[Adopted as Art. V of Ch. 16 of the 1975 Municipal Code]
No person shall carry on the business of pawnbroker in the City without first having obtained a license as provided herein, and such person shall be subject to all the provisions of this article and to Article 5 of the General Business Law.
[Amended 8-5-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992; 9-6-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996[1]; 11-3-2021 by L.L. No. 2022-07]
The City Manager or their designee shall grant and revoke licenses at his/her discretion in accordance with the provisions of this article and Article 5 of the General Business Law and shall require at all times such data and information as may, in his/her opinion, be necessary to fully carry out the intent and purpose of this article.
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Editor's Note: This local law was passed at referendum 11-5-1996.
[Amended 8-5-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992; 9-6-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996[1]; 11-3-2021 by L.L. No. 2022-07]
Applications for licenses shall be made to the City Manager or designee in such form as he/she may prescribe and must be accompanied by:
A. 
Satisfactory testimonials of the good moral character of the applicant.
B. 
Cash or a certified check for the license fee in the amount fixed by this article.
C. 
Such other and additional information that the appropriate officer deems necessary or appropriate.
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Editor's Note: This local law was passed at referendum 11-5-1996.
The license fee shall be $100 per annum, and the license shall expire one year from the date thereof.
No license shall authorize the operation of more than one place for the transaction of business.
Before a license shall be issued, a bond in the penal sum of $10,000, as required by § 41 of the General Business Law, shall be filed.
Every person licensed under this article shall be subject to all of the provisions of Article 5 of the General Business Law, including but not limited to § 51 thereof relating to suspension or revocation of licenses and the imposition of fines and penalties.
[Added 8-5-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, Penalties, of this Code.