(a) Individuals seeking a license or permit under this article shall file a written application on a form provided by the Sheriff. The information required from the applicant shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) License for pawnbroker:
A. The address of such person, the capacity in which such person will act (as proprietor, or agent,);
B. The addresses where it is proposed to carry on the applicant's business;
C. Whether or not the applicant has been convicted, within the ten (10) years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application, of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude, and if so, the nature of such offense and the punishment assessed therefor;
(2) Permit to deal in second hand articles:
A. The address of such person, the capacity in which such person will act (as proprietor, agent,);
B. The addresses where it is proposed to carry on the applicant's business;
C. Whether or not the applicant has been convicted, within the three (3) years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application, of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude, and if so, the nature of such offense and the punishment assessed therefor;
(b) (1) No person shall be licensed as a pawnbroker or engage in the business of a pawnbroker without having in existence a bond with surety in the minimum amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to secure the payment of any judgment recovered under the provisions of subsection (2) below.
(2) Any person who recovers a judgment against a licensed pawnbroker for the pawnbroker's misconduct may maintain an action in his own name upon the bond of the pawnbroker if the execution issued upon such judgment is wholly or partially unsatisfied.
(c) The license or permit required under this article shall be valid for one (1) year from the date issued and may be renewed in the same manner as such license or permit was initially obtained, with any applicable fee. No license or permit shall be transferable.
(d) The application shall state thereon that "it is unlawful for any person to make a false statement on this application." Any such false statement shall constitute a violation of this article.
(Ord. 15-09. Passed 12-9-15.)