Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 5 Pawnbrokers

A.

"Pawnbroker" means any person engaged in any one or more of the following businesses:

Pawnbroking;

Lending money for himself or any other person upon personal property, pawns or pledges, in the possession of the lender;

Purchasing articles of personal property and reselling or agreeing to resell such articles to the vendors or assignees at prices agreed upon at or before the time of such purchase.

B.

"Pawnshop" means any room, store, building or other place in which the business of pawnbroker is engaged in, carried on or conducted.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 6 §§ 1341 and 1342, 1951.)

Every pawnbroker shall first procure a license and pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in Section 7.14.010 of this title, under the appropriate heading.

(Ord. 11209 § 1 (part), 1975: Ord. 8608 § 1 (part), 1964: Ord. 7159 § 12 (part), 1957: Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 6 § 1343, 1951.)

A pawnbroker shall not, and an agent or employee of a pawnbroker shall not, accept any pledge, or loan any money on personal property, or purchase or receive any goods or merchandise, or any article or thing whatsoever, or in any manner whatsoever engage in or conduct the business of pawnbroker between 7:00 p.m. of any day and 7:00 a.m. of the following day.

(Ord. 5860 Ch. 7 Art. 6 § 1344, 1951.)