(a) No person may operate as a pawnbroker in the village without first obtaining a pawnbroker license from the Village Clerk.
(b) Any person wishing to operate as a pawnbroker within the village must provide the following information to the Village Clerk as part of the license application.
(1) The applicant’s name, place and date of birth, current residence address, and residence addresses for the ten-year period prior to the date of the application.
(2) The name and address of the pawnbroker business, and the address of the business owner.
(3) Whether the applicant is a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, or partnership, and:
a. If the applicant is a corporation, the state where incorporated and the names and addresses of all officers and directors;
b. If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of all partners;
c. If the applicant is a limited liability company, the names and addresses of all members;
d. The name of the manager or proprietor of the business; and
e. Any other information that the Village Clerk may reasonably require.
(4) a. A statement as to whether the applicant, including an individual, agent, officer, director, member, partner, manager, or proprietor, has been convicted of any crime, statutory violation punishable by forfeiture, or county or municipal ordinance violation.
b. If so, the applicant must furnish information as to the time, place, and offense of all such convictions.
(5) Whether the applicant or any other person listed in subsection (b)(4) above has ever used or been known by a name other than the applicant’s name, and if so, the name or names used and information concerning dates and places used.
(6) a. Whether the applicant or any other person listed in subsection (b)(4) above has previously been denied or had revoked, or suspended, a pawnbroker license from any governmental unit.
b. If so, the applicant must furnish information as to the date, location, and reason for the action.
(Ord. 06-03, passed 8-21-2006)