(A) Payment by check. Payment of more than five hundred dollars ($500) by any licensee for any article deposited, left, purchased, pledged, or pawned shall be made only by a check, draft or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument or order of withdrawal which is drawn against funds held by a financial institution.
(B) Responsibility of licensee. The conduct of agents or employees of a licensee, while engaged in performance of their duties for their principal or employer under the license, shall be deemed the conduct of the licensee.
(C) Penalty for property owner. It is unlawful for any person who owns or controls any real property to knowingly permit it to be used for pawn brokering without a license required by this chapter.
(D) Business at only one (1) place. A license under this chapter authorizes the licensee to carry on its business only at the permanent place of business designated in the license. However, upon written request, the city may approve an off-site locked and secure storage facility. The licensee shall permit inspection of the facility in accordance with § 111.15. All provisions of this chapter regarding recordkeeping and reporting apply to the facility and its contents. Articles of property shall be stored in compliance with all provisions of the City Code.
(Ord. 427, passed 11-18-2014)