13.10)