§ 111.41 PROHIBITED ACTS.

   (A)   No person under the age of 18 years may pawn or sell or attempt to pawn or sell goods with any licensee, nor may any licensee receive any goods from a person under the age of 18 years.

   (B)   No licensee may receive any goods from a person of unsound mind or an intoxicated person.

   (C)   No licensee may receive any goods, unless the seller presents identification in the form of a valid driver’s license, a valid state identification card, or current valid photo driver’s license or identification card issued by the state of residency of the person from whom the item was received.

   (D)   No licensee may receive any item of property that possesses an altered or obliterated serial number or operation identification number or any item of property that has had its serial number removed.

   (E)   No person may pawn, pledge, sell, consign, leave, or deposit any article of property not their own; nor shall any person pawn, pledge, sell, consign, leave, or deposit the property of another, whether with permission or without; nor shall any person pawn, pledge, sell, consign, leave, or deposit any article of property in which another person has a security interest; with any licensee.

   (F)   No person seeking to pawn, pledge, sell, consign, leave, or deposit any article of property with any licensee shall give a false or fictitious name, nor give a false date of birth; nor give a false or out of date address of residence or telephone number; nor present a false or altered identification, or the identification of another, to any licensee.

(Prior Code, § 3-15-17) Penalty, see § 111.99

§ 111.42 DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.

   Any license under this subchapter may be denied, suspended, or revoked for one or more of the following reasons:

   (A)   The proposed use does not comply with any applicable zoning code;

   (B)   The proposed use does not comply with any health, building, building maintenance, or other provisions of this code of ordinances or state law;

   (C)   The applicant or licensee has failed to comply with one or more provisions of this subchapter;

   (D)   The applicant is not a citizen of the United States or a resident alien, or upon whom it is impractical or impossible to conduct a background or financial investigation due to the unavailability of information;

   (E)   Fraud, misrepresentation, or bribery in securing or renewing a license;

   (F)   Fraud, misrepresentation, or false statements made in the application and investigation for, or in the course of, the applicant’s business;

   (G)   Violation within the preceding five years of any law relating to theft, damage, or trespass to property, sale of a controlled substance, or operation of a business; or

   (H)   The owner of the premises licensed or to be licensed would not qualify for a license under the terms of this subchapter.

(Prior Code, § 3-15-18)

§ 111.43 BUSINESS AT ONLY ONE PLACE.

   A license under this subchapter authorizes the licensee to carry on its business only at the permanent place of business designated in the license. However, upon written request, the police inspector may approve an off-site locked and secured storage facility. The licensee shall permit inspection of the facility in accordance with § 111.39. All provisions of this subchapter regarding record keeping and reporting apply to the facility and its contents. Property shall be stored in compliance with all provisions of the city code. The licensee must either own the building in which the business is conducted, and any approved off-site storage facility, or have a lease on the business premises that extends for more than six months.

(Prior Code, § 3-15-19)