Corona Municipal Code Ch. 5.32 Pawnbrokers

(A) "Pawnbroker" means a person engaged in the business of loaning money, for himself, herself or for any other person, upon personal property, personal security, pawns or pledges or the business of purchasing articles of personal property from a person and selling back or agreeing to sell back such articles to such persons or his or her assignee at prices agreed upon at or before the time of such purchase.

(B) "Pawnshop" means any room, store or place in which a business or activity described in division (A) of this section is conducted.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.010.)

(A) Provisions supplemental to business license regulations. The provisions of § 5.42.080(A) shall apply to pawnbrokers.

(B) Separate location. A pawnbroker permit shall be required for each separate location or place of business wherein pawnbroker activity is being conducted.

(C) Reports. On each day before the hour of 10:00 a.m., every pawnbroker shall make out and deliver to the Police Department a full, true and complete report of all goods or property received on deposit, pledged or purchased during the period preceding the filing of such report. The Police Chief shall file all such reports and the same shall be open to inspection only by members of the Police Department or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The report shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and place of business of the person preparing the report;

(2) The date and hour of preparation;

(3) The date and time of day each article was received on deposit, pledged or purchased;

(4) The name and address of the person from whom such article was received, purchased, pledged or deposited, a statement whether such person was under the age of 18 years and a description of him or her as required by the Chief of Police and identification evidenced by a motor vehicles operator’s license, motor vehicle license, work badge number and personal signature;

(5) The number of the pawn ticket, the amount loaned or the amount paid for the purchase of each article;

(6) In event any article received, purchased, deposited or pledged has engraved thereon any number, word or initial or contains any settings of any kind, such report shall include such number, word or initial and shall indicate the kind of settings and the number of each;

(7) In addition to the positive identification mentioned in subdivision (4), the pawnbroker shall require the person from whom he or she receives for deposit or pledge or purchases an article to furnish a plain impression print of his or her right thumb, or right index finger in the event of amputation, upon the face of the original report form;

(8) A complete description of each article, including color, the manufacturer’s name, model number, serial number, identification mark and any peculiarities of the article.

(D) Records. Every pawnbroker shall maintain a complete record of all goods, wares or merchandise purchased, received, deposited or pledged, which record shall contain all of the matters required to be shown in the report referred to in division (C). The records and all goods, wares or merchandise purchased, received, deposited or pledged shall be open and available at all times during normal business hours to the inspection of the Police Chief or his or her authorized representative. Each such record shall be kept for at least one year from and after the date of the transaction to which it refers.

(E) Sign. Each pawnbroker shall maintain a sign on the premises stating "Licensed Pawnbroker." The sign shall be printed and of sufficient size so as to be easily read from the sidewalk in front of the pawnshop. When the pawnshop is located in an office building, the sign shall be placed at the door to such office.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.020.)

(A) Holding period. No pawnbroker shall sell or otherwise dispose of any article within 15 days after such article has been pledged to, purchased or received by such pawnbroker.

(B) Hours. No pawnbroker or any agent or employee of such person shall accept any pledge or loan any money or personal property or purchase or receive any goods, wares or merchandise or in any manner whatsoever engage in or conduct any business between the hours of 12:00 midnight on Saturday and 7:00 a.m. of the following Monday or between the hours of 7:00 p.m. of any day, other than Saturday or Sundays, and 7:00 a.m. of the following day.

(C) Separate establishment. No one doing business as a pawnbroker shall conduct such business or activity, or any part thereof, in the same establishment or place of business used for transacting any other business or in any retail or wholesale store. No entrance to or exit from a pawnshop shall open upon or into any other establishment or place of business. All entrances or exits shall open directly onto a public street or public place except that an any floor above the street level in an office building, such entrance or exit shall open directly into the public hallway.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.030.)

No pawnbroker shall repledge or hypothecate any article that he or she has in his or her possession and received in the due course of his or her pawnbroker business for the purpose of borrowing money or otherwise without making a full and true report as to the repledged or hypothecated article to the Chief of Police, as required by § 5.32.020, including, but not limited to, stating the name of the person to whom the article was repledged or hypothecated, the amount borrowed on same and the name of the original pledger.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.040.)

It is unlawful for any pawnbroker to permit, allow or conduct an auction sale on his or her premises, except under the following conditions.

(A) Notice to Police Department. The pawnbroker shall give ten days notice, in writing, to the Police Department prior to commencing such auction sale. The notice shall state the location of sale, name of auctioneer, date of sale, hours the sale is to be conducted and a complete list of all property to be sold at such sale, with a detailed description and identification of the property, including the original loan number.

(B) Unredeemed pledges. The only property that may be sold at an auction sale at such location shall be the unredeemed pledges in the original condition in which such property was received by the pawnbroker and as listed in the notice. Each such unredeemed pledge shall have attached to it a tag describing it and stating the original loan number and the number of the item on the list in the notice. Property not listed in the notice shall not be sold at such auction sale.

(C) Two-day limit. The total time during which a pawnbroker may conduct auction sales under this chapter shall not exceed two consecutive calendar days in any calendar month.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.050.)

(A) Permit required. No person shall conduct the business of a pawnbroker without first having obtained a permit from the city so to do in the manner provided in this chapter, which permit shall be posted and maintained in a conspicuous place on the premises where such business is conducted.

(B) Exemptions. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to or affect a secondhand dealer, junk dealer or junk collector.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.060.)

The provisions of § 5.42.030 shall apply to pawnbrokers.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.070.)

The provisions of § 5.42.040 shall apply to pawnbrokers.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.080.)

The provisions of § 5.42.050 shall apply to pawnbrokers.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.090.)

The provisions of § 5.42.060 shall apply to pawnbrokers.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.100.)

The provisions of § 5.42.070 shall apply to pawnbrokers.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.110.)

The provisions of § 5.42.110 shall apply to pawnbrokers.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.120.)

The provisions of § 5.42.120 shall apply to pawnbrokers.

(`78 Code, § 5.32.130.)