§ 18-186. License application and fees.

(a)

No person shall engage or continue in business as a pawnbroker within the city without first obtaining a license. The license shall be obtained from the city clerk. The license application shall be in writing and shall state the following information:

(1)

Full name and place of residence of the applicant, or if the applicant is a partnership, of each member thereof, or if a corporation or association, of each officer, shareholder, or member thereof.

(2)

The location where the business is to be conducted.

(3)

The hours of the day and the days of the week in which the applicant proposes to engage in the business of pawnbroking, subject to limitation of hours for display of merchandise as set forth in section. 18-196.

(4)

Such other information as may be necessary to determine the applicant's qualifications for a license in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(b)

Each applicant shall submit with this application the following:

(1)

Proof that the applicant is the holder of a valid registration certificate issued by the state director or revenue pursuant to K.S.A. 79-3608 for each place of business for which the application for a license is made; and

(2)

A detailed inventory and description of all goods, wares, merchandise or other property held in pawn for sale at the time of the application at each place of business stated therein, indicating whether the same was received in pawn or purchased as secondhand merchandise.

(c)

A license fee established by the board of city commissioners shall accompany each application and shall be paid annually upon renewal of the license.

(Prior Code(1), § 14-202; Prior Code(2), § 5.44.020; Ord. No. 1879, 1974; Ord. No. 3938, § 2, 2002; Ord. No. 4047, § 11, 2005)

State law reference

Similar provisions, K.S.A. 16-707.