Definitions. | |
Permit Required. | |
Filing and Fee Provision. | |
Application Form. | |
Corporate Applicant; Exemption. | |
Verification of Application. | |
Notice of Hearing. | |
Issuance of Permit. | |
Pawnbroking Permits; Limitation. | |
Hours of Business. | |
Requirement to Keep Records of Purchases and Sales. | |
Report Forms to be Furnished by Chief of Police. | |
Delivery of Blanks-Filing Reports-Open to Inspection. | |
Articles to be Kept on Premises Twenty Days. | |
Restriction as to the Location of Business. | |
Rules and Regulations by Chief of Police. | |
Display of Permit. | |
Suspension and Revocation of Permit. | |
License Fees. | |
Transfer of Permit. | |
Forfeiture of License Fee. | |
Time Limit for Filing Application and Permit; Nonretroactive Application to Existing Permit. | |
Penalties. | |
Severability. | |
For the purpose of this Article, the following words and phrases shall mean and include:
(a) Pawnbroker. Any person who or which loans money on the delivery or deposit of personal property as security for the repayment of said loan; provided, however, that any bank or other institution authorized to conduct its business under the banking laws of the State of California, or under the laws of the United States, that loans money on stocks, bonds, securities or other contracts, shall not be deemed to be a pawnbroker.
(b) Person. An individual, firm, partnership, joint adventurer, association, social club, fraternal organization, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit excepting the United States of America, the State of California, and any political subdivision of either thereof.
(c) Tax Collector. Tax Collector of the City and County of San Francisco.
(d) Chief of Police. The Chief of Police of the City and County of San Francisco or his designated representative.
(e) City. City and County of San Francisco.
(Added by Ord. 299-72, App. 10/19/72)
Except as otherwise provided herein, an application for a permit pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall specify:
(a) The address of the location for which the permit is required, together with the business name of such location.
(b) The name and proposed business address of the applicant; if the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be set forth exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation; and the applicant shall also set forth the date and place of incorporation; the names and residence addresses of each of the officers, directors, and each stockholder owning more than 10 per cent of the stock of the corporation. If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall set forth the name and residence address of each of the partners, including limited partners. If one or more of the partners is a corporation, the provisions of this Section pertaining to a corporate applicant apply.
(c) Whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of any crime except misdemeanor traffic violations and if so convicted, the place and court in which the conviction was had, the specific charge under which the conviction was obtained, and the sentence imposed as the result of said conviction.
(d) The names and addresses of the persons who have authority or control over the place for which the permit is requested, and a brief statement of the nature and extent of such authority and control.
(e) Such information pertinent to the operation of the proposed activity, including information as to management and authority control, as the Chief of Police may require of an applicant in addition to the other requirements of this Section.
(f) The address to which notice, when required, is to be sent or mailed, and the name and address of a person authorized to accept service of process, if not otherwise set forth herein.
(g) Whether the application is for a new permit or for the renewal of an existing permit.
(h) The Chief of Police shall require fingerprint identification of the permit applicant if a sole proprietor, the general partner or partners of a partnership if filing for an application, and all those having control and authority over the pawnbroking business for which the permit is to be issued.
(Added by Ord. 299-72, App. 10/19/72)
The provisions of Section 2803 (h) entitled "Application Form" relating to requirements for corporate applicants shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) A corporation, the stock of which is listed on a stock exchange in the State of California or in the City of New York, State of New York.
(2) A bank, trust company, financial institution or the company to which application is made or to whom a license is issued in a fiduciary capacity.
(3) A corporation which is required by law to file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(Added by Ord. 299-72, App. 10/19/72)
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