(a) Beginning January 1, 2009, every junk dealer, pawnbroker, and secondhand dealer engaged in the business of pawning or dealing in junk or secondhand item(s) shall first procure a license to do so from the Director of Public Safety.
(b) Every owner engaged in the business of pawning or dealing in junk or secondhand item(s) shall file an application, under oath, with the City, upon a form provided by the Department of Public Safety. Each application shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A definition of the business, including detailed information as to the type of item(s) to be solicited, sold, or collected;
(2) The location, mailing address, and each telephone number where the business is to be conducted;
(3) The name and residence address of each owner (hereinafter all provisions which refer to an owner may refer to a corporation or partnership) as follows:
A. If the owner is a corporation, the name and residence address of each officer and director of such corporation and of each stockholder owning more than 10% of the stock of the corporation itself, if different from the address of the business; or
B. If the owner is a partnership or sole proprietorship, the name and residence address of each partner, including limited partners, and the address of the partnership itself if different from the address of the business.
(4) The two previous addresses immediately prior to the present address of the owner;
(5) Proof that the applicant is at least 18 years of age;
(6) The owner's birth date, social security number height, weight, color of eyes and hair, and sex;
(7) A copy of a form of identification, such as a state driver's license or identification card or a social security card, of the owner;
(8) One portrait photograph of the owner, two inches by two inches in size, and a complete set of the owner's fingerprints, which shall be taken by the Chief of Police or his or her agent; if the owner is a corporation, one portrait photograph, two inches by two inches in size, of each officer and managing agent of such corporation and a complete set of the same officer's and agent's fingerprints, which shall be taken by the Chief of Police or his or her agent; and if the owner is a partnership, one front-face portrait photograph, two inches by two inches in size, of each partner, including a limited partner, in such partnership, and a complete set of each partner's or limited partner's fingerprints, which shall be taken by the Chief of Police or his or her agents;
(9) The business, occupation, or employment of the owner for the three years immediately preceding the date of application;
(10) The business license history of the owner, and a statement as to whether or not such person, in previously operating in this or another city or state, has had a business license denied, revoked, suspended, or refused to be renewed, the reason therefor, and the business activity of the occupation subsequent to such action of suspension or revocation or if the owner has ever been fined by any state or Federal regulatory authority or court in relation to any claim of misconduct in a business transaction;
(11) All criminal convictions of the owner other than misdemeanor traffic violations, including the date of conviction, the nature of the crime, and the place convicted;
(12) The name, address, date of birth, social security number, driver's license or State identification number, and telephone number of each agent or employee who is or will be employed in the business;
(13) Authorization for the City, its agents, and employees to seek information and conduct an investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application and the qualifications of the applicant for the permit;
(14) Such other identification and information necessary to discover the truth of the matters hereinbefore specified as required to be set forth in the application; and
(15) The names, current addresses and written statements of at least three bona fide permanent residents of the United States that the applicant is of good moral character. If the applicant is able, the statement must first be furnished by residents of the City, then the County, then the State and lastly from the rest of the United States. These references must be persons other than relatives and business associates.
(c) The license herein mentioned shall be issued after the Director of Public Safety reviews the application and makes a determination as to the good character of the owner based upon the information provided in the application. Each applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per license plus an additional ten dollars ($10.00) for each employee named on the application, which fees shall be paid at the time the application is submitted. This license shall expire on December 31 of the year it is issued.
(d) (1) No license as herein provided shall be issued or renewed to any person who has been convicted of a felony or who has been convicted of any misdemeanor consisting of theft, receiving or possession of stolen goods or any similar misdemeanor.
(2) No licensee shall employ any person who has been convicted of a felony or who has been convicted of any misdemeanor consisting of theft, receiving or possession of stolen goods or any similar misdemeanor.
(e) The holder of a junk dealer, pawnbroker, or secondhand dealer license as herein provided shall notify the Department of Safety of each change in any of the information required to be furnished by this section within ten days after such change occurs.
(Ord. 345-08. Passed 1-5-09.)